February 11 2008
SEGRO is pleased to announce the appointment of Claudine Blamey to the new position of Head of Sustainability. Claudine is currently Corporate Responsibility Director at British Land and will be leaving to join SEGRO in June.
This new appointment reflects the increasing importance of the whole area of Sustainability, both to SEGRO and its customers.
Ian Coull, Chief Executive of SEGRO, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Claudine to SEGRO. The Sustainability agenda has been high on SEGRO’s strategic priorities for a long time now. The establishment of a new, dedicated function will help us raise it to a new level, embedding it in all aspects of the way we do business – Environmental, Health & Safety, Corporate and Social Responsibility and beyond. It is a testament to the strength of SEGRO’s commitment to Sustainability that we have been able to attract someone of Claudine’s calibre to head it.”
Claudine Blamey said:
“I have been greatly impressed by what I have learned of SEGRO’s commitment to Sustainability. I look forward to working with the SEGRO team, as we develop new and innovative approaches to meet the expectations of customers and other key stakeholders in this area.”
Claudine Blamey has been Corporate Responsibility Director at British Land since 2002, where she first developed and now manages the corporate responsibility programme. Previously, she was Environment Manager at Honda UK. She has degrees in Environmental Management and Legislation and Environmental Control from Brunel and Greenwich universities.
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About SEGRO
SEGRO is the leading provider of Flexible Business Space in Europe. Headquartered in the UK, SEGRO is listed on the London Stock Exchange and on Euronext in Paris. The company is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) with operations in ten countries (it completed the exit from its US business in August 2007), serving a diversified customer base of over 1,600 customers operating in a wide range of sectors, representing both small and large businesses, from start ups to global corporations. With investment property assets of £5.1 billion (including trading properties and development assets) and around 3.9 million sq m of business space, SEGRO has an annual rental income in excess of £200 million. www.segro.com
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