John Ritblat •
FRICS Chairman and Managing Director
John Ritblat became Managing Director of Union Property Holdings (London)
Ltd in August 1969, and became Chairman and Managing Director of The
British Land Company PLC in 1971 following its merger with Union. He
is also a Member of the British Library Board, a Member of the Council
of The Royal Institution, a Member of the Board of Governors and Hon.
Fellow of the London Business School and the Hon. President of The British
Ski and Snowboard Federation. Aged 67 years.
Derek A. Higgs •*
BA, FCA Deputy Chairman
Derek Higgs joined The British Land Company PLC as a non-executive Director
in July 2000, became Deputy Chairman in March 2001 and is also Chairman
of the Remuneration Committee. He is a Senior Adviser in the UK to UBS
Warburg and Chairman of Business in the Environment and Partnerships
UK plc. His other appointments include membership of the Financial Reporting
Council and non-executive directorships of Egg plc, Jones Lang LaSalle
Inc., and Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. He is also a Pro-Chancellor of
the University of Bristol and amongst his charitable interests has been
a Trustee of The Textile Conservation Centre for nearly 25 years. Aged
59 years.
Cyril Metliss FCA
Cyril Metliss was appointed an executive Director of The British Land
Company PLC in July 1971 after gaining wide experience in manufacturing,
financial services and property development. He was a senior partner
in Stoy Hayward & Co., chartered accountants, before becoming a
Director of the Company. He is Executive Vice-Chairman of The British
Land Corporation Limited. Aged 79 years.
John H. Weston Smith •
MA, FCIS
John Weston Smith joined The British Land Company PLC as Secretary in
July 1971 from N. M. Rothschild & Sons Limited and was appointed
an executive Director in January 1973. He is Chief Operating Officer.
Previously he was Joint General Manager of the Abbey National Building
Society. He is Managing Director of The British Land Corporation Limited
and Chairman of British Land Developments Limited and Broadgate Estates
Limited. He is Chairman of Governors at St. Christopher's School, Hampstead.
Aged 71 years.
Nicholas Ritblat MA
Nicholas Ritblat joined The British Land Company PLC in September 1987
and was appointed an executive Director in September 1991. He previously
worked for S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd's corporate and international
finance divisions. He is Deputy Chairman of British Land Financing Limited.
He sits on the Management Committee of the Investment Property Forum
and the IPD Index Consultative Group. Aged 41 years.
Michael Cassidy •
BA, MBA
Michael Cassidy was appointed a non-executive Director of The British
Land Company PLC in January 1996. He is a practising solicitor and was
formerly Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee of the Corporation
of London. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Barbican Arts Centre, Chairman
of Adapt Trust (promoting disabled access to Arts premises), Chairman
of City University's Development Board and Chairman of the London Institute's
Estates Committee. Aged 56 years.
Robert E. Bowden BSc, FRICS
Robert Bowden, a former senior partner of Conrad Ritblat & Co.,
joined The British Land Company PLC in April, 1992 as head of property
investment and acquisitions. He was appointed an executive Director
in June 1997. He is Chairman of British Land Properties Limited. Aged
60 years.
Robert Swannell •
FCA
Robert Swannell became a non-executive Director of The British Land
Company PLC in August 1999. He is Co-Chairman of Citigroup's European
Investment Bank. He is a member of the Regulatory Decisions Committee
of the Financial Services Authority and a member of the Industrial Development
Advisory Board of the Department of Trade and Industry. Aged 52 years.
The Lord Burns •*†
GCB, BA (Econ.)
Terry Burns became a non-executive Director of The British Land Company
PLC in July 2000, and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is Chairman
of Abbey National PLC and of Glas Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water). He
is also a non-executive director of Pearson plc. He was Permanent Secretary
of H.M. Treasury between 1991 and 1998. He is Chairman of the Governing
Board of the Royal Academy of Music, and Chairman of the Trustees of
the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra. Aged 59 years.
Graham Roberts BA, FCA
Graham Roberts joined The British Land Company PLC in January 2002 as
an executive director and was appointed Finance Director in March 2002.
He is Chairman of British Land Financing Limited. He was previously
senior real estate partner at Andersen. Aged 44 years.
Dr Christopher S Gibson-Smith •*†
BSc, PhD, MS
Chris Gibson-Smith joined The British Land Company PLC as a non-executive
Director in January 2003. He is the Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director and Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Formerly he was a
Group Managing Director of BP plc. He is Chairman of National Air Traffic
Services Limited and a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group plc.
He is a Director of the London Stock Exchange and will be appointed
its Chairman in July 2003. He is also a Trustee of the Institute of
Public Policy Research and of Arts and Business. Aged 57 years.
David Michels
•*†
David Michels was appointed a non-executive Director of The British
Land Company PLC in January 2003. He is Chief Executive of Hilton Group
plc, and also a non-executive director of Hilton Hotels Corporation
and was previously a non-executive director of Arcadia Group plc. He
is also President of the Hilton foundation, a Member (and past Chairman)
of the British Hospitality Association Council and a Trustee of the
Anne Frank Trust. Aged 56 years.
Secretary
Anthony Braine LLB, FCIS.
* Member of the
Remuneration Committee
† Member
of the Audit Committee
• Member
of the Nomination Committee
