Board appointment
Mears Group PLC announced the appointment of Dame Oriana Clare Tickell as a Non-Executive Director, effective April 1, 2026, bringing over three decades of experience in housing, public service delivery, and corporate governance, including roles at the National Audit Office and John Lewis Partnership. This appointment is expected to enhance Mears' continued growth as a trusted partner to the public sector, leveraging Tickell's expertise in public accountability and commercial delivery to support the company's purpose-led, contract-based business model.
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Mears Group PLC (LSE: MER), the leading provider of services to the housing sector in the UK, announces the appointment of Dame Oriana Clare Tickell as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2026.
Clare is a seasoned non-executive leader with over three decades of experience spanning housing, public service delivery, and corporate governance. Clare's combination of National Audit Office oversight, John Lewis Partnership governance, and housing-sector leadership positions her well to contribute to Mears' continued growth as a trusted and values-driven partner to the public sector.
Clare is Interim Chair of Trustees at the John Lewis Partnership Foundation.
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R.
Commenting, Jim Clarke, Chairman of Mears, said:
I am delighted with the appointment of Dame Clare Tickell. She brings deep understanding of the interface between public accountability and commercial delivery and is a strong fit for Mears' purpose-led, contract-based business model."
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