Executive committee

  • Chris Grigg

    Chris Grigg
    Chief Executive

  • Lucinda Bell

    Lucinda Bell
    Finance Director

  • Tim Roberts

    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

    Chris Grigg

    Chris Grigg
    Chief Executive

    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.

    Lucinda Bell

    Lucinda Bell
    Finance Director

    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.

    Tim Roberts

    Tim Roberts
    Head of Offices

    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.

    Charles Maudsley

    Charles Maudsley
    Head of Retail

    Appointment to the Board
    Charles joined the Board in February 2010. He has responsibility for the Retail sector of the Company's portfolio.

    Committee membership
    Executive Committee, Investment Committee and Risk Committee.

    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 Webb

    Nigel Webb
    Head of Developments

    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 Vandevivere

    Jean-Marc Vandevivere
    Head of Strategy & Residential

    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 Carter

    Simon Carter
    Head of Treasury & Capital Markets

    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.

    Anthony Braine

    Tony Braine
    Secretary

    Tony joined British Land in 1987 as Assistant Secretary and became Group Secretary in 1995.

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