GEOFFREY MADDRELL - CHAIRMAN

Aged 71, Geoffrey, in addition to being Chairman of UNITE, is also Chairman of BuildStore Limited, F&C UK Select Trust plc and of Economic Lifestyle Property Development Company Limited. He is also a director of Goldcrest Homes plc and is founding Chairman of Research Autism.

Geoffrey has a long-standing and successful involvement in the strategic direction and expansion of businesses, with a particular interest in building related activities. His continued chairmanship of the Board until the 2009 annual general meeting of the Company will be of considerable benefit to the Group.

MARK ALLAN - CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Mark, 35, was appointed to the role of Chief Executive in September 2006, having previously served as Chief Financial Officer for three years. Mark held a variety of other roles in the business prior to that, having joined the Group in 1999. As Chief Executive he chairs the Group's Leadership Support Board and has overall responsibility for the Group's performance against its Customer, People, Stakeholders and financial target, whilst continuing to drive UNITE's growth strategy.

JOE LISTER - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICEER

Joe, 36, joined UNITE in 2002 from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked in the Corporate Finance practise. Joe has held a variety of roles at UNITE, including Corporate Finance and Investment Director and most recently as the Managing Director of Livocity, UNITE's graduate housing business. As such, Joe has in-depth knowledge of the Group's finances and investment strategy, for which, as CFO, he now has overall responsibility, as well as being responsible for the Finance and Company Secretarial functions. Joe also acts as Chairman of UNITE's Project Approval Meetings.

JOHN TONKISS - CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

John, 40, joined UNITE in 2001 as General Manager of the Group's off-site manufacturing facility. John joined UNITE's Leadership Support Board in 2002 and subsequently was promoted to the role of Group Development Director in 2004. In 2006, John was appointed Managing Director of UNITE's Student Hospitality UK Business and, in 2007, was made UNITE's Chief Operating Officer to reflect his responsibility for strategic and tactical business operations throughout the Group.

NICHOLAS PORTER - NON-EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Aged 38, Nicholas Porter founded UNITE in 1991 and held the position of Chief Executive Officer until September 2006. Under his leadership UNITE developed a proven business model; established a new asset class; and developed a sustainable business to capitalise on UNITE's significant market opportunities. Nicholas, who recently founded The Capital Values Group, continues to provide focused support to the Company in his role of Non-Executive Deputy Chairman.

NIGEL HALL - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Aged 52, Nigel, who qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980 with Price Waterhouse, was Group Finance Director of Arcadia Group plc (formerly The Burton Group plc) until February 2003. He joined the Burton Group in 1984 and was appointed to its Board in 1997, becoming Group Finance Director in November of that year. Nigel is also Chairman of Countrywide Farmers plc and a Non-Executive Director of Pinewood Shepperton plc and C&J Clark Limited. With his considerable experience of finance and operations in multi-site businesses, Nigel provides strong leadership of the Audit Committee.

STUART BEEVOR - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF REMUNERATIONS COMMITTEE

Aged 51, Stuart is Managing Director of Grosvenor Fund Management Limited and a member of the Board of Grosvenor Group Limited, the international property group, which he joined in 2002. Prior to joining Grosvenor, Stuart was Managing Director at Legal and General Property Limited, having previously held a number of roles dealing with development, investment, property management and unitised funds at Norwich Union. Stuart brings a knowledge of property investment, property funds and investor demand that uniquely supports the Board and the business in its role as a Co-investing Asset Manager.

RICHARD WALKER - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Aged 40, Richard was, until January 2008, Chief Operating Officer of Carphone Warehouse UK, with responsibility for the Group's 750 UK stores, websites, direct sales and insurance services. Richard was previously Managing Director of Carphone Warehouse's European retail business, operating in 14 countries, and UK Sales Director. He holds a law degree from Nottingham University and trained as an accountant with Coopers and Lybrand.

His main supporting strengths are built around his operational expertise and 17 years of experience of having the customer at the heart of every decision made.