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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. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n25 February 2026\nMears Group PLC\n(\"Mears\")\n \nBoard appointment\n \nMears 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.\n \nClare 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.\n \nClare is Interim Chair of Trustees at the John Lewis Partnership Foundation.\n \nNo further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R.\n \nCommenting, Jim Clarke, Chairman of Mears, said:\n \nI 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.\"\n \nFor further information, contact:\n \nMears Group PLC\nBen Westran, Company Secretary Tel: +44(0)1452 634600\n \nThe person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Mears Group PLC is Ben Westran, Company Secretary.\n \n \nAbout Mears\n \nMears is a leading provider of services to the Housing sector, providing a range of services to individuals within\ntheir homes. We manage and maintain around 450,000 homes across the UK and work predominantly with\nCentral Government and Local Government, typically through long-term contracts. We equally consider the\nresidents of the homes that we manage and maintain to be our customers, and we take pride in the high levels of\ncustomer satisfaction that we achieve.\n \nMears currently employs over 5,000 people and provides services in every region of the UK. In partnership with\nou...