Corporate Governance

Andrew Cunningham FCA, FRICS - Chief executive
Aged 56

Appointment
Appointed to the board as Finance Director in 1996 and became Deputy Chief Executive in 2002 and Chief Executive in 2009

Experience
Andrew is a chartered accountant and before joining Grainger was a partner in a predecessor firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a member of the British Property Federation Policy Committee and in 2012 was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and was also appointed a member of the Cambridge University Land Economy Advisory Board.

Committee membership
None

Nick Jopling FRICS - Executive director, Property
Aged 51

Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2010 as Executive Director with responsibility for property.

Experience
Nick was previously with CB Richard Ellis where he was executive director of residential. He is the Chairman of the UK Urban Land Institute Executive Committee and was a member of Sir Adrian Montague’s Committee which reviewed the Barriers to Institutional Investment in Private Rented Homes.

Committee membership
None

Mark Greenwood FCMA - Finance director
Aged 53

Appointment
Appointed to the board as Finance Director in September 2010.

Experience
Mark has worked in finance since 1982 and held a number of senior positions within Alfred McAlpine plc from 1989 to 2008. He was Group Finance Director from 2007 until its takeover in 2008 by Carillion. From 2008 to 2010 Mark was Finance Director of the Middle East and North Africa business of Carillion plc.

Committee membership
Member of board risk and compliance committee

Robin Broadhurst CVO, CBE, FRICS - Non-executive chairman
Aged 66

Appointment
Appointed to the board in February 2004 and became Chairman in February 2007.

Experience
Robin was previously European Chairman at Jones Lang LaSalle and served as trustee and non-executive director at Grosvenor for eleven years. He is a property consultant to Sir Robert McAlpine Limited and is a Non-executive director of Chelsfield Partners.

Committee membership
Chairman of nominations committee
Member of the remuneration committee

John Barnsley FCA - Non-executive director
Aged 64

Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2003 and became Senior Independent Director in February 2011.

Experience
John is a Non-executive director of Northern Investors Company plc, American Appraisal Associates LLP and Hippodrome Casino Limited. Until December 2001 he was a senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Committee membership
Senior independent director
Member of audit committee
Member of board risk and compliance committee
Member of nominations committee

Baroness Margaret Ford - Non-executive director
Aged 54

Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2008.

Experience
Margaret is Chairman of Barchester Healthcare Ltd and May Gurney Group Ltd. She was Chairman of the Olympic Park Legacy Company from 2009 to 2012, was a Managing Director in the Royal Bank of Canada’s Global Infrastructure Group from 2007 to 2009, and between 2002 and 2007 was Chairman of English Partnerships.

Committee membership
Chairman of remuneration committee
Member of audit committee
Member of nominations committee

Belinda Richards - Non-executive director
Aged 54

Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2011.

Experience
Belinda was previously Global Head of Deloitte’s Merger Integration and Separation Advisory Services and is also a Non-executive director of Friends Life Group plc.

Committee membership
Chairman of audit committee
Member of board risk and compliance committee

Simon Davies - Non-executive director
Aged 53

Appointment
Appointed to the board in 2012.

Experience
Simon retired from the role of Executive Chairman at Threadneedle Asset Management in 2012 after five years in the position, having previously been Chief Executive (1999 – 2007) and Chief Investment Officer (1995 – 1998). He is currently Chairman of JP Morgan Overseas Investment Trust plc and is also a director of Intrinsic Financial Services Ltd.

Committee membership
Member of remuneration committee
Member of board risk and compliance committee