St. Modwen Properties PLC announced that Sarah Whitney will be appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Sarah will join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board on her appointment. Sarah, a Chartered Accountant, has more than 30 years' experience in the real estate and corporate finance sectors, including a particular focus on public private partnerships. She currently holds several senior appointments including acting as a member of the Supervisory Board of FTSE250-listed global infrastructure investment company, BBGI SICAV SA; trustee and chair of the audit committee at The Land Restoration Trust; and trustee and chair of the investment committee at The Canal & River Trust. She is Treasurer and a member of the Council of University College London, where she also chairs the Investment Committee, and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge Department of Land Economy. Sarah's prior roles include five years as an Executive Director at CBRE until 2012, three years as a Managing Director at DTZ Holdings, and seven years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (five years as partner) specialising in corporate finance.