Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC Directorate Change (5067K)
January 05 2021 - 2:00AM
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Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC
05 January 2021
5 January 2021
THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
("Berkeley" or the "Company")
BOARD CHANGES
Berkeley announces the appointment of William Jackson, Elizabeth
Adekunle and Andy Kemp as new Non-executive Directors of the
Company. The Company has previously announced that Adrian Li will
retire from the Board at the conclusion of the 2021 AGM. With three
new directors joining the Board Berkeley is also announcing that,
after nine years of service, Baroness Fleet, Veronica Wadley will
also be retiring from the Board.
William Jackson, who will join the join the Board with effect
from 5 January 2021, is Managing Partner of Bridgepoint, one of
Europe's leading private equity firms. He has led the firm since
2001. William has served on a wide range of UK and international
boards. William recently stood down as Senior Independent Director
of British Land plc and leaves its Board on 31 March 2021. William,
who has extensive property knowledge, also brings broad commercial,
financial and public company experience to the Board. William will
join the Nomination Committee on his appointment.
The Venerable Elizabeth Adekunle will also join the Board with
effect from 5 January 2021. Elizabeth is Archdeacon of Hackney for
the Diocese of London. She currently sits on various bodies within
the Metropolitan Police and regional police forces advising on
ethical and diversity matters and chairs the Monuments and Plaques
Committee of St Paul's Cathedral. Elizabeth has considerable
experience of social and ethical matters and will bring a valuable
perspective on the potential of urban regeneration and good
place-making to improve the lives of those living in the
communities within which Berkeley operates.
Andy Kemp is a senior partner at PwC in London and will join the
Board on 1 July 2021 following his retirement from that firm. He
currently chairs PwC's Non-executive director advisory programme
and was previously a member of the Audit and Risk Assurance
executive board. He has a deep understanding of accounting, risk
and regulatory matters and has advised a wide range of public
company boards. Andy will join the Audit Committee on his
appointment.
Baroness Fleet, Veronica Wadley, joined the Board in January
2012 and has served as a member of the Nominations Committee.
Veronica will retire from the Board on 31 January 2021.
Glyn Barker, Chairman said
"We are delighted to welcome William, Elizabeth and Andy to the
Board. Their appointment represents the first stage of our
programme to refresh the Board by June 2022. Each of them is a
highly respected leader in their respective field and they bring a
breadth of relevant experience to Berkeley.
I would like to thank Veronica for her very significant
contribution to Berkeley over her years of service and for her
support in recent months."
There are no details to be disclosed under 9.6.13R of the
Listing Rules.
Ann Dibben
Company Secretary
The Berkeley Group Holdings plc
Enquiries:
Tim Robertson
Novella Communications
Tel: 020 3151 7008
LEI: 2138009OQSSLVVHQAL78
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