Former TUI Travel chief executive Peter Long has become executive chairman of the estate agent Countrywide following the resignation of boss Alison Platt.
In a statement, Countrywide said Long, who has been with the estate agent since 2016, will run the business until a new chief executive is appointed.
Platt stood down from the board this week after shares in the company slumped off the back of a profit warning.
Long was appointed non-executive director of Countrywide in February 2016 and took over as non-executive chairman in April that year.
He is also chairman of Royal Mail and non-executive chairman of Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales, a Spanish theme park operator.
Long was joint chief executive of TUI until February 2016 and he remains a member of TUI AG’s supervisory board. He is due to become vice-chair of TUI AG’s supervisory board next month.
