Tritax Big Box REIT Plc Board

The Tritax Big Box REIT plc (“the Company”) Board consists of seven independent non-executive directors. The size, structure and composition of the Board ensures it has the right mix of skills, experience and knowledge to enable the Company to fulfil its strategic objectives and generate value for shareholders and other stakeholders. 

The Chairman is responsible for leading the Board, including monitoring its effectiveness, managing meetings, and facilitating open and constructive dialogue.

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The Board determines the Company’s investment objectives and investment policy with Tritax Management LLP and has overall responsibility for the Company’s activities.

Aubrey Adams, OBE, FCA, FRICS
Independent Chairman

Governance

Effective governance is key to successfully delivering our business strategy and forms the cornerstone of our approach and structure.

Strategy & Market

The modern logistics market remains in its relative infancy. Read more about our strategy and the long-term structural trends underpinning demand for our assets here.

Board Members

Aubrey Adams OBE, FCA, FRICS

Aubrey Adams OBE, FCA, FRICS

Independent Chairman, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 11 September 2017

Aubrey Adams OBE, FCA, FRICS

Independent Chairman, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 11 September 2017

Board committee memberships:

  • Chair of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Almost 40 years’ experience at board level in the real estate industry, including as Chief Executive of Savills plc
  • Extensive experience as a Chairman and Non-Executive Director, including as Senior Independent Director of Associated British ports plc and Chairman of Max Property Group plc
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Significant previous external experience:

  • Chief Executive of Savills plc from 1991-2008
  • Senior Independent Director of Associated British Ports plc
  • Chairman of Air Partner plc and Max Property Group plc
  • Non-Executive Director of The British Land Company plc from 2008-2017

Principal external appointments:

  • Group Chair of L&Q Housing Trust, a leading housing association since September 2015
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Wigmore Hall since May 2011
  • Director of Nameco (No.522) Ltd since 2015
Karen Whitworth ACA

Karen Whitworth ACA

Senior Independent Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 21 October 2019

Karen Whitworth ACA

Senior Independent Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 21 October 2019

Board committee memberships:

  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee 
  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Over 20 years of board level experience in public and private organisations
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Significant previous external experience:

  • Non-Executive Director of Whitworth Holdings Limited from 2012 to 2022, when the business was sold
  • Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Pets at Home Group plc until May 2021
  • Various operational, strategic and commercial roles at J Sainsbury’s PLC, from 2007 to 2018, ultimately becoming a member of the Commercial Board and Director of Non-Food Grocery and New Business for the last three years
  • Supervisory member and Audit Committee member of GS1 UK Limited from 2013 to 2018.
  • Managing Director at Whitworth Corporate Holdings Limited from 2005 to 2007
  • Chairman’s Advisor/Finance Director at BGS Holdings Limited (trading as ‘Tunetribe’) from 2005 to 2007
  • Various roles at Intercontinental Hotel Group plc from 2000 to 2005, including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Transformation and Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
  • Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1997 to 2000

Principal external appointments:

  • Non-executive director and member of the audit committee and corporate responsibility committee of Tesco plc since December 2020
  • Non-executive director and audit committee chair of The Rank Group Plc since November 2019 and senior independent director since January 2022
  • Non-Executive Director of Nuffield Health since September 2023
  • Independent adviser to Growup Farms Limited since 2019
Richard Laing FCA

Richard Laing FCA

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 16 May 2018

Richard Laing FCA

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 16 May 2018

Board committee memberships:

  • Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Experienced non-executive director and non-executive chairman of quoted and unquoted businesses
  • In-depth knowledge of financial matters through his previous roles as finance director and chief executive of CDC Group plc; as finance director of De La Rue plc; as financial analyst and manager at Bookers Group plc; and from five years at PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Significant previous external experience:

  • Non-executive director and chairman of the audit and risk committee of JP Morgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc from January 2015 to February 2024
  • Chief Executive of CDC Group plc from 2004-2011, having joined the organisation in 2000 as Finance Director
  • Group Finance Director of De La Rue plc, where he held a number of positions over 15 years, in the UK and internationally
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Plan International UK, the international children’s charity
  • Non Executive Director of Development Works Limited, a trading subsidiary of Plan International UK
  • Non Executive Director of Murray Income Trust plc
  • Chairman of Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust plc from 2017-2022
  • Chairman of Miro Forestry Limited from 2014-2021 having joined the board in May 2012
  • Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Leeds Castle 2012-2024

Principal external appointments:

  • Chairman of 3i Infrastructure plc since January 2016
  • Trustee of the Leeds Castle Retirement Benefit Scheme since September 2012
Alastair Hughes FRICS

Alastair Hughes FRICS

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 February 2019

Alastair Hughes FRICS

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 February 2019

Board committee memberships:

  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Over 30 years’ experience in the UK and international real estate markets both at an operational and strategic level
  • Former director and global executive board member of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc (“JLL”) 
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Significant previous external experience:

  • Executive board member and Chief Executive for Asia Pacific at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. for eight years; previously Chief Executive for Europe, Middle East and Africa and formerly UK Managing Director of JLL

Principal external appointments:

  • Chair of Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited since October 2021, non-executive director since April 2017
  • Non-executive director of The British Land Company plc since January 2018
  • Non-executive director of QuadReal, a Canadian Property Group, since October 2019
Wu Gang

Wu Gang

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 October 2021

Wu Gang

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 October 2021

Board committee memberships:

  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • A strong strategic and financial advisory background and a wealth of international experience, gained from a career of over 25 years in investment banking in Asia and Europe

Significant previous external experience:

  • Senior Advisor at Rothschild & Co Hong Kong Limited from January 2019 to January 2023
  • Set up and led the European investment banking team at CLSA Securities, the international investment Banking platform of CITIC Securities, from 2015 to January 2019
  • Prior to CLSA Securities, Wu Gang was head of M&A and General Industrials at ICBC International
  • Held senior level positions at The Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and London
  • Served as a Non-Executive Director of Laird Plc from January 2017 to June 2018

Principal external appointments

  • Non-executive director of Ashurst LLP and IG Group Holdings Plc since April 2019 and October 2020 respectively
Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 15 December 2021

Elizabeth Brown

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 15 December 2021

Board Committee memberships:

  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Chair of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • Brings a clear focus on consumer trends and market insights, identifying growth opportunities and translating these into value-creating strategies
  • More than 20 years’ experience in strategy and M&A

Significant previous external experience:

  • Group Strategy Director at Diageo from 2019 to 2023
  • Strategy Director from 2016 to 2017 and Head of Corporate Development from 2013 to 2017 at Currys (formerly Dixons Carphone)
  • Investment director at the RBS Special Opportunities Fund from 2005 to 2012
  • Associate consultant at L.E.K Consulting from 2002 to 2005

Principal external appointments:

  • Chief Strategy Officer at Inchcape plc since February 2023
Kirsty Wilman

Kirsty Wilman

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 September 2024

Kirsty Wilman

Independent Non-Executive Director, Tritax Big Box REIT

Appointed: 01 September 2024

Board Committee memberships:

  • Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
  • Member of the Management Engagement Committee

Relevant skills and experience:

  • More than 20 years’ finance and operational experience, gained from various roles in the real estate industry
  • Qualified Chartered Accountant

Significant previous external experience

  • Non-Executive Director of Real Estate Balance from 2022 to 2024
  • Chief Operations Officer at Federated Hermes Ltd from 2023-2024
  • Responsibility for co-ordinating all legal, compliance, finance and operations support for private credit and real estate portfolios, business strategy and supporting the fund managers at Hermes Fund Managers from 2010-2023
  • Previous roles at Lloyds Banking Group, Ernst & Young LLP and Kingston Smith LLP between 2002-2010

ESG

ESG is a key part of our approach and our business philosophy. It is integrated in everything we do and spans across the investment lifecycle.

Social Value

We are committed to having a positive social and economic impact in the communities where we own or are developing assets.

Policies & Reports

A comprehensive set of policies is in place to ensure effective governance and high ethical standards across the business.