Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited announced board and committee changes. Stephen Bligh (Chair of the Audit Committee). Status: Independent non-executive director.

Date of appointment: 28 April 2015. Stephen was previously with KPMG for 34 years, specialising in the audit of FTSE 350 companies in property and construction. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and was previously a non-executive Board Member of the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills.

After nine years in his role as the Audit Committee chair, Stephen will retire from the Board of directors as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, effective on 30 June 2024. Sanjay Patel is expected to replace as Audit Committee chair; the Board considers that Sanjay has the necessary current and relevant financial expertise to become Chair of the Audit Committee.