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Our Board of Directors

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The Board is responsible for promoting the long-term sustainable success of the Company and generating value for both shareholders and other stakeholders through effective leadership.

The size, structure and composition of the Board ensures that it has the right combination of skills, experience, and knowledge to enable the Company to fulfil its strategic objectives.

To see the Board’s full biographies please click here. 

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Robert Orr

Independent Chairman
Appointed: 5 June 2018

Committee memberships

  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee
  • Member of the ESG Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Extensive board experience at a strategic and operational level in the real estate industry, most significantly as JLL Inc.’s European CEO and currently as a Non-Executive Director of M&G European Property Fund SICAV
  • Chartered surveyor with an in-depth knowledge of the real estate industry, in particular the European real estate markets
  • Founded the International Capital Group for JLL in 2005, establishing strong relationships with international investors seeking real estate investment opportunities

Significant previous external experience

  • JLL Inc.’s European Chief Executive Officer
  • Non-Executive Director of RDI REIT P.L.C.
  • Non-Executive Director of Tishman Speyer Properties UK Limited
  • Senior Advisor to Canaccord Genuity Limited

Principal external appointments:

  • Non-Executive Director of M&G European Property Fund SICAV and Non-Executive Manager of M&G Real Estate Funds Management S.a.r.l.
  • Chairman of the advisory board of APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH
  • Member of the Investment Advisory Committees of EQT Real Estate
  • Senior Adviser to Blue Coast Capital (Lewis Trust Group)
  • Investment Committee member of ESAS Holding
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Sarah Whitney

Senior Independent Director
Appointed: 14 February 2022

Board committee memberships:

  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee
  • Member of the ESG Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with an extensive career advising boards on strategy, corporate finance, and real estate related matters, in both senior executive roles and non-executive roles.

Significant previous external experience:

  • Non-executive Director of St Modwen Properties PLC
  • Partner, Corporate Finance at PwC
  • Head of the Consulting & Research business at DTZ Holdings PLC (now Cushman & Wakefield)
  • Executive Director heading the Government & Infrastructure team at CBRE

Principal external appointments:

  • Chair of the Audit Committee of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC
  • Chair of the Supervisory Board of BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A
  • Senior Independent Director of Bellway plc
  • Non-Executive Director of the Skipton Building Society and Chair of Connells Group Limited (a subsidiary of Skipton Building Society
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Keith Mansfield

Independent Non-Executive Director  
Apppointed: 5 June 2018

Board committee memberships:

  • Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the ESG Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Chartered accountant with extensive experience of leading significant international transactions
  • Partner at PwC for 22 years where he developed a specialisation in the real estate industry, serving as regional Chairman of PwC in London for seven years

Significant previous external experience:

  • Partner at PwC for 22 years
  • Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tarsus Group plc

Principal external appointments:

  • Chairman of Albemarle Fairoaks Airport Limited
  • Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Motorpoint Group plc
  • Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Digital 9 Infrastructure plc
  • Non-Executive Director of Martins Investment Holdings Ltd, Martins Development Holdings Ltd and Martins Financial Holdings Ltd
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Taco de Groot

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 5 June 2018

Board committee memberships:

  • Chairman of the Management Engagement Committee
  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the ESG Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Chartered surveyor with significant experience in the real estate and investment funds markets
  • Experienced Non-Executive Director, CEO and Partner across a number of pan-European real estate and investment companies

Significant previous external experience:

  • One of the founding partners of M7 Real Estate LLP in the UK
  • CEO of Vastned Retail NV, a European retail property company listed on Euronext Amsterdam
  • One of the founding partners of GPT/Halverton LLP, Heston Real Estate B.V. and Rubens Capital Partners
  • CEO of Cortona Holdings BV, Amsterdam
  • Non-Executive Director of EPP NV, a real estate investment company that operates throughout Poland

Principal external appointments:

  • Advisor for E22 Capital; a US residential real estate investment company
  • CEO of UrbanInterest; a large family office with a real estate portfolio of residential, office and retail assets
  • Visiting lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and Hogeschool of Rotterdam
  • Non-Executive Director of Brack Capital Properties NV, a company incorporated in the Netherlands and listed on the Tel-Aviv stock exchange
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Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 10 December 2019

Board committee memberships:

  • Chairman of the ESG Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Global senior executive with an in-depth knowledge of global retail, supply chain and digital transformation strategy

Significant previous external experience:

  • CEO of Georg Jensen, a Scandinavian luxury jewellery and home design brand
  • CEO of Karstadt, a German premium luxury department store chain
  • Various senior roles at IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing brand, over a 10-year period including:
    – Deputy Global Retail Manager, responsible for the development and implementation of Ikea’s global omnichannel strategy
    – CEO of IKEA Holland
    – Deputy Retail Manager at IKEA Japan, responsible for developing and growing the IKEA brand across Japan

Principal external appointments:

  • Supervisory Board Member at METRO AG, a leading international wholesale and food service company
  • Non-Executive Director of Elisa Corporation, a telecommunications company registered on the Nasdaq Helsinki
  • Founder and Senior Advisor of KUNO Leadership Community
  • Independent Non-Executive Director of Alliance Pharma plc, an AIM listed company
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