THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2024 78 BOARD OF DIRECTORS continued GOVERNANCE Ilaria joined the Board in December 2018. Relevant skills, experience and contribution CEO of Frasers Property UK, part of Frasers Property, a global real estate group. She was formerly CEO of GE Capital UK, a regulated Bank and corporate lender and led GE Capital Real Estate UK, a commercial real estate investor, developer and lender. Over 30 years of experience in real estate, including asset management, investment and lending. This experience is vital to the Group as we navigate the ongoing and upcoming market uncertainties and increasing professionalisation of the sector. External appointments • Frasers Property UK (CEO) ILARIA DEL BEATO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dame Shirley joined the Board in November 2019 and chairs our Sustainability Committee. Relevant skills, experience and contribution A wealth of experience in Higher Education, health and policing, including as Vice Chancellor of Loughborough University from 2006–2012, as a board member at the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, and the Healthcare Commission. Non-Executive Director roles included at Health Education England and the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority. She was appointed CBE in 2005 for services to education in the NHS and in 2014 appointed DBE for services to Higher Education. External appointments • Higher Education Quality Assurance Panel for the Ministry of Education in Singapore • Royal Anniversary Trust (Trustee) • HCA (Advisory Board member) • London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Trustee) DAME SHIRLEY PEARCE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Thomas joined the Board in November 2019 following the Group’s acquisition of Liberty Living from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Relevant skills, experience and contribution Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Europe at CPP Investments. Responsible for leading the real estate investment team based in London. Played a key role in building CPP Investment’s European, UK, and India real estate portfolios. Also, a member of CPP Investment’s global real estate investment committee. Previously a Vice President in the real estate investment banking team at Macquarie Bank focused on M&A transactions across Europe and the UK, within the private and listed real estate sectors. His international experience is invaluable, providing a wide perspective on real estate. External appointments • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Europe) THOMAS JACKSON NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR N A R N N S H S