Board Members
Ian Grant
CBEChairman, First Commissioner and Scottish Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in September 1996 and as Chairman in October 2002. Deputy Chairman of NFU Mutual Insurance Society and Chairman of the Scottish Exhibition Centre. For 30 years he was an arable and livestock farmer in Perthshire. Previous experience includes: President of NFU Scotland, Chairman of the Scottish Tourist Board, Deputy Chairman of Scottish and Southern Energy plc and non-executive director of Clydesdale Bank plc. Fellow of Royal Agricultural Society and Hon. Doctor of Business Administration Napier University, Edinburgh. Age 63.
Roger Bright
Chief Executive and Second Commissioner
Appointed as an executive Board member in April 2000 and subsequently appointed Chief Executive in September 2001. Chairman of Corporate Responsibility Committee. Former member of the General Advisory Council of the British Property Federation, and a Board member of the Central London Partnership. Previous experience includes: a career with the Department of the Environment, Deputy Chief Executive of The Housing Corporation, Head of Finance and Operational Services at the Personal Investment Authority and subsequently Chief Executive, Head of Investment Business (PIA firms) Department at the Financial Services Authority. Former Director of Finance and Administration at The Crown Estate 1999–2001. Age 56.
Sir Donald Curry
KB, CBENon-executive Board member
Appointed in January 2000. Member of the Audit Committee. Sir Donald Curry is Chairman of the NFU Mutual Insurance Company and the Government's Sustainable Farming and Food Strategy Delivery Group. Sir Donald farms 250 hectares of arable and lowland grass in Northumberland. Previous experience includes: Chairman of the Meat and Livestock Commission and Chairman of the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food (2001/02). Vice Chair of SAC (Scottish Agricultural College), Hon. Doctor of Science (Cranfield University) and Hon. Doctor of Philosophy (University of Gloucester). Fellow of Royal Agricultural Society. Age 63.
Hugh Duberly
CBENon-executive Board member
Appointed in January 2002. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Hugh Duberly is HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Chairman of the Papworth Trust and the Shuttleworth Trust. He is also a Governor of Writtle College and Chairman of the Ely Board of Finance. He owns and manages land in Cambridgeshire. Previous experience includes: President of the Country Landowners Association, Director of the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation plc and an elected member of Huntingdonshire District Council. Age 65.
Jenefer Greenwood
Non-executive Board member
Appointed in January 2004. Member of the Remuneration Committee. Jenefer Greenwood is Retail Strategist at Grosvenor with special responsibility for direction of all Marketing and Leasing activates on the retail development portfolio. She is also a member of the Management Board of the New West End Company and a Governor of Westonbirt School, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Previous experience includes: Head of Retail at CB Hillier Parker, member of the general council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, President of the British Council of Shopping Centres (2003/04) and member of International Council of Shopping Centres European Board. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Age 49.
Martin Moore
Non-executive Board member
Appointed in April 2002. Chairman of the Audit Committee. Martin Moore is Managing Director of PRUPIM (Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd) and past-President of the British Property Federation (year to June 2005). He is also a non-executive director of hSo, an IT and telecommunications company. Previous experience includes: Chairman of the Investment Property Forum, Chairman of Westminster Property Owners Association and a member of CABE's Design Review Committee. Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Age 51.
Dinah Nichols
CBNon-executive Board member
Appointed to the Board in January 2003. Member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee. Dinah Nichols is a non-executive director of Pennon plc (a waste and water company based in the South West) and Shires Smaller Companies plc. She is also Chair of the National Forest Company, Chair of a Groundwork Trust and a Trustee of several other charities. Previous experience includes: Director-General for Environment, DEFRA, Director-General for Property Holdings, Department of the Environment, Director-General for Housing and Construction, Department of the Environment. Hon. Fellowship, Royal Holloway College, University of London. Age 63.
Chris Bartram
Non-executive Board member
Appointed in January 2007. Member of the Audit Committee. Chris Bartram is currently Chairman of Orchard Street Investment Management and was Managing Director of Haslemere which was floated on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1999. Current non-executive appointments include: Chairman of Estate Management Development Fund at Cambridge University and Associate Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge. Past non-executive appointments include: President of the British Property Federation, Chairman of the Bank of England Property Forum, and a non-executive director of George Wimpey plc. Age 58.