The Board &
Executive Committee
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Daniel Kitchen
Non-Executive Chairman
Committee memberships:
Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Background and relevant experience:
Daniel Kitchen was appointed to the Board on 6 June 2011 and subsequently took on the role as Chairman at the Annual General Meeting on 28 July 2011. He was previously Deputy Chief Executive at Heron International plc and prior to that was Finance Director at Green Property for eight years. He retired as Non-Executive Chairman of Irish Nationwide Building Society in July 2011 and as Non-Executive Director of Kingspan Group PLC in May 2012.
Current external appointments:
He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Key Capital Real Estate Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of LXB Retail Properties PLC and Irish Takeover Panel Limited.
Jamie Hopkins
Chief Executive
Background and relevant experience:
Jamie Hopkins was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in June 2010 then subsequently took on the role as Chief Executive on 1 April 2012. He was previously Chief Executive and a Non-Executive Director of Mapeley PLC and a Director of Chester Properties. Prior to that, Jamie was a Director of Delancey Estates and Savills.
Current external appointments:
Jamie is a Member of the Corporate Board of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Graham Clemett BSc ACA
Group Finance Director
Background and relevant experience:
Graham Clemett joined the Board as Finance Director in July 2007. Previously he was Finance Director for UK Corporate Banking at RBS Group PLC where he worked for a period of five years. Prior to that, Graham spent eight years at Reuters Group PLC, latterly as Group Financial Controller.
Maria Moloney PHD, B.Leg.Sci, D.Univ, M.Phil (Law)
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships:
Member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees
Background and relevant experience:
Maria Maloney was appointed to the Board in May 2012. She was previously on the Board of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners, the Industrial Development Board and Northern Ireland Transport Holdings. She also served on the UK's Independent Television Commission in London and on the Board of the University of Ulster Foundation.
Current external appointments:
Maria, a lawyer, is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in Dublin and a Trustee of the N. Ireland Cancer Centre in Belfast.
John Bywater FRICS
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees.
Background and relevant experience:
John Bywater was appointed to the Board in June 2004. He was previously an Executive Director of Hammerson PLC and retired in March 2007.
Current external appointments:
He is Managing Director of Caddick Developments Ltd, a Non-Executive Director of British Waterways and Realis Estates, a private property company; a Non-Executive of Low Carbon Workspace Limited and a Trustee of Opera North.
Bernard Cragg BSc ACA
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships:
Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.
Background and relevant experience:
Bernard Cragg was appointed to the Board in June 2003. He was previously Chairman of Datamonitor PLC and i-mate PLC, and a non-executive director of Bristol & West PLC. He was formerly Group Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of Carlton Communications PLC and a non-executive director of Arcadia PLC.
Current external appointments:
He is a non-executive director of Astro Overseas Limited and Astro Malaysia Holdings SDN BHD and the Senior Independent Director of Mothercare PLC and Progressive Digital Media PLC.
Carmelina Carfora FCIS
Company Secretary
Background and relevant experience:
Carmelina Carfora was appointed Company Secretary in March 2010. She was previously Group Company Secretary of Electrocomponents Plc. She has also worked in the construction industry and for a consultancy firm offering company secretarial services.
Executive Committee
Angus Boag MSc CEng MICE
Development Director
Background and relevant experience:
Angus Boag joined the Group in June 2007 as Development Director. Prior to joining the Group he was at Manhattan Loft Corporation for 12 years joining as Development Director and then being appointed as Managing Director in 2001.
Chris Pieroni BA (Hons) MSc (Econ) PhD (Cantab) ACSI
Operations Director
Background and relevant experience:
Chris Pieroni joined the Group as Operations Director in October 2007. Chris is responsible for asset management, marketing, lettings, and professional services. Prior to joining Workspace, he worked at KPMG specialising in real estate and infrastructure finance. He began his professional career teaching economics at Cambridge University. Chris was a Non-Executive Director of the Group from 2000 until his retirement from the Board in August 2006.