Nigel Rich CBE

Nigel Rich CBE

Ian Coull

Ian Coull

David Sleath

David Sleath

Ian Sutcliffe

Ian Sutcliffe

Lord Blackwell

Lord Blackwell

Stephen L Howard

Stephen L Howard

Andrew Palmer

Andrew Palmer

Christopher Peacock

Christopher Peacock

Thom Wernink

Thom Wernink

Board of Directors


Nigel Rich
CBE Chairman
Chairman of the Nomination Committee

Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1st July 2006 and became Chairman on
1 October 2006. He is Chairman of Xchanging Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) plc, Matheson & Co Ltd, Pacific Assets Trust and KGR Absolute Return PCC. He was previously Chairman of Exel PLC, CP Ships and Hamptons Group Ltd and, in his career, he was Managing Director of Hongkong Land and then Jardine Matheson. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

 

Ian Coull Chief Executive
Member of the Nomination Committee
Appointed Chief Executive on 1 January 2003. He is also on the London Regional Board of Royal & SunAlliance and chairs the British Property Federation’s (BPF) REITs task force, having been President of the BPF from June 2005 until July 2006. Prior to joining SEGRO, he was a Director at J Sainsbury plc and held Board and Senior Management positions at Ladbrokes, Texas Homecare and Cavenham Foods. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

 

David Sleath Group Finance Director
Appointed as Group Finance Director on 1 January 2006. Previously, he was Finance Director of Wagon plc, the international automotive engineering group, from 1999 to 2005. From 1982 to 1999, he worked for Arthur Andersen, latterly as a partner and Head of Audit & Assurance for the Midlands. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Non-Executive Director of Bunzl plc.

 

Ian Sutcliffe Managing Director, UK
Appointed a Group Executive Director on 1 July 2008. Previously, he was a Director of Taylor Wimpey plc and Chief Executive of Taylor Wimpey UK and had held a number of senior international roles with Royal Dutch Shell plc, lastly as Vice President Retail for Shell Oil in the US. He was also Retail Director of Shell UK.

 

Lord Blackwell Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2001. He is Chairman of Interserve plc, Senior Independent Director of Standard Life plc and a Non-Executive Board Member of the Office of Fair Trading Limited. He is also a Board member and former Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously a partner with McKinsey & Company, Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit between 1995-97, Director of Group Development at NatWest Group, a Non-Executive Director of The Corporate Services Group plc and Chairman of Smartstream Technologies Ltd. He became a life peer in 1997.

 

Stephen L Howard Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Audit Committee
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 16 May 2001. He is a Non-Executive Director of Balfour Beatty plc, holds memberships of the advisory councils of various private and non-profit organisations, and is the Chief Executive of Business in the Community. He was previously Group Chief Executive of Cookson Group plc and then Novar plc.

 

Andrew Palmer Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 28 January 2004. He is Group Finance Director of Legal & General Group plc where he has held a number of financial and operational roles in the asset management, insurance and international businesses. He is Chairman of the Financial Regulation and Taxation Committee of the Association of British Insurers (ABI). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

 

Christopher Peacock Non-Executive Director
Member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 28 January 2004. He is a Director of Howard De Walden Estates Limited and a member of the Advisory Board to The Landon Trust. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

 

Thom Wernink Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee
Appointed a Non-Executive Director on 23 May 2005. He is a Non-Executive Director on a number of property and investment companies based in Continental Europe. He was previously Chairman of the European Public Real Estate Association and of Corio NV, a Netherlands-based property company with interests across Europe.



Updated 11 January 2010