Brief Curriculum Vitaes of the directors are set out below.
| Non-Executive Chairman | Alasdair Locke, MA (Oxon) | |
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Alasdair is the outgoing Executive Chairman of Abbot Group, an oil services company which he founded in 1992 and which was listed on the London Stock Exchange between 1995 and 2008. It was acquired in 2008 for £906 million by Turbo Alpha Ltd, a company controlled by US private equity fund, First Reserve Corporation. Alasdair sold his remaining interest in the Group in 2009 and has now stepped down altogether.
Alasdair’s early career started at Citigroup in 1974, where he stayed for 8 years, specialising in shipping and oil. He is also Chairman of Mecom Group PLC, and Chairman of Argenta Holdings PLC, an unlisted holding company trading in Lloyds of London. He was voted Scottish Entrepreneur of the year in 1999.
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| Group Chief Executive | Ben Habib, MA (Cantab) | |
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Ben founded Fprop in 2000 and has been its Chief Executive since that date. He has 16 years experience in the property sector. Prior to establishing the Group he operated in a private capacity as a property developer and investor. Between 1994 and 2000 he was involved in over 70 transactions (developments and investments) totalling in excess of £100 million and spanning the breadth of the UK. Ben has a strong financial background, having been FD of PWS Holdings plc (an LSE listed Lloyds reinsurance broker) for five years in the early 1990’s and an investment banker in corporate finance with Shearson Lehman Bros in the late 1980’s. He is currently a member of the Governing Body of Rugby School. ben.habib@fprop.com |
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| Group Finance Director & Company Secretary | George Digby, BA (Hons), ACA | |
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Prior to joining Fprop in 2003, George ran his own private accountancy consultancy for five years. Between 1989 and 1998 he was FD of Fired Earth plc, overseeing its listing on the London Stock Exchange, a tripling of its turnover, and a doubling of its pre-tax profits. He qualified with Price Waterhouse in 1981, followed by positions with Collins Publishers and Nikon UK Ltd.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified with Price Waterhouse in 1981, and is a holder of the IMC certificate.
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| Independent Non Executive Director | Peter Moon, BSc (Econ) - EFFECTIVE 1st MAY 2010 | |
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Peter is the outgoing Chief Investment Officer of Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), following his retirement in 2009.
His background is steeped in the UK investment management industry. Aside from his 17 year tenure at USS, he was a member of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Investment Committee between 1990-1995, and more recently an Adviser to Lincolnshire County Council, Middlesborough Council and London Pension Fund Authority. Earlier roles included investment management positions with Brirish Airways Pensions, National Provident, Slater Walker and Central Board of Finance Church of England.
He is also a Director of The Scottish Amercian Investment Company. |
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