31 Aug 2023
Board increases to 12 directors

 

We are delighted to advise that we have bolstered our board with the appointment of four new, non-executive directors.

Two appointments are new roles, designed to expand the expertise and counsel available to executive members and two replace the vacancies left by the departure of Deborah Lloyd and Simon Radford, whose terms expired recently.

The new directors are:

  • Lisa Sherriffs, Head of Legal, Real Estate (EMEA) at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
  • Andrew Grigson, Executive Director Business Development at PGIM Real Estate.
  • Tom Pinnell, Commercial Director at Langham Hall.
  • Alistair Dryer, Head of Europe LaSalle Global Solutions at LaSalle Investment Management.

 

Adrian Benedict is AREF’s chair, comments:

“It’s a great pleasure to welcome four new directors, with two replacing retired Board members and two new roles. Lisa, Andrew, Tom and Alistair are accomplished leaders in their fields and we’re looking forward to drawing more deeply on their market and industry knowledge.

“We’re the voice of the UK’s real estate investment industry – capital that funds one of the most important components in the economy. We represent the industry publicly, and especially to legislators and regulators, so bringing in additional expertise is going to increase our capacity and capabilities, at a time when social, economic and climate challenges are high and increasing".


Biographies:

Lisa Sherriffs

Lisa Sherriffs

Head of Legal (Real Estate, EMEA), Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Senior Lawyer with over 20 years’ international experience in asset management and financial markets at top tier private practice (Norton Rose Fulbright LLP) and in house for leading investment managers (most recently with Columbia Threadneedle Investments) as well as with AREF, the Real Estate Funds’ industry standards body, promoting best practice in corporate governance and transparency. Possesses detailed knowledge of all aspects of the law as it applies to RE funds, international regulation, debt and equity transactions with particular expertise in board advisory and shaping strategic solutions

Andrew Grigson

Andrew Grigson

Executive Director, Business Development, PGIM

Andrew Grigson is an executive director at PGIM Real Estate. Based in London, Andrew is responsible for business development, capital raising and marketing PGIM Real Estate’s global real estate products and services to UK institutional investors.

Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate in 2009, Andrew was a director of the UBS Global Asset Management UK Real Estate business, originally joining the team in 2004 as an asset manager but latterly handling investor relations for the UBS Triton Property Fund.

Earlier, Andrew spent 10 years with Jones Lang LaSalle / LaSalle Investment Management, working mostly on UK discretionary separate account mandates.

Andrew is a member nominated Trustee of the PGIM UK Retirement Savings Scheme and is also a Trustee of a London-based charity.  

Andrew has over 26 years of real estate industry experience and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Tom Pinnell

Tom Pinnell

Commercial Director, Langham Hall

Tom joined the Real Estate division of Langham Hall in July 2019.  He works primarily with UK Real Estate managers in the setup and ongoing administration of various investment structures.

Prior to this, Tom worked at global fund administration firm Vistra.

Tom has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cardiff University, graduating in 2013, and is currently studying towards becoming a CAIA charterholder.

Alistair Dryer

Alistair Dryer

Head of Europe , LaSalle Global Solutions at LaSalle Investment Management

Alistair is a head of Europe at LaSalle Global Solutions. He moved over from Aviva Investors in 2018, where he was Head of UK Capital GIRE and  a Senior Fund Manager, responsible for a number of key client accounts.  Alistair joined Aviva Investors in March 2009, previously having worked at ING Real Estate for nine years, firstly in the research team and then in the Multi-Manager team.

   
Alistair holds an LLB in Law and an MSc in Management and IT from the University of Leicester.  In 2009 he completed the IPF Diploma.   Alistair is also a member of the INREV Secondary Markets and Liquidity Committee.

 

 

 

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