Board change – Employee Director

Mears Group PLC

05 January 2026

 

Mears Group PLC

("Mears", the "Group", or the "Company")

Board change - Employee Director

Mears Group PLC, the leading provider of housing services to the public and regulated sectors in the UK announces that Hema Nar, Employee Director (non-statutory), having reached the end of her term in office, has stepped down from the board. The Board would like to place on record its thanks and recognition of the tremendous progress delivered by Hema over her three years in office.

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Kiren Sampla as the new Employee Director (non-statutory). Kiren has been employed by the Group since 2015, working within the HR function.

Both Board changes will take effect from 2 January 2026.

Kiren Sampla has a beneficial interest over 4,481 Ordinary shares in the Company, together with 5,000 share options granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan, with an exercise price of 1 pence and which are not subject to performance conditions.

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13 R.

Jim Clarke, Chairman, said

"The Employee Director position was first appointed in 2018, and the value of this role has continued to increase year on year since that time. Mears was one of the first listed companies to take such an innovative approach to employee engagement and recognition. The impact the role has had within the Group has increased significantly over the past seven years.

"A key enhancement during Hema's term has been the addition of both a Deputy Employee Director and a Trade Representative, together forming the Employee Representative Team ('ERT'). This team is highly visible, and in frequent contact with the Executive team, becoming an increasingly valuable channel of communication. The ERT ensures that the Board receives full, open and honest insight into the views from its workforce on how strategic initiatives are being implemented. Further, the ERT has initiated and delivered on a number of projects over recent years, with the support of the board and executive team.

"We are delighted to welcome Kiren to the Board. Kiren was selected after an intensive internal application process which reduced to a strong shortlist of potential candidates."

For further information, contact:
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Jim Clarke

About Mears

Mears is a leading provider of services to the Affordable Housing sector, providing a range of services to individuals within their homes. We manage and maintain around 450,000 homes across the UK and work predominantly with Central Government and Local Government, typically through long-term contracts. We equally consider the residents of the homes that we manage and maintain to be our customers, and we take pride in the high levels of customer satisfaction that we achieve.

Mears currently employs over 5,000 people and provides services in every region of the UK. In partnership with our Housing clients, we provide property management and maintenance services. Mears has extended its activities to provide broader housing solutions to solve the challenge posed by the lack of affordable housing and to provide accommodation and support for the most vulnerable.

We focus on long-term outcomes for people rather than short-term solutions and invest in innovations that have a positive impact on people's quality of life and on their communities' social, economic, and environmental wellbeing. Our innovative approaches and market leading positions are intended to create value for our customers and the people they serve while also driving sustainable financial returns for our providers of capital, especially our shareholders.

 

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