SEGRO appoints new regional head to lead Thames Valley and Heathrow teams
SEGRO has appointed Anna Bond as Head of Western Corridor, responsible for the overall leadership of the company’s development and asset management activities across the Thames Valley, including the Slough Trading Estate, as well as the Heathrow Airport and the M4 corridor portfolio. This region has £5.3bn of assets under management making it the largest in the Group.
Anna has more than 20 years’ experience in the real estate sector. Most recently she was Executive Director in Grosvenor’s UK property business, where she was responsible for the delivery and letting of the UK development pipeline across office, retail, residential and public realm. Since joining Grosvenor in 2008 Anna has also held senior positions in its flagship London estate, including leading asset, investment and property management. She has also driven Grosvenor’s first net-zero office building at Holbein Gardens in Belgravia and other recent development milestones.
Anna will join SEGRO on 10 June 2024 and will be a member of the company’s UK leadership team reporting to UK Managing Director, James Craddock.
James Craddock, UK Managing Director, SEGRO said:
“Anna will be a fantastic asset for SEGRO, our customers and our partners. She brings a wealth of experience in development, investment, property and asset management, and her broad real estate background will offer different perspectives and complement the industrial and logistics expertise within the rest of our UK leadership and Western Corridor teams.
“2024 is an exciting time to take the reins of SEGRO’s Western Corridor region which is the largest in our Group by value. We have an ambitious ten-year vision for the Slough Trading Estate, which will enable diverse and sustainable job opportunities and economic growth. We also have a leading cluster of data centres which continues to enable our customers to meet soaring demand from cloud computing and the digital economy, and we’re focused on driving performance of our strategic assets at Heathrow Airport.”
About SEGRO
SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris, and is a leading owner, manager and developer of modern warehouses and industrial property. It owns or manages 10.4 million square metres of space (112 million square feet) valued at £20.7 billion serving customers from a wide range of industry sectors. Its properties are located in and around major cities and at key transportation hubs in the UK and in seven other European countries.
For over 100 years SEGRO has been creating the space that enables extraordinary things to happen. From modern big box warehouses, used primarily for regional, national and international distribution hubs, to urban warehousing located close to major population centres and business districts, it provides high-quality assets that allow its customers to thrive.
A commitment to be a force for societal and environmental good is integral to SEGRO’s purpose and strategy. Its Responsible SEGRO framework focuses on three long-term priorities where the company believes it can make the greatest impact: Championing Low-Carbon Growth, Investing in Local Communities and Environments and Nurturing Talent.
See www.SEGRO.com for further information.