REG-SEGRO PLC APPOINTMENT OF SIMON FRASER AND DR LINDA YUEH AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND RETIREMENT OF CHRISTOPHER FISHER

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30/03/2021 07:00

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APPOINTMENT OF SIMON FRASER AND DR LINDA YUEH AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND
RETIREMENT OF CHRISTOPHER FISHER

 

(LSE:SGRO) (Paris:SGRO):

SEGRO plc ('SEGRO' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of
Simon Fraser and Dr Linda Yueh as independent Non-Executive Directors with
effect from 1 May 2021. Simon and Linda will become members of SEGRO's
Remuneration, Nomination and Audit Committees, with Simon succeeding
Christopher Fisher as Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 1 July 2021.
Christopher Fisher will retire from the Board on completion of his nine
years’ service on 30 September 2021.

Simon Fraser is the Senior Independent Director and was previously Chair of
the Remuneration Committee of Derwent London plc. He is also a Non-Executive
Director of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd and
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of
Lancashire Holdings Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Lancashire Syndicates
Limited. He is a former investment banker, having spent the majority of his
career with Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was appointed Managing
Director and Co-Head of the Corporate Broking division in 2004.

Linda Yueh is a Non-Executive Director of Rentokil Initial plc and Fidelity
China Special Situations plc. She is also the Chair of Baillie Gifford’s The
Schiehallion Fund Ltd. She is Adviser to the UK Board of Trade and Member of
the Independent Review Panel on Ring-fencing and Proprietary Trading. Linda
has a background in economics as a Fellow in Economics at Oxford University,
Adjunct Professor of Economics at London Business School and Visiting
Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science. Linda has held
non-executive roles at Baillie Gifford’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
and JP Morgan Asian Investment Trust plc. Linda was Chief Business
Correspondent for BBC News from 2013-2015.

SEGRO's Chair Gerald Corbett, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Linda and Simon to the Board.

Simon brings a wealth of experience and understanding of several corporate
sectors, of boards and of the public equity markets from his time in
investment banking and, more recently, as a Non-Executive Director.

Linda brings great knowledge and insight into the economic, technological and
broader trends impacting our customers and markets, as well as good corporate,
legal and boardroom experience.

I’m confident they will add new and diverse perspectives to the Board as we
continue to deliver on our customer-led growth strategy and the implementation
of our Responsible SEGRO ESG framework.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Christopher for his
contribution over the last nine years. He has been an exceptional
Non-Executive Director of SEGRO, through a period of huge change and growth.
His challenge and support have been invaluable to the Board and the executive
team, and we wish him well in the future.”

There are no matters in connection with these appointments to be disclosed
under section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Elizabeth Blease

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Telephone +44 207 451 9081



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