Neil Kirton

Non-Executive Chairman

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Neil was appointed as a Director and Chairman of the Company on 1 August 2017.

Skills and experience 

Neil has over 25 years of experience working in the securities and investment banking industries, giving him a deep understanding of capital markets and investor needs.

Other current appointments

Neil is also a non-executive director of lngenta plc.

Past appointments 

Until December 2021, Neil was a managing director and co-regional head, EMEA, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence at Kroll. Neil was formerly global head of equity distribution at ABN AMRO Bank NV and a member of ABN AMRO’s Global Equity Directorate. He was head of UK equity sales and deputy chief executive at Hoare Govett, head of equities at Bridgewell Securities, head of corporate finance and CEO at Arbuthnot Securities and an executive director of Arbuthnot Banking Group plc.

Aimée Pitman

Non-Executive Director

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Aimée was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 August 2017.

Skills and experience

Aimee has over 30 years’ experience in strategy development across various sectors, most notably real estate, travel and leisure, and financial services.

Other current appointments

Aimee runs her own strategy consulting business, Pitman & Co. Consulting. As an independent consultant, she works as a client director with Eden Mccallum LLP, a London-based consultancy firm, where she co-leads the Travel & Leisure and Property practices. She is also a non-executive Director of Native Holdings Ltd and sits on the Advisory Board of McArthurGlen.

Past appointment

Aimee was a Vice President within MAC Group/Gemini Consulting’s strategy practice and went on to work over a number of years with European travel group TUI, supporting it on strategy, distribution and operational excellence.

Lynette Lackey

Non-Executive Director

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Lynette was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 November 2018.

Skills and experience

Lynette is a chartered accountant and experienced non-executive director. She has considerable knowledge of financial matters and of the real estate sector.

Other current appointments

Lynette is also a Non Executive Director of Centaurea Investment Limited and a member of council at the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry.  She is also a partner in her business advisory firm one5two LLP focused on growing businesses.

Past appointments

Lynette was until recently a non-executive director of Places for People Group and chair of its regulated board.  She was previously the Senior Independent Director and chair of the Group audit and risk committee of the Group board.  Lynette was a partner of BOO LLP for ten years, where she was responsible for a portfolio of real estate investor and developer clients.  She is a former partner in Greenside Real Estate Solutions, as well as the chair of the Association of Women in Property.  She also served on the boards and as Chair of the Audit and Risk committees of the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Land Aid Charitable Trust.

Neil was appointed as a Director and Chairman of the Company on 1 August 2017.

Skills and experience 

Neil has over 25 years of experience working in the securities and investment banking industries, giving him a deep understanding of capital markets and investor needs.

Other current appointments

Neil is also a non-executive director of lngenta plc.

Past appointments 

Until December 2021, Neil was a managing director and co-regional head, EMEA, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence at Kroll. Neil was formerly global head of equity distribution at ABN AMRO Bank NV and a member of ABN AMRO’s Global Equity Directorate. He was head of UK equity sales and deputy chief executive at Hoare Govett, head of equities at Bridgewell Securities, head of corporate finance and CEO at Arbuthnot Securities and an executive director of Arbuthnot Banking Group plc.

Aimée was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 August 2017.

Skills and experience

Aimee has over 30 years’ experience in strategy development across various sectors, most notably real estate, travel and leisure, and financial services.

Other current appointments

Aimee runs her own strategy consulting business, Pitman & Co. Consulting. As an independent consultant, she works as a client director with Eden Mccallum LLP, a London-based consultancy firm, where she co-leads the Travel & Leisure and Property practices. She is also a non-executive Director of Native Holdings Ltd and sits on the Advisory Board of McArthurGlen.

Past appointment

Aimee was a Vice President within MAC Group/Gemini Consulting’s strategy practice and went on to work over a number of years with European travel group TUI, supporting it on strategy, distribution and operational excellence.

Lynette was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 November 2018.

Skills and experience

Lynette is a chartered accountant and experienced non-executive director. She has considerable knowledge of financial matters and of the real estate sector.

Other current appointments

Lynette is also a Non Executive Director of Centaurea Investment Limited and a member of council at the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry.  She is also a partner in her business advisory firm one5two LLP focused on growing businesses.

Past appointments

Lynette was until recently a non-executive director of Places for People Group and chair of its regulated board.  She was previously the Senior Independent Director and chair of the Group audit and risk committee of the Group board.  Lynette was a partner of BOO LLP for ten years, where she was responsible for a portfolio of real estate investor and developer clients.  She is a former partner in Greenside Real Estate Solutions, as well as the chair of the Association of Women in Property.  She also served on the boards and as Chair of the Audit and Risk committees of the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Land Aid Charitable Trust.

Dominic O’Rourke

Non-Executive Director

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Dominic was appointed as a Director of the Company on 13 September 2023.

Skills and experience

Dominic has over 25 years’ experience in the property industry with a particular focus on retail and logistics. He has a strong track record formulating, managing and unwinding property vehicles, joint ventures and commercial partnerships.

Other current appointments

Dominic is the Group Property Director for Next Plc where he is responsible for a large real estate, construction and facilities management team. He is also a member of the Next plc ESG Steering Group. Dominic is a board member, trustee and finance committee member for the University College of Estate Management (UCEM).

Past appointment

Dominic was a Director and Retail Executive Committee Member at Land Securities Plc. He also served on the boards of Broadway Homelessness and Support (now St Mungos) and Regent’s University London.

Simon Hope

Non-Executive Director (non-independent)

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Simon was appointed as a Director of the Company on 24 July 2017.

Skills and experience

Simon studied Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He also holds an MBA from Reading University.

Other current appointments

Simon is a Senior Advisor at Savills UK Ltd. Simon is the Non-Executive Chairman of Tilstone and represents Tilstone on the Board.  He is also the founder and Vice-Chairman of Ironstone Asset Management Limited, the Investment Advisor to Life Science REIT plc.

Past appointments

As chairman of Savills Fund Management, he chaired Grosvenor Hill Ventures until 2006 and helped to establish the Charities Fund Property Board, which has a current fund value of approximately £1.5 billion and is the first Common Investment Fund available to all charities in England and Wales that directly invests in UK commercial property. Simon was on the Savills Group and plc boards from 1999 to 2021.  As part of Savills Investment Management, he was chair of Savills UK Limited’s proprietary trading arm, Grosvenor Hill Ventures Limited.

 

Stephen Barrow

Non-Executive Director (non-independent)

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Stephen was appointed as a Director of the Company on 24 July 2017.

Skills and experience

Stephen is an experienced global equity investor, giving him an in-depth understanding of capital markets and institutional investors.

Other current appointments

Stephen is a member of the advisory board of Glia Ecosystems Limited and a non-employee partner of Absolute Return Partners, where he manages his own portfolio.  Stephen is Chairman of Ironstone Asset Management Limited, the Investment Advisor to Life Science REIT plc, a UK listed company which invests in a diversified portfolio of properties across the UK which typically provide benefit to the life science sector.

Past appointments

In his former roles as chief investment officer at lronBridge International and head of global equities at Deutsche Asset Management, Stephen managed over £5 billion of assets for a wide variety of clients, including many large global institutions.

Dominic was appointed as a Director of the Company on 13 September 2023.

Skills and experience

Dominic has over 25 years’ experience in the property industry with a particular focus on retail and logistics. He has a strong track record formulating, managing and unwinding property vehicles, joint ventures and commercial partnerships.

Other current appointments

Dominic is the Group Property Director for Next Plc where he is responsible for a large real estate, construction and facilities management team. He is also a member of the Next plc ESG Steering Group. Dominic is a board member, trustee and finance committee member for the University College of Estate Management (UCEM).

Past appointment

Dominic was a Director and Retail Executive Committee Member at Land Securities Plc. He also served on the boards of Broadway Homelessness and Support (now St Mungos) and Regent’s University London.

Simon was appointed as a Director of the Company on 24 July 2017.

Skills and experience

Simon studied Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He also holds an MBA from Reading University.

Other current appointments

Simon is a Senior Advisor at Savills UK Ltd. Simon is the Non-Executive Chairman of Tilstone and represents Tilstone on the Board.  He is also the founder and Vice-Chairman of Ironstone Asset Management Limited, the Investment Advisor to Life Science REIT plc.

Past appointments

As chairman of Savills Fund Management, he chaired Grosvenor Hill Ventures until 2006 and helped to establish the Charities Fund Property Board, which has a current fund value of approximately £1.5 billion and is the first Common Investment Fund available to all charities in England and Wales that directly invests in UK commercial property. Simon was on the Savills Group and plc boards from 1999 to 2021.  As part of Savills Investment Management, he was chair of Savills UK Limited’s proprietary trading arm, Grosvenor Hill Ventures Limited.

 

Stephen was appointed as a Director of the Company on 24 July 2017.

Skills and experience

Stephen is an experienced global equity investor, giving him an in-depth understanding of capital markets and institutional investors.

Other current appointments

Stephen is a member of the advisory board of Glia Ecosystems Limited and a non-employee partner of Absolute Return Partners, where he manages his own portfolio.  Stephen is Chairman of Ironstone Asset Management Limited, the Investment Advisor to Life Science REIT plc, a UK listed company which invests in a diversified portfolio of properties across the UK which typically provide benefit to the life science sector.

Past appointments

In his former roles as chief investment officer at lronBridge International and head of global equities at Deutsche Asset Management, Stephen managed over £5 billion of assets for a wide variety of clients, including many large global institutions.

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