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 CFO’ operating in the Real Estate Investment space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Marcos Elvira
CFO and COO of Vesta Property
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About Vesta Property: Vesta (www.vestaproperty.com) is a data-driven marketplace for buying and selling residential investment property.
Craig Young
Chief Financial Officer of McLaren Construction Group
Craig Young is the Chief Financial Officer at McLaren Construction Group.
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About McLaren Construction Group: McLaren Construction Group operates companies in the construction and property industry.
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Tom Barrett
CFO of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
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Chris Ferguson
Chief Financial Officer of Preqin
Chris is responsible for the strategic development and operations of the Solutions products – Preqin’s private capital portfolio management software. Chris joined the Preqin team having consulted on the initial investment in the business in January 2015, and moved over to the Solutions division full time in November 2016 following the final acquisition, having served as a non-executive director for two years. Prior to joining Preqin, Chris worked for the Lereko Metier Sustainable Capital Fund, a private equity fund focused on sustainable investments in sub-Saharan Africa. He is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants having completed his articles at Ernst & Young in Johannesburg.
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About Preqin: Preqin provides financial data and information on the alternative assets market.
Martin Greenslade
CFO of Landsec
Martin was appointed to the Board in 2005 and is Chief Financial Officer. Martin brings extensive and wide-ranging financial experience to the Group from the property, engineering and financial sectors in the UK and overseas. He also has extensive financial expertise, particularly in relation to corporate finance and investment arrangements, and significant listed company experience at board level. Prior to joining Landsec in 2005, Martin was Group Finance Director of Alvis plc and prior to that he worked in corporate finance serving as a member of the executive committee of Nordea’s investment banking division and Managing Director of its UK business.
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About Landsec: Landsec offers to buy, sell and manage commercial property in the UK.