Our team

About Robert

Robert Fowlds was appointed to the Board in February 2024.

Robert has over 40 years’ experience in real estate. He was head of real estate investment banking at J.P. Morgan Cazenove until 2015, advising on numerous capital markets and M&A transactions. Prior to working in corporate finance, Robert was MD and Co-Head of the Pan-European real estate sector equity analyst team at Merrill Lynch, and previously a member of the team at Kleinwort Benson. Robert is a chartered surveyor and spent his early career specialising in investment and development.

Robert’s financial knowledge and background in the real estate industry, as well as his experience as a non-executive director in the listed sector, strengthens the overall expertise of the Board and contributes to the long-term success of the business.

Other Current External Appointments

• Member of the Supervisory Board, Klepierre S.A.
• Non-Executive Director, LondonMetric Property plc

About Matthew

Matthew Bonning-Snook, BSc (Urb Est Surveying) MRICS, joined Helical in 1995 and was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director in 2007, assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer following the conclusion of the 2024 AGM. He also serves as Chair of the Sustainability Committee leading our commitment to measuring and improving Helical’s corporate ESG performance and driving the Group’s sustainability initiatives.

Prior to joining Helical, Matthew was a Development Agent and Consultant at Richard Ellis (now CBRE).

With his extensive experience, expert knowledge of the London property market and established network of contacts within the industry, Matthew provides valuable insight to lead the business and execute the Group’s strategy, including securing our joint venture with Places for London which is the cornerstone of our future pipeline.

About James

James Moss, MChem (Hons) (Oxon) FCA, joined Helical in September 2014 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed Company Secretary in May 2015 and to the Executive Committee in March 2018. He was subsequently appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2022 then Chief Financial Officer in July 2025.

As Chief Financial Officer, James had a broad range of responsibilities, contributing to setting and delivering Helical’s strategy and ensuring its operational and financial effectiveness.

James has extensive financial and real estate experience and is a highly adept leader and communicator. He is skilled in leading corporate finance matters and joint venture structuring, both of which are particularly important to the delivery of our strategy and long-term success.

James was previously at Grant Thornton, where he was latterly responsible for leading audit and other assurance assignments in their real estate division.

About Amanda

Amanda Aldridge was appointed to the Board in April 2024.

Having spent 33 years at KPMG, Amanda has garnered extensive experience in the fields of audit, governance and capital markets. She was a KPMG partner for 20 years, holding numerous positions and was latterly the Head of Intellectual Property & Contract Governance in the firm’s Risk Consulting Division.

Over the last eight years, Amanda has served as a Non-Executive Director on several quoted and unquoted
company boards and is an experienced audit and risk committee chair. Through her directorships, she has also gained considerable experience in the property sector.

Amanda qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She is also an active member of the Institute’s Corporate Governance, Sustainability & Climate Change and Construction & Real Estate Communities.

Amanda’s strong financial background, combined with her knowledge and experience in risk management across a variety of sectors, including property, is highly valuable to the Board and contributes to the long-term success of the business.

Other Current External Appointments 

• Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee at The Brunner Investment Trust plc;
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee at Staffline Group plc; 
• Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee at The Low Carbon Contracts Company Limited; and
• Non-Executive Director at AGS Airports Group Holdings Limited.

About Sue

Sue Farr is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and has served on the boards of a diverse range of companies and has experience on other remuneration committees, both as a member and chair. Her effectiveness as Chair is bolstered by her understanding of employee and wider business perspectives, as well as her ability to consider the consequences of remuneration decisions. She is also a member of the Audit and Risk and Nominations Committees.

In May 2021, the Board appointed Sue as the designated Non-Executive Director ("DNED") for ESG & Sustainability and in July 2025, she was appointed as the DNED for workforce engagement. She plays a key role in monitoring Helical’s Culture and ensuring its alignment with Company strategy to support the long-term sustainable success of the business. 

Sue contributes considerable knowledge, skill and experience to the Board and its Committees, particularly in the areas of marketing, branding and consumer issues, which are key areas of focus for the Board and important for the continued success of our business.

Sue is a former Chair of both the Marketing Society and the Marketing Group of Great Britain. In 2003, she joined the Chime Group, where she was Chair of the Advertising and Marketing Services Division and Strategic and Business Development Director until 2015, and served as a Special Advisor to their Board until July 2020. Prior to joining the Chime Group, Sue served as Marketing Director of the BBC for seven years, Director of Corporate Affairs at Thames Television for three years and Director of Corporate Communications at Vauxhall Motors. Sue has also served as a Non-Executive Director for British American Tobacco plc, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, New Look plc, Accsys Technologies plc, Lookers plc, Unlimited Marketing Group Ltd, DNEG Limited, Dairy Crest plc, Dolphin Capital Partners and Historic Royal Palaces.

Other current external appointments:

• Senior Independent Director, THG plc
• Non-Executive Director, Ebiquity Plc 
• Non-Executive Director, Vistry Group PLC 

About Martina

Martina Malone was appointed to the Board in on 1 September 2025.
 
Martina has over 30 years’ experience in the sectors of banking, finance and real estate garnered from roles at Prologis, JER Partners, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and HypoVereinsbank. Prior to joining Helical, she held the role of Global Head of Capital Raising at Prologis, a leading global logistics real estate firm. Her career with Prologis spanned from 2010 until the beginning of August 2025, during which time she built and led a global team across offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Singapore that attracted over $20 billion of capital from a wide range of investors in Europe, the Middle East, Americas and Asia Pacific. 
 
Throughout her career, Martina has acted as a champion for women and young leaders within the companies she has worked for and across the wider real estate industry, taking an active role at global conferences and in mentorship programmes.
 
Martina’s expertise in real estate, structuring, international capital markets, global investor relations and strategic growth make her particularly well-placed to contribute to the Group’s broader strategic agenda and further the sustainable success of the business.

About Eleanor

Eleanor joined Helical in November 2019, and her role covers all aspects of company secretarial work and various areas of operational governance. She is a member of the Executive Committee.

She qualified as a solicitor and notary public in Scotland in September 2014 and is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland.

About Marsha

Marsha joined Helical in March 2026 and supports the Board and its Committees. She is responsible for company secretarial matters, corporate governance processes, and ensuring that the Group meets its obligations as a listed company.

Marsha is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland.

Outside of work, Marsha enjoys reading, travelling, and exploring London’s restaurants.

About Rob

Rob is the Chief Investment Officer of Helical, predominately responsible for the execution of new transactions, corporate structuring related matters and financial/investment analysis across the portfolio. He is actively involved in the delivery of the Group’s development pipeline and is a Helical representative director for the Places for London and 100 New Bridge Street joint ventures.

Prior to joining Helical in 2018, Rob worked for PwC for 7 years in their Real Estate Deals practice providing M&A advice to a range of global clients. Whilst at PwC Rob qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Rob lives in Surrey and is a keen golfer and a long-suffering Southampton FC fan. He holds an MA in Economics from the University of St Andrews.

About Laura

Laura is Helical's Head of Sustainability and has been with the company since 2017. As a qualified accountant, she joined Helical as part of the Finance Team, however, her passion and interest for environmental issues saw her transition into a sustainability role. During her time at Helical she has successfully launched “Built for the Future”, the company’s sustainability strategy and has been an integral part of the team in delivering Helical’s “Net Zero Carbon Pathway” and “Designing for Net Zero”.

Laura is part of the Sustainability Committee and together with her fellow members champion sustainable practices in how Helical acquire, redevelop, manage and dispose of their assets. 

Outside work, Laura can be found walking her lurcher Zennor and seeking out North London’s best restaurants and pubs. When time allows, she returns to her family home for mostly wet and windy walks along the South West Coast Path.

About Martin

Martin is Helical’s Head of Tax and joined the company in 2013.  A Chartered Accountant, he is responsible for the management of all the group’s taxes, including REIT compliance, Corporation Tax, VAT, CIS and payroll.  Sitting within the wider finance team, his role covers both the provision of tax advice relating to our business activities and new opportunities and the management of the group’s tax reporting and ongoing tax compliance requirements.  Alongside this he provides support to the finance team in the production of the group’s annual and interim financial statements.

Martin also acts as the internal point of contact for Helical’s staff on matters such as pensions, employee benefits including healthcare and life insurance, share schemes, the cycle to work scheme and the payroll aspects of maternity and paternity leave.

Martin’s interests include cooking, wine, travel, walking, reading and music. He is always happy to be part of a quiz team and remains unswerving in his opinion that The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” is the greatest piece of popular music ever made by anyone.  The rest of the Top 10 changes on a daily basis.

About Nikki

Nikki is a Senior Development Executive and has been at the company since 2007. During her time at Helical she has been an integral part of the project team on some of the company’s most prominent schemes including Barts Square, The Bower, Kaleidoscope and The JJ Mack Building. Her current focus is on the company's new schemes, including 10 King William Street, Brettenham House, 100 New Bridge Street and Paddington.

She works closely with our design teams to ensure the highest quality product delivery and is experienced both in placemaking and branding, combining these skills to create comprehensive and successful marketing and place-creation schemes with the aim and result of attracting and retaining the best tenants and occupiers and maximising values.

Nikki is a keen cyclist and runner and lives in South London with her son. She fulfils her love of singing and music via her membership of an excellent choir and also through significantly less musically excellent evenings of karaoke. She is the current Chair of the City Property Association. 

About Rose

Rose is our Front of House and Team Assistant, having joined our new office in 2025. Rose ensures our guests feel warmly welcomed and well looked after, manages a busy reception diary, and supports the team with admin and upcoming events.

Rose brings a broad range of experience from previous front-of-house and support roles, having worked across FinTech companies, law firms, boutique hotels and many more.

Outside of work, you'll often find Rose on a yoga mat—either teaching or attending a class—spending time with friends and family or enjoying a trip to the theatre.

About Lesley

Lesley is responsible for managing the Group’s financial operations, including the coordination of the consolidated financial statements, the day-to-day accounting function and the Group’s joint venture reporting. After gaining an MA in Business Studies and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh, Lesley trained as a Chartered Accountant at an audit firm before joining Helical in 2014.

Originally from rural Scotland, Lesley now enjoys living the city life in London, spending time with her girls (young daughters and Brie the dog), husband and any friends willing to also spend time with her girls!

About Andrew

Andy joined Helical in 2005 as a Development Accountant, responsible for accounting for the Group’s development schemes. In 2014 he became the Group Accountant. In his current role he is responsible for budgeting and forecasting and the quarterly management accounts, as well as the consolidation and analysis of the Group’s financial position. In addition, Andy plays a key role in delivering the Annual Report and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the finance team and accounts systems and processes.

In his spare time Andy enjoys watching football and cricket. Having tired of the gym, he has recently taken up cycling. He is also an occasional runner and has taken part in the Land Aid 10k run whenever possible.

About Alex

Alex is Helical's temporary Head of Sustainability, covering Laura Beaumont while she is on maternity leave. Alex joins Helical having spent the last two and a half years working across the private, public, and data centre sectors at Mace Construct. Alex is an engineer by background but transitioned to working in sustainability in 2021 and has since delivered at all levels, from driving the net zero agenda at a project level, to designing and implementing sustainability strategy across businesses. 

As part of the Sustainability Committee, Alex together with his fellow members champion sustainable practices in how Helical acquire, redevelop, manage, and dispose of their assets.

Outside work, Alex is an avid skier, average runner, and a terrible golfer. He spends most of his weekends playing courses around London with his partner and friends.

About John

John joined Helical from Cushman and Wakefield (then Healey & Baker) in 1995. He oversees the management of Helical's investment portfolio and has extensive experience in adding value through asset repositioning, design, refurbishment and leasing across a variety of commercial asset classes.

In addition to his asset management role, John is also responsible for the Group’s insurance policies and procedures, is part of the Sustainability Committee and part of the Corporate Health & Safety team. John is also a Mental Health First Aider.

John holds a BSc Hons In Estate Management and is a Member of the RICS.  

In his spare time, John enjoys a variety of practical and outdoor oriented hobbies.

About Iveta

Iveta joined Helical in 2015 as an Accounts Administrator and her role covers a variety of responsibilities. She assists the Tax Manager with VAT returns and the CIS scheme and has sole responsibility for the company credit cards reconciliation and analysis. She also assists with the purchase ledger and periodically reviews and reconciles suppliers accounts. In addition, she has responsibility for monthly processing of many of the banking transactions.

Iveta was born in Slovakia where she studied at the Faculty of Humanities in Zilina and qualified as a Teacher of Mathematics/English Language & Literature. Iveta has a very busy life with her three young children but whenever possible she finds a moment for a good book or a film.

About Ann

Ann joined Helical in 1989 and manages Helical's Purchase Ledger. Ann is responsible for checking, coding and processing invoices, making payments, processing staff expenses, setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details. Ann is also responsible for the reconciliation of supplier statements, filing invoices and being first point of contact for relevant enquiries.

Ann is a fitness fanatic and exercises every day. Outside work Ann plays Walking Football for Leyton Orient and Steppers WOC WFC.

About Lucy

Lucy joined Helical in 2017 and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Lucy is actively involved in the financing decisions of the business, providing analysis and liaising with Lenders regarding Helical’s debt financing, to support and help inform Helical’s financial and operational strategy. Lucy is also responsible for treasury management, forecasting cashflow and profit as well as monitoring covenants and hedging strategies. In addition, she is an integral member of the team responsible for the listed group annual report and accounts.

Lucy has become increasingly involved in the asset management side of the business, working closely on the implementation of our serviced office provision at The Bower and liaising with our occupiers.

Lucy lives in London and in her spare time enjoys spending time with friends and family. Lucy also enjoys musical theatre and has recently become a Formula 1 enthusiast. 

About Katie

Katie has worked at Helical since 2007 and is the Executive Assistant to James Moss, John Inwood and Francesca Young. Her role includes providing a variety of property related support as well as the production of documents required for the Year End reporting and the project management of the Annual Report.

Katie prides herself on helping maintain the culture and wellbeing of staff at Helical. When not looking after those in the office, Katie spends her time running around after her two sons and enjoying walks with her husband. Katie loves to ski, attend live music events and has a passion for food and wine.

About George

George is an analyst at Helical, working within the property team predominantly focusing on investment and development analysis across the portfolio. George also works on the delivery of assets within the Transport for London joint venture partnership, and helping to identify and execute new opportunities.

He began his career at Jones Lang LaSalle as part of the Capital Markets Graduate Programme, where he qualified as a Chartered member of the RICS. He has experience advising global and institutional investors within Jones Lang LaSalle’s Central London Capital Markets team, as well as working on operational real estate transactions, including hotels and PBSA.

Beyond his professional commitments, George has a strong passion for the automotive industry and frequently attends car events and rallies. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, actively participating in golf, tennis, and, most recently, padel.

About Kevin

Kevin joined Helical in October 2024 as a Financial Analyst. His core responsibilities include managing the central business cash flow and profit forecasts, alongside development appraisal and investment performance analysis across the portfolio. He also plays an active role in investor relations and reporting to Helical’s key stakeholders, including joint venture partners and the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Helical Kevin worked for EY in their Transaction Advisory team, focusing on deals in the Aviation and Vehicle finance, Banking and Asset Management.

Kevin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with EY Dublin in 2022.

Kevin is a keen golfer and loves all kinds of watersports from swimming to waterskiing and wakeboarding.

About Matt

Matt is a Senior Development Executive at Helical working on the group’s development opportunities including 100 New Bridge Street, Brettenham House, Paddington Over-station Development as well as assessing new development opportunities.

In addition to his development role, Matt sits on Helical’s Sustainability Committee and is part of the Corporate Health & Safety team. He is also a Chartered member of RICS.

Matt lives in Crystal Palace with his wife and young daughter. When they're not exploring London they like to spend time on the coast.

About Lois

Lois joined Helical in 2010 and her role spans communications, operations and ESG. Lois runs Helical’s website and social media channels and manages Helical’s charity and community partnerships. Lois executes the company's operational HR and in 2023 she completed a CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management. 

Lois sits on Helical’s Health and Safety Committee and Sustainability Committee and is one of the company’s Mental Health First Aiders.

Outside work Lois enjoys going to the gym and learning to horse-ride and has recently transitioned from a reluctant to a keen cyclist. She is a keen sports spectator and is very proud to have been the previous winner of Helical’s Fantasy Football league.....a title she is keen to regain this year. 

About Elliott

Elliott joined Helical in January 2024 as a Senior Development Executive focusing on the joint venture sites with Transport for London. Prior to joining, he held Director roles at Third London Wall and Avison Young leading a variety of central London commercial schemes including Helical’s Kaleidoscope. 

In addition to his development role, Elliott sits on Helical’s Sustainability Committee and is part of the Corporate Health & Safety team. Elliott holds a BSc Hons in Building Surveying and is a Chartered member of the RICS. 

Outside of work, Elliott is a keen rugby fan and wishes he could make it back to the Rec more often!

About Victoria

Victoria is an Executive Assistant at Helical having joined the company in March 2022. Victoria supports Matthew Bonning-Snook, Rob Sims and Matt Redgrove. With a background working in specialty line insurance covering the aviation, energy, marine and entertainment markets, as well as experience within renewable energy, Victoria was excited to move into the property world.

Outside the office Victoria spends a lot of time walking her dog (a chihuahua who would probably prefer a little less walking) and is a big fan of the theatre and live events with a wide-ranging taste in music. A keen traveller, she is looking forward to continuing her tour of Italy having already visited Venice, Rome, Milan, Florence, Positano and Sorrento.

About Holly

Holly has been part of the Helical team since 2009. Holly took a career break to raise her children and returned to Helical as an EA supporting Elliott Saunders and Nikki Dibley. 

Beyond her professional commitments, Holly enjoys moments spent with her friends and family. Living in the vibrant city of London with her husband and two young children, she finds joy in exploring the bustling urban life that the city offers. However, can be found most weekends enjoying the coastal region where she grew up.

About Aoife

Aoife joined Helical in August 2025 as a Financial Accountant. Prior to joining, she worked for Grant Thornton in their Corporate Audit team, focusing on Corporate Services industries.

Prior to moving to London, Aoife qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton Dublin.

As well as being a key member in the Annual Report production, Aoife also coordinates the day-to-day property accounting and the statutory subsidiary accounts.

Aoife has recently moved to London and in her spare time enjoys spending time with friends and family. Aoife also enjoys musical theatre.

About Francesca

Francesca joined Helical in 2012 and works in the asset management team, focussing on the London investment assets.

She is responsible for driving value in the existing portfolio through proactive management and leasing, creating and implementing strategic plans for the assets, and fostering strong occupier relationships.

Outside work Francesca enjoys travelling, true crime documentaries and walks with her cocker spaniel, Otto. She studied History & Politics prior to completing a Real Estate Masters degree at the College of Estate Management.