Hammerson Plc
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European property firm, Hammerson, invests in and develops shopping centres, retail parks and prime offices through operations in the UK, France and Germany. Its portfolio of around 1.2 million m� of retail space and over 260,000 m� of prime offices is valued at around �5.7bn.
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David Atkins
Chief Executive
David Atkins is a Chartered Surveyor who joined the Company in 1998. His career at Hammerson began as Group Property Executive, responsible for strategy and investment performance, where he worked on a number of overseas transactions, particularly in France. In 2002 he took responsibility for the UK retail parks portfolio and in 2006 he became responsible for the wider UK retail portfolio.
David Tyler
Chairman
David Tyler is an experienced chairman having served in that role previously at Logica plc and 3i Quoted Private Equity plc and currently at J Sainsbury plc. He has considerable experience of both retail and finance. David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Peter Cole
Chief Investment Officer
Peter Cole is a Chartered Surveyor who has considerable knowledge of, and experience in the property sector. He joined the Company in 1989 as a Senior Development Surveyor and was appointed to the board of the Company’s UK business in 1992. In 1999, Peter assumed responsibility for Hammerson’s development, acquisition and disposal programme. He implemented the disposal of the London offices in 2012. Peter has led the Company’s major regeneration and investment projects including retail schemes in Reading (Oracle) and Birmingham (Bullring) and currently Croydon (Centrale and Whitgift Centre) and Les Terrasses du Port, Marseille.
Timon Drakesmith
Chief Financial Officer
Timon Drakesmith is a Chartered Accountant who joined the Company in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer. He has experience of working in commercial property having spent six years as finance director at Great Portland Estates plc.