Board change

MITIE Group PLC

01 February 2024

 

1 February 2024

Mitie Group plc

LEI number: 213800MTCLTKEHWZMJ03

Mitie Group plc (the "Company") - Board change

Mitie Group plc ('Mitie') today announces the appointment of a new Non-Executive Director.  Penny James will join the Board, the Audit and Nomination Committees with effect from 1 February 2024. Penny will also become Chair of the Audit Committee when the incumbent Chair (Mary Reilly) steps down from that position following completion of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Penny brings extensive financial services experience with strong leadership skills, financial and risk expertise. Penny was Chief Executive Officer (and previously Chief Financial Officer) of Direct Line Insurance Group plc. Prior to this she held a number of roles including Group Chief Risk Officer and Director of Group Finance at Prudential plc, Group CFO at Omega Insurance Holdings Limited, and CFO of UK General Insurance, at Zurich Financial Services.

Penny is currently serving as a Co-Chair of the FTSE Women Leaders Review, Non-Executive Interim Chair for Hargreaves Lansdown and Non-Executive Director of QBE Insurance Group Limited.

Derek Mapp, Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Penny to our Board. The majority of our existing board has been in place now for over 6 years and, as we look to bring in new talent to manage the succession planning that will inevitably take place over the next three years, Penny will bring exceptional commercial, strategic and financial skills and Board level experience. We recognise the importance of both gender and diversity representation on our Board, as reflecting the diversity of Mitie's 65,000 colleagues."

There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to LR9.6.13R in respect of Penny James' appointment.

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For further information, contact:

Kate Heseltine

Group IR Director

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Claire Lovegrove

Head of External Communications

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Peter Dickinson

Chief Legal Officer

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About Mitie

Founded in 1987, Mitie looks after the places where Britain works, and is the leading facilities transformation company in the UK. We offer a range of services to the public sector through our Central Government & Defence and Communities (Local Government & Education, Healthcare and Care & Custody) divisions. Our Technical Services (Engineering Services) and Business Services (Security, Cleaning, Landscapes, Spain and Waste) divisions serve private sector customers in areas such as Financial & Professional Services, Industrials, Retail and Transport, and increasingly the public sector.

Mitie employs 65,000 people. We take care of our customers' people and buildings, through the 'Science of Service', and we are transforming facilities to be more flexible, safe, sustainable, and attractive to all. Mitie continues to execute its technology-led strategy and in the past twelve months has received multiple industry awards including B2B Marketing Team of the Year, Best Low Carbon Solution and Net Zero Carbon Strategy of the Year. Targeting Net Zero by the end of 2025, our ambitious emissions reduction plans have also been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We have been recognised as a UK Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year. Find out more at www.mitie.com.

 

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