Appointment of non-executive director
Roger Blundell appointed as independent non-executive director, will chair Audit and Risk Committee from November 2025.
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Supermarket Income REIT plc (LSE: SUPR), the real estate investment trust with secure, inflation-linked, long-dated income from grocery property, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Roger Blundell as an independent non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.
Roger will also serve as a member of the Company's Audit & Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee and Management Engagement Committee and will succeed Jon Austen as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, who will stand down from the Board at the Company's next Annual General Meeting, which is expected to take place in November 2025.
Roger is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience across a range of sectors including real estate and retail. He formerly served as CFO of Grosvenor Property UK and Kensington Group plc, with responsibility for financing strategy, corporate and investment transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising. He is currently the Audit Chair of the National Portrait Gallery and holds other non-executive positions with Jersey Electricity plc, University College London, and the Government Property Agency where he chairs the Investment Committee.
Nick Hewson, Chair of Supermarket Income REIT, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to welcome Roger as an independent non-executive director of the Company. Roger's appointment is made in line with the Board's succession plan, as detailed in the 2024 Annual Report. We believe that Roger's knowledge, skills and experience are complementary to those of the existing Directors and that, following an orderly handover, he will be an excellent replacement for Jon in the Audit and Risk Committee Chair role."
At the date of appointment, Roger holds no shares in the Company.
There are no other details that are required to be disclosed in respect of Rule 6.4.8R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.
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