BOARD OF DIRECTORS continued Ilaria joined the Board in December 2018. Relevant skills, experience and contribution Ilaria brings over 30 years of experience in real estate, including investment, development, asset management and lending in commercial and operational businesses. Ilaria was previously CEO of Frasers Property UK, and a member of the executive leadership team of Frasers Property, the Singapore listed global real estate group. She was also 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. External appointments • Frasers Property UK (Advisor) 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 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. Dame Shirley brings her wide-ranging and hands-on experience in the Higher Education sector to the Board, which is especially critical at a time of ongoing change in the sector. 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) Thomas joined as a Non-Executive Director in November 2019 following the Group’s acquisition of Liberty Living from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Relevant skills, experience and contribution Thomas is Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Europe at CPP Investments, responsible for real estate investments across Europe and the UK. He is also a member of CPP Investment’s Global Real Estate Investment Committee, where he has been instrumental in building the European, UK and Indian real estate portfolio. Thomas was previously a Vice President in the real estate investment banking team at Macquarie bank and focused on M&A transactions within the UK and European public and private real estate companies. His international experience is invaluable for the Board, providing a wider perspective on real estate. External appointments • CPP Investments (Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Europe) ILARIA DEL BEATO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAME SHIRLEY PEARCE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THOMAS JACKSON NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR N A R N N S H S THE UNITE GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 78 GOVERNANCE