Berkeley Group has appointed three new non-executive directors following the retirement of two board members. The upmarket housebuilder told investors Baroness Fleet, Veronica Wadley, would be retiring from the board following the previously announced departure of Adrian Li. The three new appointments are William Jackson, Elizabeth Adekunle and Andy Kemp. William Jackson, who will join the board 5 January 2021, is managing partner of private equity giant Bridgepoint, and has served on a wide range of UK and international boards. He recently announced his departure as senior independent director of British Land and leaves its board on 31 March. He will join the nomination committee on his appointment.Adekunle, who also joins the board 5 January 2021, is Archdeacon of Hackney for the Diocese of London. She currently sits on various bodies within the Metropolitan Police and regional police forces advising on ethical and diversity matters and chairs the monuments and plaques committee of St Paul’s Cathedral. Kemp is a senior partner at PwC in London and will join the board on 1 July following his retirement from the advisory firm. He currently chairs PwC’s non-executive director advisory programme and was previously a member of the audit and risk assurance executive board. He will join Berkeley’s audit committee on his appointment.
The Berkeley Group Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in building homes and neighborhoods across London, Birmingham, and the South of England. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in residential-led, mixed-use property development. The Company specializes in brownfield regeneration, reviving underused land to create sustainable and nature-rich places. The Company's portfolio of developments includes Sunningdale Park, Sunninghill Square, Bankside Gardens, Berkeley Place, Abbey Barn Park, Hareshill Crookham Village, Hartland Village, Knights Quarter, Hertford Locks, The Arches, The Eight Gardens, Farmstead at Tannersbrook, Hildenborough, Holborough Lakes, Foal Hurst Green, Hollyfields, Grand Union, Prince Of Wales Drive, Camden Goods Yard, South Quay Plaza, Chelsea Creek, Beaufort Park, Filmworks Ealing, Woodberry Down, Fulham Reach and others. The Companyâs brands include Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William.