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Grainger PLC
22 March 2021
22 March 2021
Grainger plc
("Grainger", the "Group", or the "Company")
Director of Operations Appointment
Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed residential landlord and
leader in the build-to-rent sector, is pleased to announce that
John Blanshard has been appointed as its Director of
Operations.
John will start on 29 March 2021, joining Grainger's Executive
Committee. As Director of Operations, John will be responsible for
Grainger's national operations, customer service, customer
experience and health & safety, including Grainger's
market-leading Live.Safe programme.
John was previously Chief Customer Officer at Unite Students,
the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of student
accommodation. John joined Unite in 2010 and held a number of
senior operational roles; he was a member of the Executive
Committee and leader of the Operations Board, responsible for
national operations for its portfolio of 177 properties and 76,000
customers.
Earlier in his career, John worked at one of Europe's largest
retailers, Aldi Stores, shortly after they entered the UK,
developing the retail platform in the highly competitive UK
supermarket sector. John spent just over ten years at Aldi,
including two as Managing Director.
Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of Grainger, said:
"We are delighted to welcome John to Grainger as we deliver
against our well-established growth strategy as the UK's largest
listed residential landlord and leader in the build-to-rent sector.
John's extensive and highly relevant experience within successful,
customer-facing operational businesses will support Grainger's
focus of delivering great homes and great service to our rapidly
growing customer base. Our operational platform delivers
significant shareholder value, and as we continue to grow our
portfolio over the coming years and leverage our operations, we
will enhance shareholder returns further. On behalf of the Board
and all of my colleagues, I look forward to John joining Grainger
for what will be an exciting time ahead for the business."
John Blanshard said:
"I'm really pleased to be joining the Grainger team at this
exciting time of growth for the company and look forward to working
together to maximise our potential for great customer service,
leveraging Grainger's operational platform for the betterment of
our customers, shareholders and all stakeholders."
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For further information:
Grainger plc
Kurt Mueller
London Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 9500
Camarco (Grainger PR)
Ginny Pulbrook / Geoffrey Pelham-Lane
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3757 4992/4985
About Grainger plc
Founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1912, Grainger plc, a FTSE 250
business, is the UK's largest listed residential landlord and
leader in the fast-growing build-to-rent sector, providing c.9,000
rental homes to 26,000 customers. We are creating thousands more
rental homes by investing in 22 cities across the UK. We have a
pipeline of secured build-to-rent development projects, worth a
total investment of over GBP1bn that will create 4,311 more rental
homes across the country. In addition, we are progressing with a
further GBP1.3bn of build-to-rent opportunities through the
planning and legal process, which could deliver an additional 4,639
new rental homes.
Grainger works in partnership with a large number of public
sector organisations to deliver new homes to local communities,
including Transport for London, the Ministry of Defence, Lewisham
Borough Council and the Local Pensions Partnership.
The Grainger team is dedicated to the common purpose of Renting
Homes, Enriching Lives, backed by a set of core values. Our latest
properties have a range of customer benefits from professional
on-site resident services teams, resident amenities including gyms,
residents' lounges, roof terraces, meeting rooms and co-working
space for those working from home, and superfast 250MB fibre optic
broadband and WiFi included in the rent.
Grainger also takes a leading approach to sustainability,
specifically Environmental and Social issues (ESG). We have an
ambitious target to be net zero carbon in the operations of our
buildings by 2030, to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and to
make a positive social impact locally where we invest and
operate.
In 2020, Grainger received several notable recognitions:
-- Residential Landlord of the Year, RESI Awards
-- Residential Asset Manager of the Year, RESI Awards
-- PRS Deal of the Year for Connected Living London with Transport for London, RESI Awards
-- Sustainability Best Practice Reporting Award - Gold, European
Public Real Estate Association
-- FTSE4Good constituent since 2010
-- 'AA' rating by MSCI for ESG
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