APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tritax Big Box REIT plc

31 July 2024

 

31 July 2024

TRITAX BIG BOX REIT PLC

(the "Company")

APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board of Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) (the "Board") is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirsty Wilman as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, with effect from 1 September 2024. Kirsty will join both the Audit & Risk and Management Engagement Committees upon her appointment.

Kirsty brings a wealth of experience having held senior operations and finance roles in the real estate industry.

Kirsty is the outgoing Chief Operations Officer in the real estate team at Federated Hermes, a role held since 2023. She joined Hermes Fund Managers in 2010 and held several finance and operations roles, including Business Director and Finance Director across Real Estate and Private Markets with responsibility for coordinating all legal, compliance, finance and operations support for private credit and real estate portfolios, business strategy and supporting the fund managers.

A Chartered Accountant by training, Kirsty was at Ernst and Young in Audit and Assurance, between 2005 and 2010, working with real estate and entrepreneurial clients. She began her career at Kingston Smith LLP from 2002 to 2005. She also holds the CFA Investment Management Certificate.

Kirsty has previously held a role as a Non-Executive Director of Real Estate Balance, the industry body campaigning for equity, diversity and inclusion.

Aubrey Adams, OBE, FCA, FRICS, Chairman of Tritax Big Box REIT plc, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Kirsty to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Kirsty brings a range of finance and operational experience, gained from various roles in the real estate industry. Kirsty's appointment will further strengthen our Board and we very much look forward to working with her."

In accordance with the Listing Rules, there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R and UKLR 6.4.6R.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Tritax Group Hana Beard, Company Secretary Tel: [phone] [e-mail] Kekst CNC Guy Bates / Tom Climie [phone] [e-mail]

The Company's LEI is: 213800L6X88MIYPVR714

NOTES:

Tritax Big Box REIT plc (ticker: BBOX) is the largest listed investor in high-quality logistics warehouse assets and controls the largest logistics-focused land platform in the UK. Tritax Big Box is committed to delivering attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders by investing in and actively managing existing built investments and land suitable for logistics development. The Company focuses on well-located, modern logistics assets, typically let to institutional-grade tenants on long-term leases with upward-only rent reviews and geographic and tenant diversification throughout the UK.

The Company is a real estate investment trust to which Part 12 of the UK Corporation Tax Act 2010 applies, is admitted to the closed-ended investment funds category of listing and is a constituent of the FTSE 250, FTSE EPRA/NAREIT and MSCI indices.

Further information on Tritax Big Box REIT is available at www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk

 

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