Chief Executive
Stephen Hester joined British Land as Chief Executive in November 2004, from Abbey National plc. At Abbey he was Chief Operating Officer, having joined in May 2002 as Finance Director. For the previous 19 years he was at Credit Suisse First Boston, holding various Investment Banking roles until becoming Chief Financial Officer in 1996 then Global Head of the Fixed Income Division. Amongst other interests he is a trustee of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Foundation.
Aged 47 years.