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The Board of Helical Bar plc is collectively responsible for providing the entrepreneurial leadership of the Group within a framework of controls and reporting structures which assist the Group in pursuing its strategic aims and business objectives.
The Board of Helical Bar plc comprises six executive directors and five non-executive directors.
Executive Directors
Chief Executive
Michael Slade, BSc (Est Man) FRICS FSVA, joined the Board as an executive director in 1984 and was appointed Chief Executive in 1986. He is President of Land Aid, the property industry charity, Chairman of the Property Forum, a Fellow of the College of Estate Management, Fellow of Wellington College, a Trustee of Purley Park and Sherborne School Foundation and Vice Admiral of the Marie Rose Trust. Mike was given the Property Personality of the Year award at the Property Awards 2011.
Aged 64.
Finance Director
Nigel McNair Scott, MA FCA FCT, joined the Board as a non-executive director in 1985 and was subsequently appointed Finance Director in 1987. He is a former Chairman of Avocet Mining plc and former director of Johnson Matthey plc. Aged 65.
Director
Gerald Kaye, BSc (Est Man) FRICS, was appointed to the Board as an executive director in 1994 and is responsible for the Group’s development activities. He has been responsible for completing over 4 million sq ft of offices, retail, leisure and industrial developments. Gerald is the President of the British Council for Offices, a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust and a trustee of The Prince’s Regeneration Trust. He is a former director of London & Edinburgh Trust Plc and former Chief Executive of SPP. LET. EUROPE NV. Aged 53.
Director
Matthew Bonning-Snook, BSc (Urb Est Surveying) MRICS, was appointed to the Board as an executive director in 2007. Prior to joining Helical in 1995 he worked for Richard Ellis (now CB Richard Ellis), and oversees many of Helical’s office and mixed use developments. Aged 43.
Director
Jack Pitman, MA (Cantab) MRICS, was appointed to the Board as an executive director in 2007. Before joining the Group in 2001 he was a director of Chester Properties Ltd. He is responsible for the Group’s investment activities. Aged 42.
Director
Duncan Walker, MA (Hons) (Oxon), PG Dip Surveying, joined the Group in 2007 and oversees a portfolio of investments and developments. In particular, he was responsible for the recent acquisition of Helical’s shopping centres and a number of industrial properties. Prior to joining Helical, Duncan led Edinburgh House Estate’s investment team. Duncan was appointed as an executive director in June 2011. Aged 32.
Non-executive directors
Chairman
Giles Weaver, FCA, was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in 1993 and was appointed Chairman following the 2005 AGM. He is Chairman of the Nominations and Appointments Committee. A past Chairman of Murray Johnstone Ltd, he is Chairman of Tamar European Industrial Fund Limited and a director of Aberdeen Asset Management plc and IRP Property Investments Limited as well as being Chairman or a director of a number of investment companies. Aged 65.
Antony Beevor, MBE, BA, was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in 2000. He is the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Remuneration and Nominations and Appointments Committees. A former Head of Corporate Finance at Hambros Bank and former Chairman of Croda International Plc, he is a Deputy Chairman of the Takeover Panel. Aged 71.
Wilf Weeks, OBE, was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in 2005. He is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations and Appointments Committees. Founder and Chairman of GJW Government Relations, he is a former Chairman of European Public Affairs at Weber Shandwick. Aged 63.
Andrew Gulliford, BSc (Est.Man), FRICS, was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in 2006. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations and Appointments Committees. A former Deputy Senior Partner of Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker, he is a non-executive director of McKay Securities PLC, IRP Property Investments Limited and various other companies. Aged 64.
Michael O'Donnell is a former Managing Director of LGV Capital (formerly Legal & General Ventures), a private equity firm where he was responsible for a number of successful investments in fast growing businesses, often with a significant property element. In 2009 he established Ebbtide Partners, a consultant to, and investor in, private companies. Aged 44.
Deputy Finance Director and Company Secretary
Tim Murphy, BA (Hons) FCA, joined the Group in 1994. Prior to joining Helical, he worked for accountants Grant Thornton and KPMG. Aged 51.
Senior management
John Inwood, BSc (Hons) MRICS, joined the Group from Cushman and Wakefield in 1995 and is the Head of Asset Management. Aged 45.
Tom Anderson, BSc (Hons) MRICS, joined the Group in 2009 from Allsops where he worked in the National Investment Team. Aged 32.
Oliver Rippier, BA (Hons) MSc Real Estate MRICS, formerly employed by Jones Lang LaSalle and Lloyds Banking Group, joined as a property analyst and development executive in 2010. Aged 29.
Alastair Oastler, BSc (Hons) ACA, joined the Group as Financial Controller in 2007 having previously worked for Invensys plc and Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA. Aged 34.
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