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RNS Number : 0738V  Unite Group PLC (The)  05 August 2022

 5 August 2022

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

 ("Unite Students", "Unite", the "Group", or the "Company")

 APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE UNITE GROUP PLC

("Unite Students", "Unite", the "Group", or the "Company")

 

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

 

The Unite Group plc, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of
student accommodation, today announces the appointment of Nicky Dulieu as a
Non-Executive Director.  Nicky will join the Board on 1 September 2022 and
will also join the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees.

Nicky has extensive listed company Board experience and currently holds
Non-Executive Director roles at WH Smith, Redrow and Adnams. In addition, she
has previous board experience with Marshall Motor Holdings, Huntsworth and
Notcutts. Nicky, a chartered accountant, also brings extensive consumer
experience having been the Chief Executive of Hobbs between 2008 - 2014 and
Finance Director of Marks & Spencer's Food Division during a career at the
retailer spanning 1982 - 2005.

Richard Huntingford, Chairman of Unite, commented: "Nicky is a highly regarded
business leader with an established plc track record. Her extensive
consumer-facing experience will add significant value to the Board. I very
much look forward to working with Nicky as we continue to build Unite's
reputation as the UK's leading provider of high quality, value for money
student accommodation whilst exploring opportunities to leverage further our
best-in-class operating platform."

 

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

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 For further information, please contact:
 Unite Students
 Richard Smith / Joe Lister / Michael Burt  Tel: +44 117 302 7005

 Unite press office                         Tel: +44 117 450 6300

 Powerscourt
 Justin Griffiths / Victoria Heslop         Tel: +44 20 7250 1446

 

 

 

 

About Unite Students

Unite Students is the UK's largest owner, manager and developer of
purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) serving the country's world-leading
higher education sector. We provide homes to 74,000 students across 172
properties in 25 leading university towns and cities. We currently partner
with over 60 universities across the UK.

Our people are driven by a common purpose: to provide a 'Home for Success' for
the students who live with us. Unite Students' accommodation is safe and
secure, high quality, and affordable. Students live predominantly in en-suite
study bedrooms with rents covering all bills, insurance, 24-hour security and
high-speed wi-fi. We also achieved a five-star British Safety Council rating
in our last audit in 2020.

We are committed to raising standards in the student accommodation sector for
our customers, investors and employees. This is why our new Sustainability
Strategy, launched in 2021, which includes our social impact strategy with a
significant focus on providing opportunities for all.

Founded in 1991 in Bristol, the Unite Group is an award-winning Real Estate
Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more
information, visit Unite Group's corporate website www.unite-group.co.uk
(http://www.unite-group.co.uk/) or the Unite Students' site
(http://www.unite-students.com/) www.unitestudents.com
(https://www.unitestudents.com/)

 

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