Kangaroo Self Storage

Acquisitions & Development

glh Hotels

I lead the asset management department at GLH Hotels, the largest owner-operator hotel management company in London. The portfolio is valued at £1.5bn and includes 17 hotels across Central London including; Hard Rock Hotel, The Grosvenor, Royal Horseguards, AMBA Charing Cross & AMBA Marble Arch and the Thistle Hotel brand. I am also responsible for managing over 50 sub-tenants.
My role includes: acquisitions, leasing, disposals, rent reviews lease renewals, CPO's and real estate matters. I also focus on commercial opportunities from a retail perspective across the Estate.
I liaise with key stakeholders (both internal and external) in order to deliver outstanding results for the business within a five-year strategy plan

Senior Asset Manager - Central London portfolio

ZARA U.K. LIMITED

Worked in a fast paced environment covering the UK and Ireland to grow and expand Zara and their subsidiary brands whilst managing the existing portfolio of over 100 shops. 
•	Gained a global perspective of the importance of real estate and how it can evolve with online to achieve the company strategy. 
•	Driving execution and negotiation of all real estate decisions in my specific region for all projects (new store openings, rent reviews, regears, closures and dilapidations).
•	Proactive asset management approach by continuing to extract value by initiating leasing strategies, store relocations, regears, disposals and sub divisions. 
•	Worked on the financial budgeting process within our department.

Real Estate Manager

Debenhams

During my time at Debenhams, I was responsible for the expansion within the UK and Ireland. Presented all opportunities at Board level and facilitated in driving the "out of town" concept forward. I also led all legal and property negotiations. Further achievements include;
•	Acquiring anchor stores opportunities in shopping centres, high street and out of town locations
•	Leading head office relocation to new premises of circa 50,000 sq.ft
•	Heavily involved in all regearing and space optimisation to maximise current floor space
•	Extensive contacts within property market ranging from developers, landlords and property agents.

Acquisition Manager

Pizza Hut

My role within Pizza Hut involved implementing a growth strategy by establishing a significant pipeline of opportunities to be identified and evaluated to deliver an ambitious acquisition target of 50 openings per annum. This was achieved by;
•	Identifying new sites from intensive field research and building contacts with landlords and agents.
•	Present new opportunities as individual business cases to include: fitting with market strategy, locational requirements, commercial ideas, configuration, economic terms and strategic recommendations.  
•	Securing detailed planning permission on behalf of the franchisee.
•	Responsible for the disposal programme of approximately 40 underperforming restaurants.

CB Richard Ellis

My role in CBRE was to assist in the acquisition and disposal programme for a number of retained clients, namely New Look,  Arcadia, Mothercare, Starbucks, Phones 4 U, Aveda and Vision Express. 

During my time at CBRE I also became MRICS qualified.

Retail Surveyor

Drivers Jonas Deloitte

Overview of Experience
As a graduate in the Investment Valuation department, my work centred on loan security and portfolio valuations across all property sectors with specific focus on Scotland.

Graduate surveyor

Real Estate leasing & development professional and Chartered Surveyor with 15 years experience

Sourcing freehold opportunities for Kangaroo Self Storage nationwide.
We are also keen to engage with landlords/owners/developers interested in entering into a potential JV partnership.


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