Board of Directors

Robert Ware

Non-Executive Chairman

Robert served first as corporate development director and then as deputy chief executive of MEPC between June 1997 and June 2003. MEPC was the fourth largest property company quoted on the London Stock Exchange until September 2000, when Leconport Estates, a company jointly owned by clients of Hermes Pensions Management Limited and GE Real Estate, took the company private. During his tenure at MEPC, Robert and the team realised over £6 billion of international properties and invested over £2 billion, mainly in the UK. Prior to joining MEPC, Robert served as a director of Development Securities plc between 1988 and 1994.

Robert is currently chief executive officer of the Conygar Investment Company PLC, an AIM quoted property investment and development company formed in 2003 by Robert and members of the ex-MEPC team.

Committee membership: Chairman of the Nomination Committee. 

Martin Adams

Senior Independent Director

Martin has served for over 30 years in executive and non-executive capacities, both as chairman and director of over 20 closed-end funds and fund-invested operating companies listed on European stock exchanges; and on the boards of fund management companies. His investment experience encompasses private equity, property, infrastructure and renewables assets, predominantly in Asia and Europe. Prior to serving on the boards of listed funds, he founded Vietnam Fund Management Company, raised and managed the first institutional investment fund for Vietnam and has been involved as a director, manager or sponsor of 11 investment funds and managers in Vietnam.

Martin is currently the Chairman of Eastern European Property Fund Limited and Dolphin Capital Investors Limited and a non-executive director of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited in India, Metage Funds Limited, BRX Research and Development Company Limited, VFMC Service Company Limited, Vietnam Fund Management Company Limited and Vietnam Phoenix Fund Limited. He started his career with the Lloyds Bank group, where he was based in the UK, Hong Kong, Portugal and the Netherlands.

In July 2020, Martin was appointed as the senior independent non-executive director.

Committee membership: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Member of the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee.

Peter Rioda

Non-Executive Director

Peter is a qualified chartered accountant and independent non-executive director with over 25 years of industry experience who specialises in the establishment and management of alternative investment funds. He successfully established and developed Sanne Group’s fund administration business between 2006 and 2016 exiting following its IPO in 2015. He has strong investment, risk management, governance and compliance skills acquired through directorships on a wide range of regulated and unregulated fund structures. He is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission to act as a director. Peter is a leading figure in the Jersey funds industry and committee member of the Jersey Funds Association.

Peter is the independent non-executive chairman of Marwyn General Partner II Limited (the general partner of Marwyn Value Investors II L.P.).

Committee membership: Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit Committee.

Victoria Webster

Non-Executive Director

Victoria is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales having qualified with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She has worked in Guernsey, London and New York, specialising in the audit of alternative investment funds. Victoria is the Managing Director of a Guernsey based independent chartered accountancy and audit practice, Cleland & Co Limited, which specialises in providing a range of services to owner-managed companies and regulated entities across all sectors. She is a permanent resident of Guernsey.

Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee. Member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee.