Our leadership

Dame Helen Gordon DBE is Chief Executive of Grainger plc the UK’s largest listed residential landlord. She was appointed Chief Executive of Grainger in January 2016 from RBS where she had been Global Head of Real Estate Asset Management since October 2011. Prior to that Dame Helen was Director of Legal and General Property, responsible for the Main Life Fund and c.8 smaller Funds, and Group Property Director of Railtrack and Managing Director of John Laing Developments.

Since 2018, Ulrika Hallengren has been CEO of Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB, an Öresund-based real estate company listed on the Large Cap List of Nasdaq Stockholm. The years before, she was Director of Projects & Development at the company and before that CEO of Wihlborgs and Peab jointly own Fastighets AB ML4, which built and owns the synchrotron-light facility MAX IV in Lund. She sits on the board of several regional organisations, i.a. The South Swedish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Öresund Bridge Consortium and the Öresund Metro Executive. Ulrika Hallengren has a BSc in Civil Engineering from Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering.

Prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Executive Board, Jean-Marc Jestin served as Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Klépierre Executive Board since October 18, 2012. Previously, he held various positions in real estate companies. He was notably Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Operating Officer of the pan-European platform Simon Ivanhoe from 1999 to 2007. He then joined Unibail Rodamco’s International team, acting as Deputy Chief Investment Officer in charge of acquisitions, sales and M&A transactions. Jean-Marc Jestin started his career in 1991 at Arthur Andersen in an Audit function, where he contributed to the development of the Real Estate Practice. Jean-Marc Jestin, age 48, is a graduate of the HEC Paris business school.

Mark joined Landsec as Chief Executive Officer in April 2020. He brings extensive knowledge and experience of the property sector combined with strong operational leadership and financial and strategic management skills to the Board. Prior to joining Landsec, Mark was Chief Executive of St. Modwen Properties Plc. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of The Unite Group since 2006. He moved to Unite in 1999 from KPMG and held a number of financial and commercial roles in the business, including Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2006. Mark is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Steve joined Fidelity in 1992 as an analyst in the High Income group, where he followed a variety of industries, but focused on distressed and bankrupt securities. In 1995, Steve joined Fidelity International Limited, in London, where he was responsible for establishing a credit process for the fixed-income group. In 1997, he returned to Boston in the Equity Group, and assumed the position of portfolio manager of Fidelity Select Environmental Services Portfolio in 1997. In October 1998, he was named portfolio manager of the Fidelity Investment Portfolio. In 2002 he assumed responsibility of all of Fidelity REIT institutional accounts. In 2004, Steve launched Fidelity's Global Property Securities efforts with launch of the Fidelity International Real Estate Fund, and later the FF Global Property Securities Fund. Born in 1967, Steve received a bachelor of arts degree in finance and German literature in 1990 and a master of science degree in finance in 1992, both from the University of Wisconsin.

Robert-Jan is the Head of European Property Investments at APG. He joined APG (then ABP) in December 2002. From 2003-2007 he was responsible for all APG’s real estate investments in the Asia/Pacific region, both in listed property securities as well as non listed private real estate funds. Robert- Jan gradually transferred responsibilities to the newly formed team in Hong Kong, which allowed him to assume a leading position in the European property team from early 2008. In addition, he is involved in the regional allocation of funds between the US, Europe and Asia/Pacific. Robert-Jan has 30 years of experience in real estate. Before Robert- Jan joined ABP in December 2002, he was Director of Real Estate Corporate Finance at Arthur Andersen. Robert-Jan holds a Masters degree in Financial Economics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and received a post Masters degree in Real Estate from the Amsterdam School of Real Estate.

Luka Mucic has been a member of the Management Board and Chief Executive O􀆯icer of Vonovia SE since January 2026. He studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg and obtained a joint Executive MBA from Mannheim Business School and ESSEC Paris. Luka began his career at SAP in 1996 and has held a series of management positions within the Global Finance and Administration division. He assumed responsibility for M&A projects, as well as for the global risk management function of SAP and the legal department of SAP Markets Europe. After serving as CFO of SAP's DACH region (comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland) from 2008 to 2012, he became head of Global Finance and a member of SAP's Global Managing Board in 2013. Luka also oversaw SAP's sustainability e􀆯orts and was responsible for SAP's Taulia and SAP Signavio business units for SAP customer o􀆯erings in the segment of business process management (SAP Signavio) and Supply Chain Financing (Taulia). He was the Chief Operating O􀆯icer of SAP SE from 2014 to 2017 and its Chief Financial O􀆯icer from 2014 to March 2023. During these roles, he was responsible for SAP's groupwide Finance, Legal, Data Protection, Procurement, Audit, Risk Management, Security, IT, and process management functions. Before joining Vonovia Luka was Group Chief Financial O􀆯icer and a member of the Vodafone Group Plc Board from September 2023 to November 2025.

Beñat Ortega, 41 years old and École Centrale Paris alumni took up his position as Chief Executive Officer on April 21, 2021. He joined Klépierre, a leading European listed retail real estate company with a 22 billion euro portfolio, in 2012, and since then he has lead its operational activities. He has and played a key role in its transformation through the portfolio’s refocusing around 120 leading shopping malls and an ambitious value creation and cash flow growth strategy. Since 2016, he was a member of the Executive Board, Chief Operating Officer. He previously spent nine years in Paris with the Office teams of the listed group Unibail-Rodamco.

Vincent Rouget has been Chief Executive Officer of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) since January 1, 2026. He joined URW in 2023 as Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, with responsibility for defining and implementing the Group’s overall strategy and investment plan. He played an active role in developing the 2025–2028 “A Platform for Growth” roadmap. In May 2025, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe, overseeing the Regional Chief Operating Officers across Europe and their local asset management and growth strategies. Previously, Vincent Rouget spent more than 15 years at Aermont Capital, an independent pan-European real estate private equity firm, where he served as Partner and Investment Committee Member. He led Aermont Capital’s activities in continental Europe, investing across a range of real estate asset classes and related businesses, with investments representing nearly €10 billion in gross development value. He also spearheaded Aermont Capital’s strategic investment in The Social Hub (formerly The Student Hotel), an innovative hospitality, student accommodation and co-living platform based in Amsterdam. He successfully supported its transformation into a hybrid hospitality group operating prime assets across eight European countries. Before joining Aermont Capital (formerly Perella Weinberg Real Estate UK) when it was founded in 2007, Vincent Rouget worked in the Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets divisions at Morgan Stanley, first in Paris and then in New York. Vincent Rouget is a graduate of HEC Paris, where he earned a Master of Science in Management.

Pere Viñolas is a Graduate and Master in Business Administration (MBA) at ESADE, Barcelona. He’s also a graduate in business administration from the University of Barcelona, where he also studied Law. He has the Advanced Studies Diploma by the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. Pere Viñolas has been Head of Research, Chief Financial Officer and Dep. Chief Executive Officer at the Barcelona Stock Exchange. He has also been Chief Executive Officer at Filo, Barcelona, a listed real estate company that went into a successful turnaround. He’s been partner and Chief Executive Officer at Riva y Garcia, a Spanish independent investment bank. Member of the Board of Directors of Inmobiliaria Colonial, Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise, Grupo Mecanotubo, Riva y Garcia Investment bank, among others. Pere Viñolas is Chairman of the Barcelona District Council of the Urban Land Institute. He has been Chairman of the Catalan Foundation of Financial Analysts and Vice chairman of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts. He’s been member of the International Federation of Stock Exchanges and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Spanish derivatives market (MEFF). Pere Viñolas is Professor of finance at ESADE, Barcelona. Visiting professor at the Financial Studies Institute, Barcelona. He’s been in charge of the Real Estate Chair at ESADE, Barcelona. He’s author of different books and articles related to financial and investment analysis.

Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (“BNPP AM Alts”), the alternative investments platform of BNP Paribas Asset Management. Isabelle oversees what constitutes the largest alternatives asset manager in Europe and a global leader with approximately €300bn of alternative assets across real estate, infrastructure, alternative credit and private equity.. In her role, she leads the definition and execution of BNPP AM Alts global strategy as well as supervising its day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on BNPP AM Alts Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Committees and chairs the BNPP AM Alts Management Board. Isabelle joined AXA IM – Real Assets in 2001 to develop the third-party business. Notably, she launched the CRE and infrastructure debt lending platforms in 2005 and 2013 respectively, now firmly established as global leaders, before taking responsibility of the full fund management activity of AXA IM – Real Assets. She was later appointed CEO of AXA IM – Real Assets in 2017, a role to which was added the responsibility of the overall alternatives’ asset management activity of AXA IM, as Global Head of AXA IM Alts in 2020. Following the acquisition of AXA Investment Managers by BNP Paribas Group, completed in July 2025, Isabelle was subsequently appointed in her extended current role. Isabelle has more than 35 years of experience in the alternatives asset management industry, including 25 years within BNP Paribas Asset Management. Before joining BNP Paribas Asset Management, Isabelle held various positions in corporate and real estate financing at BNP Paribas. Isabelle is regularly recognized by the finance and alternative investment industry for her role and influence on its development (#9 in PERE’s 100 Most Influential (2016-2025Financial News Top 100 Women in Finance in 2023 and 2024). Isabelle graduated from IEP Paris (Sciences Po) with a degree in Political Science in 1989.

David has considerable board level experience of listed companies and has extensive knowledge of the real estate, manufacturing and distribution sectors and SEGRO. His financial and general management experience has helped lead the successful design and implementation of SEGRO’s strategy during his tenure as Chief Executive. David is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Joost Uwents joined WDP in 1999 as CFO. Now, he is executive director and CEO since 2010. He is a commercial engineer and holds an MBA. He has ultimate responsibility for financial policy, internal reporting, commercial policy and investor relations. Recently, he became an independent non-executive director of Xior Student Housing.

James Wilkinson is BlackRock’s Co-Global Chief Investment Officer of the Global Real Estate Securities Group. His 18-year career in investment includes working at Thames River Capital and Henderson Global Investors as a real estate securities fund manager. Prior to this he was a Chartered Surveyor at Healey & Baker. Wilkinson joined EPRA’s Advisory Board in 2014 and a year later EPRA’s Board of Directors.

Dominique joined EPRA as CEO in 2017, moving from BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management where he held the CEO position for Luxembourg and Belgium. After working in a private bank followed by five years as a management consultant on large financial sector projects for KPMG Consulting, he joined Fortis Private Real Estate in 2004, where he was COO for international investment and fund management activities in Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain until 2011, before moving with the company to the UK. He is a native French and Dutch speaker and fluent in English. He holds a Master in Business Administration from ICHEC Brussels and a European Master in Financial Analysis (CFA) from the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts.