Board of Directors

Paul Myners (60)
Chairman
& Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board in September 2006 and Chairman in January 2007. Member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England and Chairman of Guardian Media Group plc, Tate, the Low Pay Commission and The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority. Also a trustee of Glyndebourne and the Smith Institute.

Mike Hussey (42)
Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in September 2004 after joining the Group as Development Director in 2002. Previously Head of Leasing and Marketing at Canary Wharf Group. Appointed Managing Director, London Portfolio in July 2004. A Director of New West End Company.

David Rough (57)
Non-executive Director

Joined the Board as a Non-executive Director in April 2002 and appointed Senior Independent Director in November 2003. Group Director (Investments) of Legal and General Group PLC until December 2001. A Non-executive Director of Xstrata Group PLC and Friends Provident Group plc.

Bo Lerenius (61)
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in June 2004. Previously Group Chief Executive of Associated British Ports Holdings PLC and Chief Executive Offi cer and Vice Chairman of Stena Line AB. A Non-executive Director of G4S plc, Thomas Cook Group PLC and Ittur Group (Sweden). Since 2007, Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK.

 

Francis Salway (50)
Executive Director

Joined the Group in October 2000. Previously an Investment Director at Standard Life Investments. He was appointed to the Board in April 2001. Appointed Chief Operating Offi cer in January 2003 and Group Chief Executive in July 2004. Also Vice President of the British Property Federation.

Richard Akers (46)
Executive Director

Joined the Board in May 2005, following his appointment as Managing Director, Retail Portfolio in July 2004. Joined the Group in 1995 and previously held the position of Head of Retail Portfolio Management.

Alison Carnwath (55)
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in September 2004. Chairman of M F Global Inc (a NYSE Listed company) and a Non-executive Director of Man Group plc. An independent Director of PACCAR Inc., a Fortune 500 Company Listed on NASDAQ.

 

Martin Greenslade (43)
Executive Director

Joined the Board as Group Finance Director in September 2005. Previously Group Finance Director of Alvis PLC and a member of the executive committee of Nordea’s investment banking division and Managing Director of its UK business. Also a Director of International Justice Mission UK.

Sir Christopher Bland (70)
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in April 2008 and as Chairman of Land Securities Trillium Limited. Previously Chairman of BT Group plc and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC. Chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Sir Stuart Rose (59)
Non-executive Director

Joined the Board as a Non-executive Director in May 2003. Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer Group plc. Previously Chief Executive of Arcadia Group until December 2002. Chief Executive of Booker PLC from 1998 until 2000.

 

Ian Ellis (52)
Executive Director

Joined the Board in November 2002. An original member of the management team which set up Trillium. Previously Chief Executive of the investment management division of Insignia Richard Ellis. Chief Executive of Land Securities Trillium. Non-executive Director of Rok plc.

Kevin O’Byrne (43)
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in April 2008. Group Finance Director of DSG International PLC since 2004. Previously Chief Financial Officer for Hemscott Publishing Group and European Finance Director for The Quaker Oats Company.

Rick Haythornthwaite (51)
Non-executive Director

Appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director in April 2008. Chairman of Mastercard Inc. and the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council and a partner at Star Capital Partners Ltd. Previously Chief Executive of Blue Circle Industries PLC and Invensys plc and a Non-executive Director of ICI plc. Chairman of the Southbank Centre.