Grainger’s non-executive chairman Baroness Ford is to leave the company.
She will be replaced by former Barratt Developments chief executive Mark Clare, who will join on 13 February.
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Grainger’s non-executive chairman Baroness Ford is to leave the company.
She will be replaced by former Barratt Developments chief executive Mark Clare, who will join on 13 February.
Former SEGRO group finance director Justin Read will also join the board as a non-executive director on 13 February.
Baroness Ford has served nine years on Grainger’s board, the last two in the role of non-executive chairman.
In a statement, Ford said she has notified the board of her intention to retire at the next annual general meeting on 8 February.
Clare is currently senior independent director of both United Utilities Group and Ladbrokes Coral Group and a non-executive director of Premier Marinas Holdings. He was chief executive of Barratt Developments from 2006-2015 and is a former trustee of the Building Research Establishment and the UK Green Building Council.
Read was group finance director of SEGRO from August 2011 to December 2016. Prior to this, he spent 13 years in a variety of roles at Hanson.
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