Vistry Group PLC (LON:VTY) has announced the appointment of Helen Miles as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and executive director. It is anticipated that Helen will take up her role and join the Board during 2027.
Helen is currently Chief Financial Officer of Severn Trent PLC, the FTSE100 water company. Helen joined Severn Trent in November 2014 as the Chief Commercial Officer, and in 2020 became the Capital and Commercial Services Director, before being appointed as Chief Financial Officer in July 2023.
Helen was previously Chief Financial Officer for HomeServe Plc and Openreach, part of the BT Group. Prior to the BT Group, she worked in a variety of organisations including Bass Taverns, Barclays Bank, and Compass Group. Helen is an experienced business leader with a strong track record across listed-company finance, strategy, capital markets, investor relations, treasury and operational leadership. Helen also serves as non-executive director of Breedon Group plc.
The appointment follows a comprehensive internal and external selection process led by the Chair.
Rob Woodward, Non-Executive Chair of Vistry, said: “I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Helen Miles as CFO of Vistry. Helen is a high calibre finance and business executive who I am confident will work with the Board, Adam and the rest of the leadership team to maximise the strengths and opportunities of the Group’s mixed tenure partnership model.”
Adam Daniels, Chief Executive Officer of Vistry, said “I am very much looking forward to working with Helen and have enjoyed getting to know her through the recruitment process. Her appointment further strengthens the quality of our executive leadership and, together, our focus will be on delivering our recently announced plans.”
Helen Miles said: “I am excited to be joining Vistry as it enters the next stage of its development. Vistry has a clear focus on strong operational performance and delivering high quality homes across all tenures. I look forward to working with colleagues across the business to support the strategic evolution of the Group to drive long term value for partners, customers, shareholders and all other stakeholders.”
Vistry is also pleased to announce that Robert Allen has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer and joins the Board with immediate effect. Robert will remain in the role pending Helen’s arrival in 2027.
Robert is a highly experienced CFO with deep expertise in strategic transformation, capital markets, investor relations, stakeholder management and commercial leadership built across various property and real estate businesses.
Robert was most recently CFO of The Crown Estate, a position he held for four years and prior to that was CFO at Intu Properties Plc and Crest Nicholson Plc.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.8R(3), Robert Allen was an executive director of Intu Properties plc, Intu Shopping Centres plc and Liberty International Group Treasury Limited, each of which entered administration on 26 June 2020. Robert was also a director of Intu Payments Limited, which subsequently entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 26 October 2021.
