Grainger plc (‘Grainger’ / the ‘Company’)
GRAINGER APPOINTS LAURE DUHOT AS DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL MARKETS
Grainger, the UK’s largest quoted residential property owner and manager, today announces the appointment of Laure Duhot as Director of Strategic Capital Markets.
This new role will see Laure evolve Grainger’s business strategy by using its specialist residential property expertise to grow its partnerships and relationships with a view to creating new joint ventures, funds and strategic alliances, generating additional income streams to enhance shareholder value.
Laure has built a highly distinguished career across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East and the UK and joins Grainger with extensive experience in investment banking, global equity raising and the development of new funds and partnerships. Most recently Laure was Head of Equity Raising for Pradera and sat on the group’s executive board. She has followed the residential sector closely, having worked as Head of International Capital Markets for Sunrise Senior Living and she was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Thames Valley Housing Association in 2003. She was one of the Founding Partners of Macquarie Capital Partners.
Commenting, Andrew Cunningham, CEO of Grainger, said:
“Laure is well known and respected in the investor community. We are confident her appointment will further consolidate and build our track record of creating and managing joint ventures, funds and strategic alliances, supporting our overall strategic objective of growing fee income. She brings with her a good network of contacts and experience which will strongly complement the skills we already have within the Grainger business.”
-ENDS-
For further information:
Grainger plc
Kurt Mueller
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7795 4700
FTI Consulting
Stephanie Highett/ Dido Laurimore/ Will Henderson
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113