Mears Group PLC Board Changes (2684E)
July 02 2019 - 11:20AM
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Mears Group PLC
02 July 2019
2 July 2019
Mears Group PLC
("Mears")
Board changes
Mears Group PLC (LSE: MER), the provider of support services to
the social housing and care sectors in the UK, announces the
appointment of Jim Clarke as a Non-Executive Director with effect
from today.
Jim qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984. He has spent
much of his career in senior finance roles in consumer facing
industries, having been Finance Director at David Lloyd Leisure and
subsequently JD Wetherspoon. He joined Countrywide as Group Chief
Financial Officer in 2007, retiring early in 2017. Jim joined
following Countrywide being taken private in 2007 and led
subsequent significant restructuring and recapitalisations of the
business which culminated in a successful return to the public
markets via an IPO in early 2013.
Jim is currently a non-executive director on the board of
Hansteen Holdings plc and is chair of the audit committee.
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
LR 9.6.13 R.
Commenting, Kieran Murphy, Chairman of Mears, said:
"I am pleased to complete the first of our non-executive
director searches with the appointment of Jim Clarke to the Board
of Mears. He brings a broad range of senior financial experience
gained in multi-site, property related, consumer-oriented
businesses over a long successful executive career. I believe that
his experience, and familiarity with the public markets and
financial investors, will bring value to Mears and I look forward
to working with him."
For further information, contact:
Mears Group PLC
Ben Westran, Company Secretary Tel: +44(0)1452 634600
www.mearsgroup.co.uk
Buchanan
Mark Court, Sophie Wills Tel: +44(0)20 7466 5000
www.buchanan.uk.com
Notes for editors
Mears employs over 10,000 people and provides services in every
region of the UK. In partnership with our housing clients, we
maintain, repair and upgrade the homes of hundreds of thousands of
people in communities from remote rural villages to large inner
city estates. Mears has extended its activities to provide broader
housing solutions to our clients. Our care teams provide support to
over 15,000 people a year, enabling the elderly and those living
with disabilities to continue living in their own homes. We focus
on long-term outcomes for people and invest in innovations that
make 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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