Directors

Richard Peskin MA‚ LLM
Chairman‚ Non-Executive
Joined the Company in 1967‚ appointed to the Board in 1968 and Chairman since 1986. A Non-Executive Director of Royal & Sun Alliance‚ London Board‚ and formerly a member of the General Council of the British Property Federation and the Estates Committee of the M.C.C. Age 64.

Member of Nomination Committee.

Toby Courtauld MA‚ MRICS
Chief Executive
With MEPC from 1991 to 2002‚ joined the Group and appointed to the Board in 2002. A Non-Executive Director of Liv-ex and a member of the Management Board of the Investment Property Forum and the Policy Committee of the British Property Federation. Age 40.

Timon Drakesmith BSc‚ FCA
Finance Director
Formerly Group Director of Financial Operations at Novar plc‚ previously with Credit Suisse and Barclays. Joined the Group and appointed to the Board in 2005. Member of the Finance Committee of the British Property Federation. Age 42.

Robert Noel BSc‚ MRICS
Property Director
A director of Nelson Bakewell from 1992 to 2002‚ joined the Group and appointed to the Board in 2002.Vice Chairman of the Westminster Property Owners Association and a director of New West End Company. Age 43.

Neil Thompson BSc(Hons)‚ MRICS
Development Director
With Derwent Valley from 1996 to 2002 and previously with Legal & General. Joined the Group in 2002 and appointed to the Board in 2006. Age 40.

Kathleen O’Donovan BSc (Econ)‚ FCA
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Prudential and Trinity Mirror‚ member of the Audit Committee of Arm Holdings and Chairman of the Invensys Pension Fund Trustee Board. Previously a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Court of the Bank of England and EMI Group and a Non-Executive Director of O₂. Appointed to the Board in 2003. Age 51.

Senior Independent Director.
Chairman of the Nomination and Audit Committees and Member of the Remuneration Committee.

Charles Irby FCA
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Aberdeen Asset Management and a Non-Executive Director of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust and QBE Insurance Group. Appointed to the Board in 2004. Age 62.

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit Committee.

Phillip Rose MA‚ FFin‚ FSI
Non-Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Real Capital and a Non-Executive Director of Hermes Property Unit Trust. Head of Real Estate for ABN Amro from 2002 to 2005 and formerly Chief Operating Officer of TrizecHahn Europe and Managing Director of Lend Lease Global Investments. Appointed to the Board in 2005. Age 48.

Member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Jonathan Short BSc‚ ACIB
Non-Executive Director
Founding partner and Chief Investment Officer of Internos Real Investors LLP‚ a pan european real estate investment management business. Non-Executive Director of Big Yellow Group plc and an Urban Land Institute Trustee. Appointed to the Board in 2007. Age 46.

Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.