UK property group Capital & Regional has appointed Tony Hales as a non-executive director with effect from 1 August 2011. Hales steps down from his role as chairman of UK REIT Workspace this month.

Hales is currently chairman of British Waterways, senior independent director of International Personal Finance, and chairs NAAFI Pension Fund Trustees.

Previously he was CEO of Allied Domecq and a non-executive director of HSBC Bank.

Capital & Regional is a specialist property company which focuses on asset management opportunities in town centre shopping centres and out-of-town retail parks. The company is the founder, co-investor and asset manager of the Mall and Junction funds.