Town Centre hires Asda executive
Mr Dilley has held a number of senior finance roles at Asda over the last 14 years and was most recently vice president of Retail and Property Finance where he was responsible for all Asda stores and distribution centres as well as new store acquisitions.
Prior to Asda, he held a number of senior finance positions at JP Morgan in London for six years. He graduated from Oxford University and is a qualified accountant.
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Hide AdMr Dilley will join the Town Centre board on July 10 following the retirement of Duncan Syers, Town Centre’s current finance director, who is leaving to pursue his own business interests.
Leeds-based Town Centre said that Mr Syers has had a long and distinguished career at the company. He was the firm’s finance director between 1993 and 2001. He left the group following the successful disposal of the original car parking business to pursue his own business interests.
He then re-joined the company to advise on the expansion of its new car parking business, CitiPark, before becoming finance director in 2014.
Edward Ziff, chairman and chief executive of Town Centre Securities said: “We are delighted to have identified such a high-quality candidate as Mark Dilley to join Town Centre Securities.
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Hide Ad“He has had a successful career at Asda, combining his core finance role with significant retail property experience. We believe this will be invaluable as we embark on the next stage of the company’s growth and as we continue to focus on the active management of our portfolio, whilst pursuing attractive development opportunities.
“On behalf of the board, I would like to personally thank Duncan Syers for his long-standing contribution to Town Centre Securities. He has played a significant role in developing our car parking business through two phases of expansion, whilst shepherding the company through challenging economic times. We wish Duncan well in all of his future endeavours.”
Town Centre, one of the North’s biggest property developers, recently reported record footfall at its Merrion Centre shopping mall in 2016 and said the opening of Trinity Leeds and Victoria Gate has turned Leeds into a premier shopping destination.