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Jeremy
Helsby
Group Chief Executive
Appointment to the Board: Jeremy joined Savills in 1980 and was appointed to the Board in 1999. Aged 56.
Background and relevant experience: He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Savills Commercial and Savills Europe for seven years until he was appointed as Group Chief Executive on 7 May 2008.
Committee membership: Nomination Committee.
Simon
Shaw
Group Chief Financial Officer
Appointment to the Board: Simon joined Savills as Group Chief Financial Officer in March 2009. Aged 47.
Background and relevant experience: He is a Chartered Accountant. He was Chief Financial Officer of Gyrus Group PLC from 2003 until its sale to Olympus Corporation in 2008, having previously been Chief Operating Officer of Profile Therapeutics plc between 1998 and 2003. Between 1991 and 1997 he was a corporate financier, latterly at Hambros Bank Limited.
Other appointments: He is Non-Executive Chairman of Synairgen plc.
Chris
Lee
Group Legal Director & Company Secretary
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Chris joined Savills in June 2008 and was appointed to the Group Executive Board in August 2008. He has responsibility for legal and compliance issues globally. Aged 46.
Background and relevant experience: He held equivalent roles with Alfred McAlpine plc, Courts plc and Scholl plc between 1997 and 2008, prior to which he was Deputy Group Secretary of Delta plc from 1990 to 1997.
Rupert
Sebag-Montefiore
Chairman - L&P
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Rupert joined Savills in 1980 and was appointed to the Group Executive Board when it was formed in February 2008. Aged 58.
Background and relevant experience: On 26 October 2004, he became Chairman of Savills (L&P) Limited, having served as its Managing Director since May 2000. He is responsible for the UK Residential and general practice surveying business and is Head of Savills Global Residential.
Mark
Ridley
Chairman and Chief Executive – Commercial
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Mark was appointed to the Group Executive Board when it was formed in February 2008. Aged 50.
Background and relevant experience: He joined Savills in July 1996 and was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of Savills Commercial Limited in January 2008 and prior to this appointment was head of the Manchester office, which he set up in 1996.
Robert
McKellar
Chief Executive - Asia Pacific
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Robert was appointed to the Group Executive Board when it was formed in February 2008. Aged 52.
Background and relevant experience: He was appointed Chief Executive of Asia Pacific on 31 March 2005 having served as the Group Finance Director since June 2000 and prior to this since December 1994 acted as Finance Director of Savills Commercial Limited.
Raymond
Chief Executive - Savills Group in Hong Kong, Macau and Greater China
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Raymond was appointed to the Group Executive Board in January 2011. Aged 50.
Background and relevant experience: He joined Savills in 1989. In 2009, Raymond became the CEO of Savills Group in HK and Macau and in 2010 was appointed CEO of Greater China. Raymond is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
Hope
Global Head of Capital Markets
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Simon was appointed to the Group Executive Board when it was formed in February 2008. Aged 47.
Background and relevant experience: He joined Savills in September 1986 and he is responsible for our Global Capital Markets business and Head of Savills Commercial Investment. He is also a member of the Charities Fund Property Board.
Borja
Sierra
Chief Executive - Continental Europe
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Borja was appointed to the Group Executive Board in January 2011. Aged 43.
Background and relevant experience: He joined Savills in 1998. He is responsible for Savills Continental European offices. Formerly he was Head of Savills in Spain for 10 years, and in February 2008 he was appointed as Executive Managing Director of Savills New York office, where he assumed responsibility for Savills cross-border business.
John
Lyons
Chief Executive – America
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: John was appointed to the Group Executive Board in January 2009. Aged 54.
Background and relevant experience: He is President and Chief Executive of Savills LLC, overseeing the Company’s activities throughout North America. In 1996, he founded and acted as Chief Executive Officer of Granite Partners LLC until its acquisition by Savills in 2007. His affiliations include the Urban Land Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Wharton-Zell Lurie Real Estate Institute.
Justin
O'Connor
Chief Executive – Cordea Savills
Appointment to the Group Executive Board: Justin was appointed to the Group Executive Board in September 2010. Aged 52.
Background and relevant experience: He joined Cordea Savills in January 2004 as Head of Business Development. He was subsequently appointed Chief Executive of Cordea Savills in January 2006.
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