Great Portland Estates announces Mark Anderson to its Board as Non-Executive Director alongside Dan Nicholson joining the Board as Executive Director

– UK, London –  Great Portland Estates plc (LON: GPOR) today announced the following Board appointments:

• Mark Anderson will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2021 and will become a member of the Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees from that date. Mark brings with him significant property, operational, and customer service expertise. He is currently Property and International Managing Director of Whitbread Plc and leads its international businesses and M&A activities for the group. Mark previously spent 16 years at J Sainsbury PLC in a variety of senior positions, finally managing all aspects of its property estate.
• Dan Nicholson will join the Board as an Executive Director with effect from 6 September 2021 with responsibility for Portfolio Management and Development Management. Dan has extensive knowledge of the real estate industry, most recently spending over 10 years with Tishman Speyer, for the majority of which he ran their UK business. Dan started his career as a surveyor at Lambert Smith Hampton before gaining broad property investment, development, and asset management experience in several organizations, including City & West End Property Group, Quintain Estates, and Development and real estate private equity firm, Three Delta LLP.

“I am delighted to be welcoming Dan, Mark and Carrie to GPE. Their broad range of skills, experience and knowledge will be of huge value to GPE as we continue to innovate, embrace change and position GPE to deliver on customers’ needs, capitalising on emerging opportunities. The Board and I very much look forward to working with them over the coming years.” said Board Chairman, Richard Mully. 

For more information: https://www.gpe.co.uk/