British Land

"British Land was founded in 1856 by three liberal MPs as a mechanism for expanding the field of voters eligible to elect Members of Parliament – at this time restricted to “landed gentlemen”... In 1971, the property entrepreneur John Ritblat took over British Land and led its profitable exploitation of many property opportunities available in the post-war evolution of the British business economy. A serial purchaser of properties and property-rich operating businesses, the company grew its portfolio from £37 million in 1971 to £1.6 billion in 1990..."

Board
Accessed June 2012:


 * Chris Gibson-Smith - Non-executive Chairman
 * Chris Grigg - Chief Executive
 * Lucinda Bell - Finance Director
 * Tim Roberts - Head of Offices
 * Stephen Smith (UK) - Chief Investment Officer
 * Charles Maudsley - Head of Retail
 * John Gildersleeve - Senior Independent Director
 * Lord Turnbull - Non-executive Director
 * Aubrey Adams - Non-executive Director
 * Dido Harding - Non-executive Director
 * Richard Pym - Non-executive Director
 * Simon Borrows - Non-executive Director
 * William Jackson - Non-executive Director
 * Anthony Braine - Group Secretary
 * John Ritblat - Honorary President

Contact
Web: http://www.britishland.com

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 * Colin Wagman
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