The Board is responsible to the Company’s Shareholders for the long-term success of the Group, its strategy, values and its governance.
Skills, competence and experience
Helen is a highly experienced, proven and well regarded real estate investor. She has significant experience working across a wide range of real estate asset classes, including residential property. This is combined with an extensive knowledge of the City. Helen is the senior independent non-executive director of Derwent London plc, a non-executive director of Business LDN, vice chair of EPRA and a board member of the British Property Federation, of which she is the former President, having stepped down in 2020 at the end of her term. She is a chartered surveyor and before joining Grainger was global head of Real Estate Asset Management of Royal Bank of Scotland plc. She previously held senior property positions at Legal & General Investment Management, Railtrack and John Laing Developments.
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