Directors' Profiles

GREG CLARKE

Independent Non Executive Chairman (54 years old)

Greg Clarke has over 30 years’ experience of working for and running large international public corporations across Europe, Australia and South Africa. Between 2002 and 2009 he was Chief Executive of Lend Lease Corporation, an ASX 50 international corporation specialising in property investment, development and construction. Between 1994 and 2000 he worked for groups owned by Cable and Wireless, ultimately being promoted to CEO of Cable and Wireless Communications Plc. He is currently Chairman of The Football League, a role he has held since 2010        

ITA MCARDLE

Independent Non Executive Director (48 years old)

Ita McArdle qualified as a Manx Advocate in 1995 and became a partner of Simcocks Advocates in 1996. She practiced in corporate commercial law including financial services for both private and corporate clients before retiring on 30 April 2008 to set up her own consultancy. She sits on the boards of a number of public companies and collective investment schemes together with some private companies in conjunction with clients.  She is a member of the Isle of Man Law Society, the Law Society of England and Wales and the International Bar Association.  Ms McArdle resides in the Isle of Man. Ms McArdle holds a Class 4 corporate services sub class (6) and Class 5 trust services sub class (2) and (5) Financial Services Licence and is regulated by the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man. 

RICHARD MELHUISH

Independent Non Executive Director (65 years old)

Richard Melhuish is a fully qualified chartered surveyor with over 30 years experience in property investment and asset management. He was previously managing director and co-founder of Chancerygate Asset Management Limited. Since 2006 he has been a director of Chancerygate (IOM) Limited where he is responsible for strategy management, portfolio performance and acquiring and selling property. Prior to this Richard worked from 1978 at Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited where, as head of property from 1993, he was responsible for the property element of both the Life Fund and the Staff Pension Fund. These two funds directly owned property assets valued around £500 million. He was elected a Fellow of the RICS in 1989.

ROBERT MARK TAYLOR

Independent Non Executive Director (61 years old)

Mark Taylor is a chartered accountant with almost 30 years financial and general management experience in the construction, property development and investment sectors. He was finance director and company secretary of Workspace Group plc for 12 years. Prior to this, he spent 17 years with John Laing, where he was both joint managing director of John Laing Developments Limited and group investment director. Following this, Mark joined the Ministry of Defence for a short period to assist in the privatisation of its married quarters' estate. He qualified as an accountant in 1972, being admitted as a Fellow of the ICAEW in 1975.

GAVIN TIPPER

Non Executive Director(47 years old)

Mr Tipper is a Chartered Accountant with BComm and BAcc degrees and a Masters in Business Administration. He has been involved in the financial services industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining the Coronation Group in 2001, he was a technical partner at KPMG. Mr Tipper is currently a director of Coronation Investments and Trading Limited. Mr Tipper holds directorships in a number of listed South African companies.
 

MICHAEL FARROW

Independent Non Executive Director (58 years old)

Mr Farrow is a founder director of Consortia Partnership Limited, a Jersey licensed trust company; following seven years as an executive director and trustee of a very substantial family trust whose main activity was property investment and development in UK, central Europe and California. He currently sits on the boards of both UK listed and private property companies and funds. From 1993 - 1997 he was group company secretary of Cater Allen, Jersey and, prior to that, a regular army officer. He holds an MSc in Corporate Governance and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators.
 

STEWART SHAW TAYLOR

Independent Non Executive Director (60 years old)

Stewart Shaw-Taylor is a CA with nearly 30 years' experieince in Investment Banking and Real Estate. He is currently the Global Head of Real Estate Investments for the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of the Standard Bank Group and is responsible for the real estate equity and asset management related activities undertaken by Corporate and Investment Banking in South Africa and Internationally.

MICHAEL WATTERS

Non Executive Director (53 years old)

Michael is a qualified engineer with a BSc Eng (Civil) Degree and an MBA. He has over 25 years' experience in the investment banking and real estate industries.  He has held directorships of some of South Africa's top rated listed property funds including Sycom Property Fund and Hyprop Investments Limited as well as the Sapphire Retail Fund in the UK.  He is CEO of the Redefine International Group.
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MARC WAINER

Non Executive Director (63 years old)

Mr Wainer has more than 35 years experience in the property industry in South Africa, including founding Investec Property Group, Investec Bank's property division.  Marc is Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of listed South African property group Redefine Properties which he founded .  He also is a Non-executive Director of Hyprop Investments Limited, a South African listed retail property fund.