British Land appoints William Rucker as Chair Designate.
| Published date | 12 March 2024 |
M2 PRESSWIRE-March 12, 2024-: British Land appoints William Rucker as Chair Designate
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William will join the Board as Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nomination Committee at the conclusion of the British Land AGM on 9th July 2024. William will succeed incumbent Chair Tim Score on that date, when Tim will stand down after five years as Chair and ten years on the Board.
Since January 2023 William has been Chair of Intermediate Capital Group plc. Having been in place since October 2018, he will step down as Chair and a member of the Board of Marston's Plc prior to taking up his role at British Land. He was most recently Chair of Lazard in the UK, an investment bank focused on asset management and financial advisory businesses, which he joined in 1987 from Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. William has extensive experience in the real estate sector having previously been Chair of Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (2011-2018) and Quintain Estates and Development PLC (2009-2015), where British Land's CEO, Simon Carter, was Finance Director from 2015-2017.
Tim Score said "I am very proud to have served as Chair of British Land and am pleased to hand over to someone of William's calibre and experience to steer the business through its next chapter. I am confident he will provide the Board with strong and effective leadership and will be a great support to Simon and the executive team".
William Rucker said "I have long admired British Land as a company with a terrific heritage and am delighted to be taking on the role of Chair. It is a fantastic business with a strong track record and a highly effective team at its helm. I look forward to working with the Board and the team as we take the business forward".
Simon Carter commented "I am hugely grateful to Tim for his advice and support during his tenure as Chair. British Land has benefitted greatly from his expertise and guidance over his ten years on the Board.
I am very much looking forward to working with William again. He has extensive relevant experience, having chaired both public and private UK real estate businesses. His insights will be invaluable as we continue to execute our value add strategy and look to seize growth opportunities in the portfolio and those emerging in the market".
William's other key appointments are listed below. No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R of the...
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