Skills, competence and experience
Helen was appointed Chief Executive of Grainger in January 2016. Helen joined Grainger from RBS where she spent five years as Global Head of Real Estate Asset Management. Prior to that, Helen held the role of Director of Legal and General Property, responsible for the Main Life Fund and several smaller Funds. Other previous roles include Group Property Director of Railtrack and Managing Director of John Laing Developments.
Helen is Senior Independent Director on the Board of Derwent London and is currently Vice-Chair of the European Public Real Estate Association Helen is Past President of the British Property Federation and has held a number of non-exec positions and Government appointments including President of the British Property Federation, the Board of Covent Garden Market Authority, Board of British Waterways and was a Trustee for The College of Estate Management for nine years.
Helen is an Honorary Fellow of University College of Estate Management and a chartered surveyor.
Committee Membership
Executive Committee
Skills, competence and experience
Rob has over 29 years’ experience in finance. Rob was previously the chief finance and operations officer and interim chief executive of St Modwen plc, where he worked from 2015 to 2021. Prior to that, Rob was the group financial controller at British Land plc from 2011 to 2015. Rob joined PricewaterhouseCoopers on graduation, then moved to Experian plc in 2000 where he held a number of senior financial roles, including global finance director of its Decision Analytics business and UK finance director. Rob is a qualified chartered accountant.
Committee Membership
Executive Committee
Appointment
Appointed Chairman in February 2017.
Skills, Competence and Experience
Mark has wide-ranging experience in a number of sectors and extensive knowledge of the residential property market. He has substantial plc-level experience and is chair of Ricardo plc, senior independent director of Wickes Group plc and a non-executive director of Premier Marinas Holdings Limited. Mark was chief executive of Barratt Developments plc from 2006 to 2015, and is a former trustee of the Building Research Establishment and the UK Green Building Council. Prior to joining Barratt, he was an executive director of Centrica plc and held a number of senior roles within both Centrica plc and British Gas. Mark has also been a non-executive director of United Utilities Group plc, Ladbrokes Coral Group plc and BAA plc, the airports operator.
Committee membership
Chairman of the Nominations Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Responsible Business Committee
Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2017 and appointed as Senior Independent Director in February 2022.
Skills, Competence and Experience
Justin has substantial experience in real estate and corporate finance. Justin is a non-executive director of Ibstock plc, Affinity Water Limited and Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited, chairing the audit committee of all three companies. Justin is an adviser to Real Estate Balance and an independent member of the Investment Committee of the Logistis pan-European real estate fund. He was group finance director of SEGRO plc from August 2011 to December 2016. Between 2008 and 2011, Justin was group finance director at Speedy Hire plc.
Committee membership
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Responsible Business Committee
Appointment
Appointed to the Board in February 2019
Skills, Competence and Experience
Janette is the managing director of FirstBus, part of FirstGroup plc. She is a director of the Confederation of Passenger Transport. Janette held the position of chief executive officer at P&O Ferries from January 2018 to September 2020. Janette is an experienced board director, with a breadth of operational experience in customer centric organisations. She was sales & marketing director for Hammerson plc and has also worked in senior customer strategy and marketing positions at PwC, Tesco and Centrica, where she was sales and marketing director of British Gas Services.
Committee Membership
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Responsible Business Committee
Appointment
Appointed to the Board in October 2021
Skills, competence and experience
Carol has substantial nonexecutive experience in a wide range of sectors and has particular expertise in law, sustainability and infrastructure. Carol is a non-executive director of Breedon Group plc, where she is the chair of the sustainability committee. Carol is also a non-executive director of the Lord Chamberlain’s Committee in the Royal Household and a board trustee of Christian Aid. Carol was the non-executive chair of Robert Walters plc and a non-executive director of the British Tourist Authority, where she chaired the audit and risk committee. In an executive capacity, Carol’s most recent role was as executive director, the chief of staff and general counsel at Heathrow Airport. Carol has served in senior positions in oil and gas, logistics and infrastructure companies. She was also a corporate finance lawyer at Slaughter and May.
Committee membership
Chair of the Responsible Business Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nominations Committee
Appointment
Appointed to the Board in January 2023
Skills, Competence and Experience
Michael was Chairman of the UK advisory arm of CBRE, having spent a 40-year career at the agency. Michael led its valuation and operational real estate departments, growing specialist teams in emerging sectors and internationally. He moved into the role of chairman in January 2020 and retired on 30 June 2022.
Michael is a non-executive director of Target Healthcare REIT, Chair of the Industrial Dwelling Society and a strategic adviser to the Unite Student Accommodation Fund. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Trustee of Jewish Care, the health and social welfare charity serving London’s Jewish community
Committee Membership
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nominations Committee
Member of the Responsible Business Committee