Date appointed to the Board: Chair Designate – 5 May 2025; Chair – 15 May 2025

Richard has a wealth of governance and leadership experience and provides broad sector insight of the property development, investment and housebuilding industries. He spent his professional career in the property and land acquisition sector, including 20 years with Land Securities, where he held various senior executive positions, culminating in him joining the main board as Managing Director of the retail portfolio in 2005 until his retirement in 2014. Richard was previously Chairman of Redrow Plc, overseeing its merger with Barratt Developments Plc, and he has also held a number of other Non-Executive Director positions including with Unite Group Plc, EMAAR Malls (Dubai) and as part of the Battersea Power Station advisory board.

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