Aukett Swanke Group Plc announced the following proposed board change. Raúl Curiel will be re-joining the Group as a non-executive director with effect from 12th February 2019. As previously announced Anthony Simmonds will be retiring as Chairman at the AGM on March 28th 2019 and, subject to the approval of that meeting, will be replaced as Chairman by Raúl. Raúl's career as a professional architect spanned some 45 years up to his retirement in 2015. Working in both the UK and internationally he delivered over 300,000 square meters of space and specialised in the design of Corporate Offices, Business Parks and Master Planning. During his career he has been Chairman of Fitzroy Robinson, European Managing Director of its successor Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, and subsequently a non executive director of the Group until 2010.