Sir John Beckwith

Chairman

Sir John Beckwith has been involved in property investment and other investment for his entire working life. John left Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant to found London & Edinburgh Trust PLC (LET) in 1971. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and developed it into one of the top ten listed real estate companies in the UK and a leading investor in European real estate. John floated the company with a market capitalisation of £27 million in 1983 and eventually sold the business to the Swedish insurance concern SPP for approximately £510 million. He was founder Chairman of Rutland Trust PLC, a listed investment company from 1986 to 1991 and in 1993 following the sale of LET John established Pacific Investments through which he founded and developed a number of highly successful asset management businesses including Liontrust Asset Management, Thames River Capital and Europa Capital Partners.

Phillip Rose

Director

Phillip Rose is a Fellow of the Securities Institute and holds a Master of Law degree. He has over 25 years’ experience in the real estate, funds management and banking industries in Europe, the USA and Australasia. He has been the Head of Real Estate for ABN AMRO Bank, Chief Operating Officer of European shopping centre investor and developer TrizecHahn Europe, Managing Director of retail and commercial property developer and investor Lend Lease Global Investment and Executive Manager of listed fund General Property Trust.

Phillip is currently CEO of Alpha Real Capital LLP, a non executive director of London office and retail property investor Great Portland Estates Plc and a member of its Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Management Committee of the Hermes Property Unit Trust and its Audit Committee.

Stephen Brook

Fund Director

Stephen has 33 years experience in real estate investment and asset management, including investment in retail, office and industrial property in Germany for Rockspring (where he was based in Berlin) and as European & International Fund Manager for Norwich Union.

Prior experience includes fund managing for the German Retail Box fund at Rockspring, co-founder of Blade Asset Management Ltd, Director of Lathe Investments, a shopping centre investment and funds management group and Fund manager for funds across UK and Europe for Norwich Union.

Sandra Knoll

Director of Asset Management

Sandra has 14 years experience in German property management. She was responsible for 150 commercial properties whilst at EPM Assetis.

Previous experience includes Head of Service Charge Management at EPM Assetis and Property Manager at DIFA