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RNS Number : 2730B  MITIE Group PLC  19 March 2025

19 March 2025

Mitie Group plc

LEI number: 213800MTCLTKEHWZMJ03

 

Mitie Group plc (the "Company") - Board change

 

Mitie Group plc ("Mitie') today announces the appointment of a new
Chair-Elect. Christopher Rogers joins the Board with immediate effect and will
take over as Chair from Derek Mapp at the AGM on 22 July 2025, when Derek will
step down as Chair and leave the Board after 8 years of service.

Chris is currently Chair of Wickes Group plc and Senior Independent Director
at Kerry Group plc. He brings significant Board experience across a range of
sectors having been also a Non-executive Director at Vivo Energy plc and
Travis Perkins plc.

In his executive career Chris was an Executive Director of Whitbread plc from
2005-2016 where he held the position of CFO from 2005-2012 and then Global
Managing Director of Costa Coffee from 2012-2016. Prior to Whitbread Chris
held senior commercial and finance roles at Kingfisher plc and Woolworths
Group.

Roger Yates, Senior Independent Director, said: "I am delighted to welcome
Chris to the Board of Mitie. Chris has a strong reputation in the City with a
track-record of creating shareholder value, and will be a fitting successor to
Derek Mapp, building on the market leadership foundations created during
Derek's tenure.  On behalf of the Board and all my Mitie colleagues I would
like to thank Derek for the huge contribution that he has made over the last
eight years."

Chris Rogers, Chair-Elect, commented: "I am delighted to be joining the Board
of Mitie. Mitie has a highly experienced management team and I am looking
forward to working with them and the Board to grow and develop the business
further and to continue to deliver value for all Mitie's stakeholders"

Phil Bentley, CEO said: "Derek Mapp has been an inspirational Chairman during
Mitie's evolution and its emergence as the UK's largest technology-led
Facilities Transformation business. I'd like to thank him for his wise
counsel, strategic judgement and his 'eye' for creating value.  He will be
missed.  Mitie is now a World Class company and I very much look forward to
working closely with Chris, as we take the business forward and enter the
second year of our Facilities Transformation Three-Year Plan."

There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to LR6.4.8R  in
respect of Chris Rogers' appointment.

 

 

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For further information

 

 Kate Heseltine                              M: +44 (0)738 443 9112  E: kate.heseltine@mitie.com (mailto:kate.heseltine@mitie.com)

 Group IR & Corporate Finance Director

 Claire Lovegrove                            M: +44 (0)790 027 6400  E: claire.lovegrove@mitie.com (mailto:claire.lovegrove@mitie.com)

 Director of Corporate Affairs

 Neil Bennett                                M: +44 (0)790 000 0777

 H/Advisers Maitland

 

About Mitie: "Better places; Thriving Communities"

Founded in 1987, Mitie employs 72,000 colleagues and is the leading
technology-led Facilities Transformation company in the UK.  We are a trusted
partner to around 3,000 blue chip customers across the public and private
sectors, working with them to transform their built estates, and the lived
experience for their colleagues and customers, as well as providing
data-driven insights to inform better decision-making.

In each of our core services of engineering (hard services) and security and
hygiene (soft services) we hold market leadership positions.  We also deliver
projects capabilities in the areas of power and grid connections, building fit
outs & modernisation, decarbonisation, fire & security, and telecoms
infrastructure.  Our sector expertise includes central government, critical
national infrastructure, defence, financial services, healthcare & life
sciences, local government & education, retail & logistics and
transport & aviation.

We hold industry-leading ESG credentials, including a place on the CDP Climate
change A List, and we have received multiple industry awards recently
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 been validated by the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi).  We have been recognised as a UK Top Employer for
the seventh consecutive year and Most Admired Company in the Support Services
sector. Find out more at www.mitie.com (http://www.mitie.com/) .

 

 

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