About us
Chris Grigg Chief Executive
Lucinda Bell Finance Director
Tim Roberts Head of Offices
Charles Maudsley Head of Retail
Nigel Webb Head of Developments
Jean-Marc Vandevivere Head of Strategy & Residential
Simon Carter Head of Treasury & Capital Markets
Tony Braine Secretary
Appointment to the Board Joined British Land as Chief Executive in January 2009.
Committee membership Chairman of the Executive Committee and Investment Committee and member of the Risk Committee.
External appointments Chris is a member of the Executive Board of EPRA, the European Public Real Estate Association and is President of the British Property Federation until July 2013.
Previous experience Chris was Chief Executive of Barclays Commercial Bank until November 2008, having joined the bank in 2005 as Group Treasurer. Prior to Barclays, he held a broad range of leadership positions at Goldman Sachs, where his career spanned 20 years. He rose to partner of Goldman Sachs, working principally in its capital markets and derivatives business.
Appointment to the Board Lucinda joined the Executive Committee in 2010, joined the Board in March 2011 and became Finance Director in May 2011.
Committee membership Executive Committee and Investment Committee and Chair of the Risk Committee.
Previous experience Lucinda qualified as a Chartered Accountant before joining British Land in 1991, where she has held a wide range of roles in the Group finance function, including Tax Director. Lucinda was also a Governor of the University of Westminster where she chaired the Finance and Property Committee.
Appointment to the Board Tim was appointed to the Executive Committee in August 2005 and elected as an Executive Director in July 2006. He has responsibility for the Office sector of the Company's portfolio.
Committee membership Executive Committee, Investment Committee and Risk Committee.
External appointments Tim is a Trustee and Board Member of LandAid, the Property Industry Charity.
Previous experience Before joining British Land in 1997 he was a partner at Drivers Jonas, in the Investment Agency team.
Appointment to the Board Charles joined the Board in February 2010. He has responsibility for the Retail sector of the Company's portfolio.
Previous experience Charles joined British Land from LaSalle Investment Management where he was Co-Head of Europe, Managing Director of the UK business, a member of the Management Board and an International Director. Prior to joining LaSalle he was with AXA Real Estate Investment Managers for seven years where he was Head of Real Estate Fund Management in the UK.
Nigel joined British Land in 1992 and was appointed Head of Developments in July 2003. He has responsibility for the Group's development activities including leading development acquisitions, planning, construction and leasing.
Previous experience Nigel has over 25 years experience in commercial property development. Prior to British Land Nigel worked for developer Greycoat PLC.
Jean-Marc joined British Land in June 2009 as Head of Strategy and took responsibility for Residential in September 2011.
Previous experience Before joining British Land he was Principal Investor at Horsley Bridge Partners, a Private Equity Fund of Fund investing in Venture Capital and Private Equity. Prior to this, Jean-Marc spent seven years at The Boston Consulting Group working in Paris, Washington DC and London with a specialisation in the retail and consumer goods industries.
Simon joined British Land in 2004 and currently runs both the Corporate Finance and Treasury Teams.
Previous experience Simon joined the British Land Treasury Team in 2004 and has worked in a number of roles across the Finance Department. Previously to this he was a fixed income trader at UBS, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen.
Tony joined British Land in 1987 as Assistant Secretary and became Group Secretary in 1995.
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