Mr Duncan Gareth OWEN, aged 57, has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Manager since February 2024 and succeeded as the Chair of the Board since August 2024.  He is also the chair of the Finance and Investment Committee and the Nomination Committee, a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Sustainability Committee of the Manager.

Mr OWEN is an independent non-executive director and chair of the board of directors of Workspace Group PLC (listed on the London Stock Exchange).  He is also chair of Workspace Group PLC’s nominations committee and a member of its remuneration and ESG committees.  In addition, Mr OWEN is the chair of Sellar Property Group and chair of its investment committee.

Mr OWEN has over 30 years of experience in the real estate investment and development sectors.  Up until 2023, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Immobel Capital Partners.  From 2012 to 2020, he was the Global Head of Real Estate of Schroders PLC and from 2006 to 2011, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings PLC.  Prior to those appointments, he was managing director of Insight Investment Management Limited and the co-founder of Gatehouse Investment Management Limited.  He held various positions in Jones Lang LaSalle and LaSalle Investment Management from 1990 to 2001.

Mr OWEN has been active in public service, having been a member of the Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners and the chairman of their Real Assets Investment Committee from 2016 to 2022 and a member of the Policy Committee of the British Property Federation for 14 years.  

Mr OWEN holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Urban Land Economics from Sheffield Hallam University. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Financial Conduct Authority Approved Person for investment and client relationships.