UK property group Minerva has appointed finance director Ivan Ezekiel and group development director Tim Garnham as joint managing directors of the company with immediate effect.

UK property group Minerva has appointed finance director Ivan Ezekiel and group development director Tim Garnham as joint managing directors of the company with immediate effect.

They replace Salmaan Hasan, Minerva's current Chief Executive Officer who is leaving the company to act as an advisor on high-end residential development schemes in London. Hasan has been with Minerva since 2005 and will step down from the board with immediate effect.

Ivan Ezekiel joined Minerva in November 1997 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed to the board in March 2005.

Tim Garnham joined Minerva in January 1998 from Trafalgar House Property Group and joined the Board in August 2005 and has since been responsible for the group's development and leasing activities.