REG - Persimmon Plc - Directorate Change

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RNS Number : 7863S  Persimmon PLC  13 March 2023

13 March 2023

Persimmon Plc

("Persimmon" or "the Group")

 

Appointment and Retirement of Non-Executive Directors

 

The Board of Persimmon Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Colette
O'Shea and Alexandra Depledge MBE as independent non-executive Directors of
the Group. Colette and Alex will join the Board on 1 May 2023.

 

Both Colette and Alex will join the Nomination Committee. Colette will also
join the Audit and Risk Committee and Alex will also join the Remuneration
Committee. These committee appointments will take effect from the date they
join the Board.

 

Colette O'Shea is Chief Operating Officer of Land Securities Group PLC
("Landsec") until 31 March 2023, a role she's held since 2020. In this role
Colette was a member of the Group Executive Committee and Investment Committee
and was also a Director of the Group Board until 30 September 2022. Originally
joining Landsec - one of the UK's leading real estate companies and a FTSE100
business - in 2003, Colette had previously held a number of senior executive
positions including Managing Director, London & Retail, and Head of
Development. She has particular expertise in planning.

 

Alex Depledge is a serial British technology entrepreneur and currently CEO of
Resi.co.uk, the UK's largest residential architectural practice and a leading
property technology business. Prior to establishing Resi, Alex had co-founded
Hassle.com, Europe's largest domestic cleaning online marketplace, taking it
from inception, through a period of rapid expansion across four European
markets, to a successful sale. From 2017-2021 Alex sat on the board of the
London Economic Action Partnership, the local enterprise partnership chaired
by the Mayor of London, which is responsible for over £100m of investment
into London culture and communities.

 

Simon Litherland and Joanna Place, non-executive Directors of the Group, have
both decided not to seek re-election for a further term at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). Simon and Jo will therefore step down from the
Board after six years and three years respectively at the conclusion of the
AGM on 26 April 2023.

 

Roger Devlin, Chairman of Persimmon, said: "These two board appointments add
highly relevant and complementary skills to the Persimmon Board. Colette has a
wealth of property market investment and development expertise gained in a
twenty year career with one of the UK's leading real estate businesses; Alex's
entrepreneurial track record of building and scaling consumer facing
technology businesses will add further depth to the Board's capabilities. I am
delighted to welcome Colette and Alex to Persimmon and look forward to their
contribution to the Board as the Group continues on its journey to become
Britain's best housebuilder.

 

"On behalf of the Board, I would also like to thank Simon and Jo for their
most valuable contributions to the Persimmon Board over recent years. They
have provided wise counsel and support both to me personally and to the
company during their time on the Board. I wish them every future success."

 

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule
9.6.13.

 

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

 

Kevin Smith / Holly Gillis

 

Tel: +44 (0)20 7638 9571

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