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

Resources and articles

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