London-based mall operator Hammerson has today named Rita-Rose Gagné as its new chief executive officer and executive director, replacing David Atkins.
Hammerson owns a 50% stake in the Dundrum, Ilac and Pavillion shopping centres in Dublin, and a 40% stake in Kildare Village.
Rita-Rose Gagné's appointment comes a few days after the company, which also owns Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre, completed a rights issue of £552m as it deals with coronavirus-induced shop closures and a collapse in rent.
The FTSE-250 firm has been trimming down debt and fixing its balance sheet by divesting some of its portfolio over the past year.
Gagné, who will start in her new role before the end of the year, was most recently the president of growth markets at real estate company Ivanhoé Cambridge.
Atkins, who has led Hammerson for over a decade, had said in May he plans to step down.
