Grainger plc announced that Robert Hudson is to be appointed as its next Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Rob is currently Chief Finance and Operations Officer of St. Modwen Properties plc and from April 2020 was the Interim Chief Executive, relinquishing this role when the new CEO joined in November. He has over 26 years' experience in finance and real estate; immediately prior to St. Modwen he was Group Financial Controller at FTSE 100 REIT, British Land Co plc, from 2011-2015. Rob, who will join Grainger as an Executive Director on the PLC Board, is expected to start later this year. He will succeed Vanessa Simms, who informed the Board in October 2020 of her intention to step down as CFO during 2021.