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.
-Ends-
For
further information, contact:
Kate Heseltine
Group IR Director
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M: +44 (0)738 443 9112
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E:
kate.heseltine@mitie.com
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Claire Lovegrove
Head of External
Communications
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M: +44 (0)790 027 6400
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E: claire.lovegrove@mitie.com
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Peter Dickinson
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.