MJ Gleeson plc announced that Elaine Bailey will join the Board as Non-Executive Director with effect from March 1, 2021. Elaine has extensive experience in housing, engineering, construction and government services gained from a varied career across the private, public, regulated and not-for-profit sectors. Elaine was Chief Executive of Hyde Housing Group, a London based Housing Association with 50,000 properties and a development programme approaching 1,500 units per annum. Previously she held a number of senior management roles at Serco and at HM Prison Service. Elaine, a Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers, spent her initial career in a number of engineering consultancies. Elaine has a number of non-executive roles including Residential Secure Income plc, McCarthy & Stone Limited and at the Health and Safety Executive. It is expected that Elaine will become Chair of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees.