– UK, London – British Land Company PLC (LON: BLND) today announced the appointment of Amanda Mackenzie to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 September 2023.
“I am delighted to welcome Amanda to the British Land Board. Her deep marketing expertise, coupled with her track record in sustainability and corporate responsibility will complement the skillset of our Directors as we progress our ambitious corporate and sustainability strategy,” said Board Chairman, Tim Score.
Amanda Mackenzie will also join the Remuneration and ESG Committees.
About Amanda Mackenzie
Amanda Mackenzie is currently a Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Banking Group plc where she is Chair of the Responsible Business Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee. Amanda was CEO of Business in the Community which promotes responsible business and corporate responsibility. Before that role, she was a member of Aviva’s Group Executive for 7 years as CMCO and was seconded to help launch the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. She is also a former Director of British Airways AirMiles, BT, Hewlett Packard Inc, and British Gas.
About British Land
Our portfolio of high-quality UK commercial property is focused on London Campuses and Retail & London Urban Logistics. We own or manage a portfolio valued at £13.0bn (British Land share: £8.9bn) as of 31 March 2023 making us one of Europe’s largest listed real estate investment companies.
We create Places People Prefer, delivering the best, most sustainable places for our customers and communities. Our strategy is to leverage our best-in-class platform and proven expertise in development, repositioning, and active management, investing behind two key themes: Campuses and Retail & London Urban Logistics.
Our three Campuses at Broadgate, Paddington Central, and Regent’s Place are dynamic neighborhoods, attracting growth customers and sectors, and offering some of the best connected, highest quality,y and most sustainable space in London. We are delivering our fourth Campus at Canada Water, where we have planning consent to deliver 5m sq ft of residential, commercial, retail, and community space over 53 acres. Our Campuses account for 63% of our portfolio.
Retail & London Urban Logistics accounts for 37% of the portfolio and is focused on retail parks which are aligned to the growth of convenience, online, and last mile fulfillment. We are complementing this with urban logistics primarily in London, focused on development-led opportunities.
Sustainability is embedded throughout our business. Our approach is focused on three key pillars where British Land can create the most benefit: Greener Spaces, making our whole portfolio net zero carbon by 2030, Thriving Places, making a long-lasting, positive social impact in our communities, and Responsible Choices, advocating responsible business practices across British Land and throughout our supply chain, and maintaining robust governance structures.
Source: https://www.britishland.com/
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