Leadership


     

Neil Austin

President

Neil Austin is the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Head of Asset Management for the UK, EMEA, Asia and India and its Head of Property Services for UK retail. In his asset management role, Neil is responsible for finance and treasury, lease event planning, transaction management and strategic initiatives. For UK retail services, asset management, projects and facilities management all fall within his remit.

Previously Global Head of Real Estate Strategy at ABN AMRO, Neil joined RBS in 2007 following its takeover of the Dutch bank. Before that, he spent an eventful time at Enron, managing EMEA and Asia until 2002, and started his career as a graduate at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Neil has extensive knowledge of global real estate markets specialising in strategic real estate, M&A, supplier procurement and management, portfolio, asset and transaction management, partly gained from time living in Hong Kong and Singapore, each for three years.

 
     

     

Steve Probert

Immediate Past President

steve.probert@BA.com

Steve has worked for several corporate occupiers, each with large international portfolios. He has held various senior leadership positions within the CRE functions of these occupiers, successfully completing multiple strategic initiatives across each of the portfolios.

An accomplished executive with experience of building relationships and offering strategic advice across multiple industry sectors. Able to deliver complex business challenges utilising extensive experience in global organisations, providing inspirational leadership across a wide range of strategic programmes.

 
     

     

Gavin Travica

Finance  

Gavin.Travica@davislangdon.com

 
     

     

Robin Harris

Commercial & Events

robingharris@sky.com

 
     

     

Nick Winter

Events Leader

nwinter@hlw.com

 
     

     

Jeanie Chuo

Workplace

jeanie.chuo@db.com

 
     

     

James Maddock

S & PP

James.maddock@dtz.com

 
     

     

Harry Cole

MI

harry.cole@charmassonconsulting.co.uk

 
     

     
  Sam Pickering

Sustainability

sam.pickering@cbre.com
 
     

     

Joshua Beer

Young Leader

joshua.beer@cbre.com

 
     

     

Holistic

PR

laura@holisticgroup.co.uk

 
     

     

Steph Graham

Board Support

steph@sasevents.co.uk

 
     

     

Michael Creamer

Co-opted Global Director

Michael.Creamer@eur.cushwake.com

 
     

     

John Gilleard

Director, Asia Pacific & EMEA – now UK Director

jgilleard@corenetglobal.org

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