Portfolio

Our portfolio extends to 16 acres in the heart of the West End, close to world-class visitor attractions.

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Portfolio

An exceptional real estate portfolio of nearly 600 buildings

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Our Team

Board
Strategy and Executive Committee
Property Team
Company Secretarial, Finance and Executive Assistants

Brian Bickell, FCA

Chief Executive

Appointed to the Board: July 1987

Relevant experience and contribution

Brian was appointed Chief Executive in 2011, having joined Shaftesbury in 1986 and was appointed Finance Director in 1987. As Chief Executive, Brian is responsible for implementing strategy and the day-to-day operations of the Group. Brian is a chartered accountant.

Brian has a long tenure with Shaftesbury and extensive experience within the property sector. Brian has a proven record of driving strategy, delivering success and setting an open and transparent culture.

Current external appointments

Director of Longmartin Properties Limited, Board member of Westminster Property Association, and Board member of Freehold. A trustee of Young Westminster Foundation.

Simon Quayle, BSc, MRICS

Executive Director

Appointed to the Board: October 1997

Relevant experience and contribution

Simon joined Shaftesbury in 1987, and was appointed Property Director in 1997. Simon is a chartered surveyor and is responsible for the asset management and operational strategy in Carnaby, Soho and Fitzrovia.

Simon’s long tenure with the Group and knowledge of the West End property market means that he has valuable knowledge and insight to promote and contribute to our villages and the Group’s strategy.

Current external appointments

Member of the Strategy Board of ZSL, and a member of Council for Sustainable Business.

Tom Welton, MRICS

Executive Director

Appointed to the Board: October 1997

Relevant experience and contribution

Tom joined the Group in 1989 and was appointed Property Director in 1997. Tom is a chartered surveyor and is responsible for the asset management and operational strategy in Covent Garden and Chinatown.

Tom’s commercial experience and knowledge market, contributes value to our villages and the Group’s strategy.

Current external appointments

Director of Longmartin Properties Limited.

Chris Ward, MA (OXON), ACA

Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to the Board: January 2012

Relevant experience and contribution

Chris joined the Group in 2012 as Chief Financial Officer, having previously spent nine years with Redevco as Finance Director of the UK and Nordic countries. Chris is a chartered accountant and is responsible for financial accounting, tax and IT matters.

Chris has financial and real estate experience, which contributes to Group strategy.

Non-executive Directors

Jonathan Nicholls BA (Hons), ACA, FCT

Non-executive Chairman and Chairman of the Nomination Committee

Appointed to the Board: September 2016

Relevant experience and contribution

Jonathan was finance director of Hanson plc between 1998 and 2006, and of Old Mutual plc between 2006 and 2008.

Jonathan has been non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Great Portland Estates plc (2009 to 2016), SIG Plc (2009 to 2017) and DS Smith plc (2009 to 2019), where he was also Senior Independent Director between 2013 and 2019.

Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience of public company boards and their operations. He also has over 21 years of experience in the property sector. and is a chartered accountant.

Current external appointments

Chairman of Ibstock plc.

Richard Akers FRICS

Non-executive director Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Sustainability Committee

Appointed to the Board: November 2017

Relevant experience and contribution

Prior to joining the Board, Richard was a senior executive of Land Securities Group PLC from 1995 and joined the main board in 2005 as managing director of the retail portfolio until 2014.

Previously, non-executive director, senior independent director and chairman of remuneration committee and safety, health and environmental committee of Barratt Developments PLC, and non-executive director of Unite Group plc from 2018-2021.

Richard is a chartered surveyor and provides a broad range of real estate knowledge and experience at board level.

Richard was appointed Senior Independent Director and designated non-executive director for employee engagement in February 2019.

Current external appointments

Chairman of Redrow plc.

Jennelle Tilling

Non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Appointed to the Board: January 2019

Relevant experience and contribution

Jennelle joined the Board in 2019, and has over 25 years’ experience of consumer marketing, digital and innovation within food retail brands. Jennelle held a variety of senior marketing roles over 17 years at Yum! Restaurants, and is the Founder and Chief Brand Strategist at Marketing with Insight.

Jennelle has a wide range of experience in consumer marketing, digital and innovation which complements the skills on the Board.

Current external appointments

Non-executive director of Camelot and non-executive director of Yorkshire Building Society. Fellow of The Marketing Society, member and past president of Women in Advertising and Communications London and a mentor to The Marketing Academy. Trustee of The Dogs for the Blind Association.

Ruth Anderson

Non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee

Appointed to the Board: December 2020

Relevant experience and contribution

Prior to joining Shaftesbury Ruth Anderson was a KPMG partner for over 20 years, providing tax and business advice to a range of UK and global businesses and was audit committee chair at Ocado plc, Coates Group plc and Travis Perkins plc.

Helena Coles

Non-executive director

Relevant experience and contribution

Helena has over 30 years’ experience in emerging markets and Asian equity investment, which included co-founding a specialist investment boutique part-owned by State Street Global Advisors. In addition, she has held roles with Fidelity International and the Bank of England, focussing on ESG and banking supervision, respectively.

Current external appointments

Helena is a non–executive director of JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc, non-executive director of Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc and Independent Investment Advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.