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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the Real Estate space. If you think a Chairman is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Richard Grogan
Founder & Executive Chairman of Zenaura
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About Zenaura: Zenaura is a IoT controlled home fragrance with aspirational design.
Francesco Loredan
Co-Chairman and Managing Partner of BC Partners
Mr. Francesco Loredan serves as a Founder and Member of Advisory Board of Innogest SGR S.p.A, where he was a Director. Mr. Loredan served as Co-Managing Partner and a Co-Chairman at BC Partners. He joined BC Partners in 1989. Prior to this, he served at the Boston Consulting Group for four years, where he worked on assignments in France and Italy. Previously, he spent three years in corporate finance at Bank of America Corporation as a Credit Officer. He serves as the Chairman of Mark IV Industries Inc., U.S.A. He serves as Non-Executive Director of Heating Finance PLC. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Interpump Group SPA. He served as a Director of Baxi Group Ltd from January 16, 2004 to February 18, 2008. He speaks Italian, English, French, and Spanish. Mr. Loredan has an M.B.A. from INSEAD and holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Manoj Nair
Founder Chairman & CEO of RedGirraffe
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About RedGirraffe: RedGirraffe is a financial cum real estate technology company.
Graham Edwards
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Telereal Trillium
Graham Graham Edwards is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Telereal Trillium. He initiated the transaction which resulted in 6,700 properties being transferred from BT to Telereal in a £2.4bn property outsourcing deal. In January 2009, Graham led the negotiations which resulted in the acquisition of Trillium from Land Securities Group Plc. This transaction firmly established Telereal Trillium as the market leader in property outsourcing and investment, creating a combined business with annual revenues in excess of £1 billion. Prior to Telereal Trillium, Graham was chief investment officer of Talisman Global Asset Management, having established it as the Pears FSA registered asset management arm – today having AUM in excess of £1bn. Before joining Talisman, Graham held positions as a fund manager at Merrill Lynch Investment Management and head of finance for the BT Group Plc’s property department. He read economics at Cambridge University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA), the Association of Corporate Treasurers (AMCT), the UK Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP) and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
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About Drest, Telereal Trillium: Telereal Trillium provides real estate management services in the United Kingdom.
Kevin Taylor
Chairman & Founder of McLaren Construction Group
Kevin Taylor is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the McLaren Group, which he established in 2001.
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About McLaren Construction Group: McLaren Construction Group operates companies in the construction and property industry.
George Farha
Chairman of GSP Group
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About GSP Group: Private Equity, Operator, Real Estate
Ashley Cooper
Chairman of Properr
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About : Simplifying the property purchasing process.
Christophe Reech
Group Chairman of Reech Corporations Group
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About Odysseus Investments, Proptech Capital, Reech Corporations Group: Reech Corporations Group is an investment company driving long-term value in real estate, technology and finance.
Jonathan Baines
Chairman of Ideal Flatmate
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About : Ideal Flatmate is the first UK website dedicated to helping its users find the right flatmates.
Tony Ward
Chairman of LANDBAY
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About LANDBAY: Landbay is a specialist Buy to Let mortgage lender using peer-to-peer technology to fund its loans.
Michael Ingall
Chairman and CEO of Allied London Properties
Featured in the Sunday Times Debretts top 500 most influential people, Allied London’s CEO Michael Ingall plays a fundamental role in the nation’s property market and in particular, city centre redevelopment. Michael Ingall has over 30 years corporate and real estate development experience, and is one of the founders and principal owners of the new Allied London, taking the business private in 2000. With the help of a dedicated and experienced team, Michael has created one of the UK’s most successful private real estate companies. Michael’s ability to blend vision with technical and financial skills has established Allied London as a leader and authority in the area of complex city centre redevelopment. Michael is a qualified chartered surveyor and is a Fellow of Royal Institute of British Architects. He has over 60 industry awards and was given the accolade of Developer of the Decade in 2000 by Property Week.
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About Allied London Properties: Allied London Properties provides devises, designs, and delivers mixed-use real estate developments, buildings, and concepts in London.
Richard Luckman
Chairman of 99home
Richard has held senior executive positions in both IT and service companies. With his knowledge and experience , and background in customer service for a blue chip corporate, Richard is able to support and help to ensure that the team provide the level of service the clients expect.
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About 99home: 99home is a hybrid agency that provides a one-stop shop service for clients.
Nigel Bennett
Chairman of CapitalStackers
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About : CapitalStackers is a peer to peer lending platform dedicated to real estate finance.
Darren Schindler
Executive Chairman of Property Moose
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About Property Moose: The Property Crowdfunding Platform where members can invest from £10 and receive monthly rental income and any capital growth.
Peter Bell
Executive Chairman of Campion Homes
Pete founded Campion in 1989. An experienced QS with broad knowledge and experience of all aspects of the construction industry, he drives Campion’s business strategy and growth plans.
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About Campion Homes: Campion Homes is a family-owned Scottish housebuilder of both private residential and affordable homes.
Stuart Laird
Chairman of Laird Norton Properties
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About Laird Norton Properties: Laird Norton Properties is a real estate investment firm that specializes in asset management, development and property management services.
Andrew Wiseman
Chairman of Telford Homes
Andrew Wiseman is a chairman at Telford Homes.
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About Telford Homes: Telford Homes is a residential property developer in East London noted for regeneration projects within public sector partnerships.
Anthony Gahan
Founder and Chairman of IPSX
Anthony Gahan has some 30 years of investment banking experience including as a director of Robert Fleming & Co. Ltd, as a senior banker at Lehman Brothers and a founding partner of Wyvern, the London investment banking firm. He is currently a non-executive director of Maru Group, a technology enabled international insight services group. Anthony co-founded IPSX in 2014.
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About IPSX: IPSX operates the world’s first stock exchange dedicated to the IPO and trading of companies owning single commercial real estate assets.
Paolo Zeno
Chairman of Zeno Brothers Construction Inc.
Paolo Zeno took hold of a great responsibility when appointed as Chairman of Zeno Group Investments at an early age. Zeno Group Investments was founded by Sir Arnaldo Gani Zeno himself in 1968. For a decade as the Chairman of an Independent Private Financial Group, he has continuously been a great pride to the company bringing in extraordinary success for the business. Since then, he carries on high standard of excellence to ensure remarkably outstanding result for all clientele of Zeno Group Investments. As a young business strategist and visionary – Paolo always sees the big picture, He always look and think ahead. He continuously observes business and industry trends and developments and figures out how opportunities and challenges can be managed. His value comes from his foresight and ability to strategically guide the company as a whole and not as individual entity. He is very diplomatic and persuasive – He works professionally without being abrasive but using persuasive communication to engender buy-in and loyalty. Paolo Zeno is organized, professional, and a driven young innovative executive, who is truly inspiring not just to the members of the board but to the rest of the staff, representatives, specialists, and advisors. More than a decade of proven results-oriented Executive and a business leader with a track record of building and growing successful businesses based on focused relationship management, corporate finance advisory with a passionate desire in contributing to the organization’s overall strategies and success. Paolo has provided end to end solutions for its clients from all different types of industries worldwide. He is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of the company.
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About Zeno Brothers Construction Inc.: General Construction and General Contracting
David Simpson
Chairman of Locale
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About Locale: Locale is the leading platform for property management in the UK.
David Simpson
Chairman of Locale
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About Locale: Locale is the leading platform for property management in the UK.
Edward K. Aldag
Chairman, President and CEO of Medical Properties Trust
Edward K. Aldag is the Chairman, President, and CEO at Medical Properties Trust.
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About Medical Properties Trust, MPT Operating Partnership: Medical Properties Trust, Inc. bridges the gap between the growing demand for high-quality healthcare.
Ming Wang
Senior VP, Chairman of East China Operations of China Fortune Land Development
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About China Fortune Land Development: China Fortune Land Development is an operates as a real estate developer.
Stewart Milne
Executive Chairman of Stewart Milne Group
Stewart Milne served his time as an apprentice electrician, gaining his City & Guilds in Electrical Engineering in 1971, and then worked as a sole trader in Aberdeen before forming a plumbing and electrical contracts partnership. In 1975, he established the business that is now known as Stewart Milne Group and began timber frame design and manufacture for the housebuilding industry. Following his initial vision, the business has grown to become a pioneer of timber system construction and an award-winning house builder with new homes divisions in North and Central Scotland and North West England. His contributions to the construction industry and the economic life of the country have been widely recognised and he was awarded a CBE for services to construction in 2008. He has received honorary doctorates from Robert Gordon University, Napier University and Herriot Watt University and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from industry body Homes for Scotland in 2014. He was named Grampian Industrialist of the Year in 1979 and has subsequently received numerous awards, including the Scottish Business Achievement Award in 1993, the Chartered Institute of Building Open Award in 1998 and Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
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About Stewart Milne Group: Stewart Milne Group is a residential real estate developer and homebuilder in the United Kingdom.
