Samworth takes board role at Dominvs

Dominvs Group has appointed Martin Samworth to its board as a non-executive director. Samworth was chairman of CBRE’s APAC and EMEA advisory services division until his departure from the agency in 2020. He will advise on strategy, operational efficiency and governance at the developer and help expand its £2.4bn pipeline across the UK’s student, residential, retail and hotels sectors. That pipeline includes dual-branded hotels in Nine Elms comprising 837 rooms, which were consented last week, and a 713-bed student scheme in Hammersmith, for which Dominvs secured £173.3m of forward funding. Samworth said: “Dominvs Group sets itself apart as a dynamic, well-funded investment and development company that understands the value of pace and scale. “The rate at which Dominvs is securing sites, forming partnerships and its deal-making capabilities is a promising window into the company’s future as it grows its exposure to the living sectors.” Preet Ahluwalia, principal at Dominvs Group, said: “Martin’s wealth of experience in the global investment and development market and his knowledge across a range of asset classes will be invaluable as we look to expand our £2.4bn cross-sector development pipeline across the UK. “The sector-agnostic approach we’ve taken over the past 18 months is owed to an agility to reposition our portfolio during the market changes caused by the pandemic, and we’re confident Martin’s counsel will take us from strength to strength.” Samworth is the second senior non-executive director to be appointed to the board, following the appointment of former Travis Perkins chief executive Martin Meech earlier this year. To send feedback, e-mail pui-guan.man@eg.co.uk or tweet @PuiGuanM or @EGPropertyNews