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25 February 2026
Mears Group PLC
("Mears")
Board appointment
Mears 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.
Clare 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.
Clare is Interim Chair of Trustees at the John Lewis Partnership Foundation.
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R.
Commenting, Jim Clarke, Chairman of Mears, said:
I 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."
For further information, contact:
Mears Group PLC
Ben Westran, Company Secretary Tel: +44(0)1452 634600
The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Mears Group PLC is Ben Westran, Company Secretary.
About Mears
Mears is a leading provider of services to the Housing sector, providing a range of services to individuals within
their homes. We manage and maintain around 450,000 homes across the UK and work predominantly with
Central Government and Local Government, typically through long-term contracts. We equally consider the
residents of the homes that we manage and maintain to be our customers, and we take pride in the high levels of
customer satisfaction that we achieve.
Mears currently employs over 5,000 people and provides services in every region of the UK. In partnership with
our Housing clients, we provide property management and maintenance services. Mears has extended its
activities to provide broader housing solutions to solve the challenge posed by the lack of affordable housing and
to provide accommodation and support for the most vulnerable.
We focus on long-term outcomes for people rather than short-term solutions and invest in innovations that have a
positive impact on people's quality of life and on their communities' social, economic, and environmental wellbeing.
Our innovative approaches and market leading positions are intended to create value for our customers and the
people they serve while also driving sustainable financial returns for our providers of capital, especially our
shareholders.
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