Board of Directors

Nigel Rich   CBE
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2006, he became Chairman on 1 October 2006. He is Deputy Chairman of Xchanging Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of Pacific Assets Trusts and KGR Absolute Return PCC, and Deputy Chairman of Asia House, a charity promoting cultural and other links with Asia. He was previously Chairman of Exel PLC, CP Ships and Hamptons Group Ltd and in his career he was Managing Director of Hongkong Land and then Jardine Matheson. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ian Coull
Chief Executive
Member of the Nomination Committee
Appointed as Chief Executive on 1 January 2003. He is also on the London Regional Board of Royal & SunAlliance and chairs the British Property Federation’s (BPF) REITs task force, having been President of the BPF from June 2005 until July 2006. Prior to joining the Company he was a Director at J Sainsbury plc and held Board and Senior Management positions at Ladbrokes, Texas Homecare and Cavenham Foods. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Lord Blackwell
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Nomination Committee, the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2001. He is Chairman of Interserve plc, a Non-Executive Director of Standard Life plc, a senior adviser to KPMG’s Corporate Finance practice, a Non-Executive Board Member of the Office of Fair Trading Limited, and Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies. He was previously a partner with McKinsey & Company, Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit from 1995-97, Director of Group Development at NatWest Group, and a Non-Executive Director of The Corporate Services Group plc and Smartstream Technologies Ltd. He became a Life Peer in 1997. 

Walter Hens 
Director of Group Business Development
Appointed as a Group Executive Director on 1 January 2007. He is responsible for the Group Business Development function, which focuses on our major customers and market segments, generating and securing significant large-scale opportunities for profitable growth across the Group. He joined SEGRO in 1989 and was responsible for Belgian operations until 2004. he was responsible for the European operations from 2004 until the end of 2007. He joined the Executive Committee in September 2005. Prior to joining SEGRO, he was with Imofo (now Banimmo). He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Stephen L Howard
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 16 May 2001. He is a Non-Executive Director of Balfour Beatty plc, holds memberships of the advisory councils of various private and non-profit organisations, and is the Managing Director of Business in the Community. He was previously Group Chief Executive of Cookson Group plc and then Novar plc.

Lesley MacDonagh
Non-Executive Director
Member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2007. She is a Director of Bovis Homes Group. She was previously the worldwide Managing Partner of Lovells, the International Law Firm, a Governor of the London School of Economics, a member of the Property Advisory Group for the UK Government, and a Council Member of the Law Society.

Andrew Palmer
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nomination Committee Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 26 January 2004. He is Group Finance Director of Legal & General Group plc where he has held a number of financial and operational roles in the asset management, insurance and international businesses. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Christopher Peacock
Non-Executive Director
Member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 28 January 2004. He is a Director of Howard De Walden Estates Limited, a Director of Land Locator Company, and a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners 11, L.P. He was previously President & Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  

Inès Reinmann
Managing Director, Continental Europe
Appointed to the Executive Committee on joining SEGRO in October 2007. Prior to joining SEGRO, she was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICADE EMGP, Business Property Market Director (ICADE), CEO (Icade Tertial), and Managing Director (ICADE). Prior to ICADE she held senior management positions with responsibility for development, operations and corporate real estate at Coprim. She was Chairperson and CEO of ICADE EMPG of ICAQDE EUROGEM.

David Sleath
Group Finance Director
Appointed as Group Finance Director on 1 January 2006. Previously he was Finance Director of Wagon plc, the international automotive engineering group from 1999 to 2005. From 1982 to 1999 he worked for Arthur Andersen, latterly as a partner and Head of Audit & Assurance for the Midlands. He is a non-executive director of Bunzl plc and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ian Sutcliffe
Managing Director, UK
Appointed as Managing Director of UK Property on 9 June 2008. He is responsible for the UK property portfolio. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Executive of Taylor Wimpey UK. He has previously held a number of senior international roles within Royal Dutch Shell plc.

Thom Wernink
Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 23 May 2005. He is a Non-Executive Director on a number of property and investment companies based in Continental Europe. He was previously Chairman of the European Public Real Estate Association and of Corio NV, a Netherlands-based property company with retail, office and retail interests across Europe.