Board of Directors
Chairman
Co-founder of the Company in 1976 with Jim Farrer. He was appointed Group Chairman on 9 September 2009, having previously been the Group Managing Director since the formation of the Group in 1976. He is Chairman of the
Nomination Committee.
Executive Directors
Joined the Company in 1994 having qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young in 1991. He was appointed to the Group Main Board on 1 May 2001 on becoming Managing Director of Berkeley Homes plc. He became Group Finance Director on 2 November 2001, moving to his current role as Group Managing Director on 9 September 2009.
Joined Berkeley in 2002 and has held a number of senior finance positions including Finance Director of St James and Head of Finance for Berkeley Group. He joined the Board and became Group Finance Director on 10 September 2009.
Joined Berkeley in 1996 as a Construction Director and currently leads the largest Berkeley Homes division and chairs the Group's Sustainability and Health & Safety Working Groups. He joined the Board on 10 September 2009 as a Divisional Executive Director.
Joined Berkeley in 2004 with an expertise in land and is currently Chairman of St James Group. He joined the Group Main Board on 9 September 2010 as a Divisional Executive Director.
Joined the Group in 1982 and is currently Chairman of St George PLC, having been a Director since its inception in 1986. He was reappointed to the Group Main Board on 5 September 2011 as a Divisional Executive Director, having previously been a member of the Group Main Board from 1 May 1996 to 22 July 2010.
Non-executive Directors
Appointed a Non-executive Director on 1 October 2007 and became Deputy Chairman on 5 September 2012. He is currently Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Chairman of National Express Group PLC and is a member of the Transport for London Board. He was Chairman of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council until 31 March 2012. From 2001 to 2007 he was Chief Executive of Network Rail and its predecessor, Railtrack. Sir John is the Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Group's Sustainability and Health & Safety Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.
Appointed a Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee on 25 February 2004. Previously a Main Board Director of lastminute.com plc, Group Finance Director of First Choice Holidays plc, Executive Chairman of Western and Oriental plc, Chairman of EBTM plc (Everything but the Music) and a Non-executive Director of Nestor Healthcare Group plc, David is currently a Non-executive Director of two private companies. David is also a member of the Nomination Committee.
Appointed a Non-executive Director on 1 September 2006. He is currently a Non-executive Director of Marshalls plc and a member of both the Royal Air Force Board Standing Committee and Air Command (formerly Strike Command). Previously Hon. Chairman of The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment and a Non-executive Director at Capital and Regional plc and Carillion plc, Alan is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Appointed a Non-executive Director on 5 September 2011. Alison is currently Chief Executive of The Crown Estate and she was previously responsible for delivering many of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic venues as Director of Regeneration and Design at the Olympic Delivery Authority. She is a member of the Audit, Sustainability and Health & Safety Committees.
Appointed a Non-executive Director on 3 January 2012. She is currently Chair of the Arts Council, London and a National Council member of Arts Council England. Previously Editor of The Evening Standard, she is also an Independent Director of Times Newspapers Holdings. She is a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees.
Appointed a Non-executive Director on 3 January 2012 following a 35 year career with PwC, most recently as its UK Vice Chairman. He previously held a number of senior posts within PwC including Managing Partner and Head of Assurance and also established and ran their Transactions Services business. Glyn is a Non-executive Director of Aviva plc and Transocean Limited, Chairman Designate of the Law Firm Irwin Mitchell and a Director of the English National Opera Company. He is a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees.
