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  "id": 1456721,
  "title": "Mitie Group appoints Andrew Davies as non-executive director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/mitie-group-appoints-andrew-davies-as-non-executive-director",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:32:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/mitie-group-appoints-andrew-davies-as-nonexecutive-director-93CH-4862431"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mitie Group plc has announced the appointment of Andrew Davies as a non-executive director, effective immediately. Davies will join the company's board, audit & risk committee, nomination committee, and remuneration committee. Prior to this role, Davies served as the chief executive of Kier Group plc from April 2019 to October 2025, and previously held positions as a non-executive director and senior independent director of Chemring Group plc between May 2016 and January 2025. He was also the chief executive of Wates Group from January 2014 to January 2018 and held senior leadership roles at BAE Systems plc. Davies currently serves as chair of Southern Water. Mitie Group, a facilities management, transformation, and compliance company in the UK, employs 84,000 people and was founded in 1987.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "StoneX Group director John Fowler sells $118,770 in company stock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/stonex-group-director-john-fowler-sells-118-770-in-company-stock",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:18:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}