Custodian REIT names JLL’s Chris Ireland as non-exec

Custodian REIT has appointed JLL UK chief executive and incoming chairman Chris Ireland as an independent non-executive director, and former Tesco director Elizabeth McMeikan as a senior independent director. Ireland was appointed as chief executive of JLL’s UK business in 2016 and will become chairman in April. Custodian REIT said that he will continue to play an active role in the capital markets business and is “committed to leading the property sector on sustainability and supporting the debate around the climate emergency”. McMeikan was a stores board director at Tesco before she began a non-executive career in 2005. She is SID and chair of the remuneration committee at Unite Group and a non-executive director and ESG committee chair at Dalata Hotel Group. Her other board roles include non-executive director and remuneration committee chair at manufacturer McBride and non-executive director of fruit and vegetable firm Fresca Group. Her former roles include SID at JD Wetherspoon, SID at Flybe and chair of Moat Homes. David Hunter, chairman of Custodian REIT, said: “Both bring a range of different but complementary experiences which strengthen the board’s property and governance experience and add to its diversity.”   To send feedback, e-mail pui-guan.man@egi.co.uk or tweet @PuiGuanM or @estatesgazette