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RNS Number : 0118P Unite Group PLC (The) 06 February 2023
THE UNITE GROUP PLC
6 February 2023
APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND CHAIR OF THE REMUNERATION
COMMITTEE
The Unite Group plc, the UK's leading owner, manager and developer of
student accommodation, announces the appointment of Nicky Dulieu
(Non-Executive Director) as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the
Remuneration Committee, with effect from 1 March 2023.
Nicky has been a member of the Remuneration Committee since joining the Board
and has extensive experience of Chairing Remuneration Committees and as a
Senior Independent Director (currently Remuneration Committee Chair at Adnams
Plc and Redrow Plc, where she is also the Senior Independent Director).
This announcement follows the Company's previous announcement made on 21
December 2022 confirming that Elizabeth McMeikan, current Senior Independent
Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, will retire from the Board
with effect from close of business on 28 February 2023.
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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 www.unitestudents.com (http://www.unite-students.com/)
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