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..." [1]
Board
Accessed June 2012: [2]
- 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
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Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- Kate Swann
- Sir David Michels
- Robert Swannell
- Graham C. Roberts - former finance director
- Stephen Hester - former chief excecutive
- Pillar Property - acquired in 2005
- Clive Cowdery
- Colin Wagman
- Michael Cassidy