Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2005

Mark Allan – Unite Group Plc (utg.l)

MARK ALLAN, Chief Financial Officer, a Chartered Accountant, joined UNITE in 1999 as Commercial Director, broadening his corporate finance experience to include additional responsibilities for the Group's portfolio and valuation strategy and the leadership of cross-functional development projects. More recently, Mark has developed UNITE's divisional finance platform to ensure that each division has robust financial controls and dedicated finance and accounting teams. Mark has worked closely with Simon Bernstein and will now take responsibility for all financial and e-business activities. Profile
TWST: What is UNITE Group Plc?

Mr. Allan: UNITE is the UK's largest student landlord. As of today, we

operate a little over 26,000 bedrooms across the UK, occupied entirely

by students. We