Stephen Smith (UK)

"Stephen was Chief Investment Officer of British Land Company PLC, the FTSE 100 real estate investment trust (“REIT”), from January 2010 with responsibility for the group’s property and investment strategy. He stood down from the board of British Land in March 2013 and left the company at the end of June 2013. He was formerly Global Head of Asset Management and Transactions at AXA Real Estate Investment Managers where he was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of more than €40 billion on behalf of life funds, listed property vehicles, unit linked and closed end funds. Prior to joining AXA in 1999 he was Managing Director at Sun Life Properties for five years. Stephen is currently non-executive chairman of Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited, a London listed closed-end investment company. He is also non-executive director of Gatehouse Bank Plc, a London-based wholesale investment bank that specializes in global real estate."


 * Director, Tritax Big Box REIT plc