| Group Chief Executive & Chief Investment Officer | Ben Habib, MA (Cantab) | |
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Ben founded First Property Group plc in 2000. He is responsible for all aspects of the operations of Fprop and its fund management business. Subject to the terms and conditions of any given fund’s corporate governance, he is amongst other things responsible for property selection, pricing, due diligence (legal, commercial and technical), negotiating property purchases, financing the purchases, and the subsequent asset management of the properties and sales strategy. He is very closely involved in all aspects of the business.
Prior to setting up Fprop, he was Managing Director of a private property development company, JKL Property Ltd, from 1994 - 2000, in which he held a 30% interest. Before joining JKL, he was Finance Director of PWS Holdings plc for 5 years, a quoted Lloyd’s reinsurance broker. Ben started his career in corporate finance in 1987 at Shearson Lehman Brothers. He was educated at Rugby School and Cambridge University. |
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