31 Mar 2020

The Association of Real Estate Funds, is looking for a new Chair.

The Chair of the Board is responsible for the leadership of the Board, and is pivotal in the creation of the conditions necessary for overall Board and individual Director effectiveness.

As AREF’s most senior representative, the Chair of the Board also plays a key role acting as a high profile ambassador for the industry.

The Role

The full role description can be found by clicking here.

To Apply

Please send an expression of interest, including a current CV, to Paul Richards, Managing Director of AREF, by email to prichards@aref.org.uk.

 

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Paul Richards

Paul Richards

CEO, AREF

Paul is the CEO of AREF.  Before joining AREF in 2020, Paul was Head of the European Real Estate Boutique within Mercer’s investment consulting business for almost 10 years, previously he was Head of Indirect Real Estate Investment and Global Managed Accounts at LaSalle Investment Management, where he was responsible for managing global portfolios of unlisted real estate funds for clients from Europe and Asia Pacific.

He has over 25 years of real estate experience in investment, corporate finance and research, and has advised investors, occupiers and venture capital companies on property portfolio strategy and on financial structuring, including PFI, senior and mezzanine debt and joint venture arrangements. His employers have included LaSalle Investment Management, Cushman & Wakefield and Henderson Investors.

Before coming into the world of real estate, Paul worked in marketing and market research. He originally studied Physiological Sciences at Lincoln College, Oxford and has a Master of Science in Real Estate from City University Business School, London, now Cass Business School.

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