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Reading, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Kennedy Wilson is a global real estate investment company with $27 billion in assets under management. They specialize in multifamily, commercial, and debt investments, focusing on acquiring, managing, and developing properties across the U.S., Europe, and other markets. With 38,600 multifamily units and 26 million square feet of commercial space, they leverage their investment management platform and expertise in debt opportunities to create value. Kennedy Wilson also integrates ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies into their operations.My role at KW was to oversee the investment management performance of their retail portfolio, advising on acquisitions, disposals and capital investment.• Led a retail portfolio of 3.25m sqft driving portfolio growth through strategic asset management and redevelopment initiatives.• Implemented value-add strategies, resulting in increase in property NOI and overall asset value growth.• Collaborated with leasing teams to optimize tenant mix, enhancing the customer experience and increasing foot traffic.• Spearheaded town centre regeneration projects, collaborating with local councils, planners, and developers to breathe new life into underutilized retail spaces.• Developed and maintained strong relationships with local authorities, securing approvals for large-scale urban regeneration projects and leveraging public funding sources.• Negotiated multi-million dollar financing deals with debt providers, ensuring optimal capital structure for property redevelopment.• Conducted in-depth market analysis to identify acquisition and disposition opportunities.

London, United Kingdom

Vale Retail is one of the UK's leading shopping centre Asset Managers. The group was founded in 2001 by Adrian Oliver and Christopher Willans and is based in Mayfair London.Retail consultancy practice providing retail asset management services, investment advice and retail acquisitions.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the investment performance of a range of shopping centres, including:- Bon Accord & St Nicholas Shopping Centre, Aberdeen- St Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull- Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon- Peacocks Shopping Centre, Woking- Whiteley Outlet Village, Farnham- Broadgate Retail, London- Green Lanes Shopping Centre, Barnstaple- Serpentine Green, Peterborough- Beaumont Leys, Leicester - Queensmere & Observatory Shopping Centre, Slough- Responsible for overseeing the development of St Stephen’s Shopping Centre Hull, from inception to first rent reviews. Negotiated forward funding of the centre with the developer ING, and led negotiations with retailers, personally securing key occupier deals with Top Shop, River Island, Handmade Burger, Superdry and H&M. Formulated a pre-emptive rent review strategy for the centre 18 months ahead of the first review cycle, achieving a 20% improvement in Zone A. St Stephen’s won Retail Week’s Retail Destination of The Year in 2013 against competition from Bullring, Westfield Stratford and Meadowhall.- Spearheaded a Lease Regear campaign at Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon, improving the 5 Year Lease Expiry profile from in excess of 55% to 35%. Personally negotiated more than half of the deals. Undertook a £15m refurbishment of the centre.- Joint venture board member with Land Securities on Bon Accord in Aberdeen. Led and secured deals and initiatives that included the refurbishment of both shopping centres, with the refurbishment of St Nicholas winning a BCSC Award for it’s refurbishment in 2009. The refurbishment of Bon Accord was completed in January 2012.- Responsible for negotiating portfolio wide deals for British Land with the new owners of Jane Norman, Peacocks and Game. - Responsible for the retail leasing of British Land’s head office at Marble Arch, concluding deals to Patisserie Valerie, Aveda, Crussh and HSBC.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management of a range of shopping centres, including;- Wolsey Place Shopping Centre, Woking- Midsummer Place Shopping Centre, Milton Keynes- Trocadero, London- West One Shopping Centre, London- St Anns Shopping Centre, Harrow- The Pyramids, Birkenhead- Fishergate Shopping Centre, Preston- Darwin & Pride Hill Shopping Centres, Shrewsbury- Pentagon Shopping Centre, Chatham- Fareham Shopping Centre, Fareham- Responsible for the overseeing the P&L for the shopping centre management department and driving reductions in overheads and the improvement of fee income.- Relocated to Manchester to head up the regional shopping centre management team, leading them through a difficult period of change, involving staff redundancies.- Won numerous management instructions in competition, and retained instructions upon sale to new clients.- Seconded for a year into the European Retail team working with John Milligan analysing the P&L of all European Retail business lines, identifying opportunities for driving efficiencies, and authoring JLL’s first European Retail Business Plan.

Auckland & Hamilton, New Zealand

- Centre Director for Downtown Plaza, Hamilton, a 200,000 sqft shopping centre that opened in 1994.- Responsible for the opening and launch of the shopping centre, with a full remit including lettings, rent reviews, lease renewals, marketing and day to day management.- Advised on a number of retail projects including the retail environments at Christchurch and Auckland International Airports.

Bachelor Of Property, Property Management, Development, And Finance.

Economics, History & Geography, B Bursary

Activities and Societies: Squash

School Certificate / Sixth Form Certificate

Activities and Societies: - Hockey 1st XI (represented Auckland in under 16 age group) - Squash