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Key REIT Team

Key REIT Team
Board of Directors

Portfolio Manager, AEW UK

Laura Elkin

Portfolio Manager, AEW UK

Laura joined AEW in 2013 and has 17 years' industry experience. Laura has been Portfolio Manager to AEW UK REIT since early 2020 and had been Assistant Portfolio Manager prior to this since IPO.

Prior to joining the REIT team Laura worked as part of the AEW UK investment team responsible for sourcing and executing direct investments within all property sectors for the AEW UK funds and separate mandates. Prior to 2013, Laura worked as a Senior Surveyor at Colliers International, joining the National Investment Team in 2010. Laura carried out the acquisition and disposal of various investment properties across the UK specialising in leisure related RPI linked leases. Laura is a qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Henry Butt

Assistant Portfolio Manager, AEW UK

Henry Butt

Assistant Portfolio Manager, AEW UK

Henry joined AEW in 2015 and has over 13 years’ industry experience. Henry is the Assistant Portfolio Manager and lead asset manager for AEW UK REIT, having been closely involved in the REIT portfolio since IPO.

Prior to joining AEW, Henry worked at Knight Frank LLP, latterly in the Restructuring & Recovery team, optimising value through cost-effective work-out strategies on distressed assets on behalf of banks and building societies. Henry is a qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and a member of NARA (The Association of Property & Fixed Charge Receivers).

George Elliot

Associate Director, AEW UK

George Elliot

Associate Director, AEW UK

George joined AEW in 2021 and focuses on the implementation and oversight of all day to day operational matters and risk management for AEW UK REIT plc. In this key role, George works closely with the AEWU portfolio management team providing strategic support and analysis to Laura, Henry and to the Board.

Prior to joining AEW, George qualified as a Chartered Accountant ACA at KPMG where he worked for six years as an Audit Manager, specialising in real estate clients.

Michael Shears

Executive Director, AEW UK

Michael Shears

Executive Director, AEW UK

Michael joined AEW in 2014 and has 16 years' industry experience. Michael is responsible for Asset Management across the UK funds and is Assistant Portfolio Manager for the AEW UK Core Property Fund. From 2010, he was at DTZ in the Investment and Development Agency team, where he advised on property acquisitions and sales within the South West of England, with the majority of transactions being on behalf of UK property funds. From 2006 he was working in both a Professional Advisory Services and Valuation capacity, although specialising in retail landlord and tenant advice. Prior to DTZ he worked in a business space agency role in Southampton. Michael is a qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Dovile Paskauskaite

Associate, AEW UK

Dovile Paskauskaite

Associate, AEW UK

Dovile joined AEW in October 2022 and is an Associate in the Asset Management team, focusing on AEW UK REIT.

Prior to joining AEW, Dovile spent five years at SEGRO PLC as an Asset Surveyor in the Greater London Asset Management team where she was overseeing a portfolio of multi-let industrial and logistics assets. Dovile is a qualified Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Kari Clarke

Associate Director, AEW UK

Kari Clarke

Associate Director, AEW UK

Kari joined AEW UK in 2011 and works in Investor Relations where she is responsible for client management and reporting. Prior to this, she provided support to Fund Operations including reporting and risk management. Before joining AEW, Kari worked at UBS Global Asset Management which she joined in 2002.

Louise Staniforth

Head of Operations and Risk Management, AEW UK

Louise Staniforth

Head of Operations and Risk Management, AEW UK

Louise is Head of Operations and Risk Management with responsibility for UK Operations, including finance, HR, product development, oversight of Fund Operations and Risk Management, having re-joined AEW in 2017. Previously, Louise worked for ten years for AEW Europe in London from 2004, working initially as Head of Corporate Operations with responsibility for finance, HR, corporate legal and compliance before transferring to Portfolio Management, overseeing fund and client reporting and fund modelling. Louise has also worked in Investor Relations with responsibility for client reporting and new product development. Louise is a Chartered Accountant (ACA).

Jon Saxton

Head of Fund Operations, AEW UK

Jon Saxton

Head of Fund Operations, AEW UK

Jon joined AEW in 2013 and is Head of Fund Operations with responsibility for operational oversight and risk management for all the AEW UK funds. Prior to joining the team, Jon was Head of Real Estate Fund Accounting at JP Morgan for three years where he was responsible for providing accounting and operational platforms for real estate clients (Aviva and Tristan Capital Partners). Jon previously was Fund Controller at Macquarie Global Property Advisors for five years where he was responsible for finance and operations for two pan-European private equity funds with over €1bn A.U.M. Jon qualified as a Chartered Accountant ACA at PWC where he worked for seven years, specialising solely with clients in the Real Estate sector, mainly Land Securities Plc and Legal & General Property.

Rob Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer,
AEW Europe, Investment Committee Member

Rob Wilkinson

Chief Executive Officer,
AEW Europe, Investment Committee Member

Rob Wilkinson is the Chief Executive Officer of AEW in Europe with overall responsibility for management and strategy. He is Chairman of AEW's European Investment Committee. Since joining AEW in 2009, Rob has been actively involved in the management of private equity strategies and prior to being appointed CEO of the firm in 2014, Rob held the position of Chief Investment Officer at AEW. Rob was previously Managing Director at the Goodman Group with responsibility for the development, structuring and equity raising for new and existing funds.

Rob has over 25 years of real estate and financial services experience, holds a degree in Law from the University of Cambridge and is a qualified chartered accountant. Rob is also co-chair of INREV.

Nick Winsley

Managing Director,
Head of AEW UK, Investment Committee Member

Nick Winsley

Managing Director,
Head of AEW UK, Investment Committee Member

Nick Winsley is Managing Director and Head of AEW UK and is a member of its Investment Committee. He has 20 years' industry experience and during his time with AEW he has overseen the acquisition of over £2.1bn of assets across all strategies. Prior to joining AEW in 2011, Nick was a Director within the UBS UK real estate team, a Portfolio Manager for the UBS Secure Income Property Fund and was a member of the UK Investment Committee governing all UK property funds. Between 2000 and 2007, Nick was an Associate Director at Colliers CRE where he specialised in valuation, landlord & tenant, agency, investment and development. Nick is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and holds the IMC.

James Hyslop

Investment Committee Member

James Hyslop

Investment Committee Member

James joined AEW as a consultant in 2011 and is a member of AEW UK's Investment Committee. He was Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director of AEW UK REIT plc from May 2015 to September 2019. He has 53 years of investment industry experience and is currently a Member of the Investment Committee of Paloma Real Estate Fund I LP. He was until recently a Member of the Investment Committee of Columbus U.K. Real Estate Fund LP and was on the Investment Committee of Gresham Real Estate Fund I & II and Columbus UK Real Estate Fund II (all Schroders funds). He was also previously a Member of the Investment Committee of ING Lionbrook Property Partnership and CBRE Investors and a consultant to UBS Global Asset Management Limited. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Raven Mount plc, including being Chairman of their main subsidiary's pension fund.

From 1998 to 2002 he served as a Non-Executive Director at Saville Gordon Estates plc, latterly as Chairman. From 1990 to 1998, James was Head of Property at PDFM Limited (now UBS Global Asset management Limited). From 1986 to 1990, he was a Director of property corporate finance at UBS Phillips & Drew. He Joined Phillips & Drew in 1967 where he held various sales and research positions before being appointed a Partner in 1981.

Andrew Strang

Investment Committee Member

Andrew Strang

Investment Committee Member

Andrew joined AEW as a consultant in 2011 and is a Member of AEW UK's Investment Committee. He has 46 years’ of investment industry experience.

He is currently a Member of the Real Estate Advisory Board of Norges Bank Investment Management, and Assistant to the Court of the Clotherworkers Livery Company.

Andrew was Chairman of Hermes Real Estate from 2009 to 2011, and prior to that, Managing Director of Threadneedle Property Investment Limited for 17 years. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Capital and Counties Properties plc and as Chairman of the Property Committee for the Clothworkers Livery Company.

Richard Tanner

Investment Committee Member

Richard Tanner

Investment Committee Member

Richard is Managing Director and Chair of AEW UK's Investment Committee with responsibility for defining and implementing AEW's strategy in the UK. Since launching AEW's first UK focused fund in 2012, he has overseen in excess of £2.1 billion of UK real estate transactions and brings 31 years of real estate investment management experience to AEW.

He was Head of Investment Strategy and Managing Director of the UBS UK real estate team which he joined in 1994. Richard was responsible for the development and portfolio management of seven real estate funds across Europe totalling £3 billion, ranging from super core to value add. Richard is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

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