Management team

Antony Hales BSc - Chairman CBE

Tony Hales (61), joined the Board in November 2002 and was appointed Chairman in December 2002. He is currently Chairman of NAAFI Ltd and British Waterways and a non-executive director of International Personal Finance Plc. He was previously Chief Executive of Allied Domecq plc and a non-executive director of HSBC Bank plc, Aston Villa plc and Reliance Security Group PLC. Chairman of the Nominations Committee.

Harry Platt MA MRTPI - Chief Executive

Harry Platt (58) joined the Board as Director and General Manager in April 1991, became Managing Director in April 1992 and Chief Executive in October 1999. He was Chief Executive of Harlow District Council between 1983 and 1989 and before that Assistant Chief Executive at the London Borough of Greenwich. Prior to joining the Group he was Operations Director of Dixons Commercial Properties Limited.

Graham Clemett BSc ACA - Finance Director

Graham Clemett (48) joined the Board in July 2007 as Finance Director. He trained with KPMG and spent eight years with Reuters Group PLC, latterly as Group Financial Controller, and more recently five years at RBS Group PLC as Finance Director, UK Corporate Banking.

 Responsibilities include:

• Finance
• Company Secretarial
• Investor Relations
• Energy
• The Group's IT strategy
   

Bernard Cragg BSc ACA - Senior non executive director

Bernard Cragg (55) joined the Board in June 2003. He is Chairman of i-mate Plc and a non-executive director of Mothercare Plc, and Astro All Asia Networks Plc. He retired as Chairman of Datamonitor Plc and as a non-executive director of Bristol & West Plc in July and October 2007 respectively. He was formerly Group Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of Carlton Communications Plc and a non-executive director of Arcadia plc. Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

John Bywater FRICS

John Bywater (62) joined the Board in June 2004. He is Managing Director of Caddick Developments, having retired as executive director of Hammerson plc in March 2007. He is a non-executive director of British Waterways and the West Bromwich Building Society. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees.

Rupert Dickinson M.R.I.C.S.

Rupert Dickinson (50) joined the Board in August 2006. He is Chief Executive of Grainger Trust plc. He was formerly at Richard Ellis (now CBRE). A member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

Angus Boag MSc CEng MICE - Development Director

Angus Boag (50) joined the Group in June 2007 as Development Director. Prior to joining the Group he was at Manhattan Loft Corporation for 12 years joining as Development Director and appointed as Managing Director in 2001

Responsibilities include:

• Intensification and refurbishment of assets across the portfolio (including joint ventures)
• Lead on social environment and ethical issues

Chris Pieroni BA MSc PhD - Operations Director

Chris Pieroni (51) joined the Group in October 2007. He was previously at KPMG specialising in real estate and infrastructure finance. He began his professional career teaching economics at Cambridge University. He joined Colliers Erdman Lewis in 1993, later becoming Chief Operating Officer
Responsibilities include:

• Estate management
• Lettings and marketing