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Andre Gretsch

Asset Manager

Andre is based in the Hamburg office and reports to Chris Orr in respect of a wide range of assets in West and East Germany.

Dipl.Wirt.-Ing.

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Anna Hwang

Analyst

Anna joined the Group in 2007 and provides analytical support to the UK acquisition team.

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), BSc (Hons)

Acquisitions

Annemieke Treff

Support

Annenmieke supports the asset management team in the Hamburg office.

Asset Management

Anthony Tsang

Finance Director

Anthony joined CIT in 2001 as Finance Director. He is also Compliance Officer for CIT Financial Services Ltd. Prior to joining CIT, Anthony was an Assistant Director in Lazard’s corporate finance department in London, where he specialised in limited recourse financings.

BSc (Hons) Natural Science (Physics and Applied Physics), Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA), Fellow of the Securities Institute (FSI).

Fund Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Chris Orr

Director

Chris joined CIT in 1999 and has over 15 years of real estate experience. He heads up the European asset management programme. Prior to joining CIT Chris worked for Drivers Jonas and Cluttons where he was involved with the asset management and valuation of a number of mixed use portfolios on behalf of property companies and institutional investors.

Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Claire Leonard

Support

Claire is based in London and supports the asset management teams.

Asset Management

Craig Johnston

Managing Director

Craig joined CIT in 1999 following six years in the Advisory division of Jones Lang LaSalle. During his time there he specialised in shopping centre and CBD office consultancy in their Sydney and London offices. Craig concentrates on fund management and fund raising activities, and oversees the analytical function of group wide investments.

BBus (Land Econ), Grad Dip (Fin & Inv). Associate of the Australian Property Institute, Fellow of the Securities Institute of Australia.

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

David Johnson

Senior Legal Counsel

David provides in house legal advice in relation to group wide projects and initiatives.

BA Law (Hons). Solicitor

Fund Management, Acquisitions

Deborah Horrocks

Finance Manager

Debs is the senior accountant on a number of UK investment and development projects

BSc (Hons) ACA

Asset Management

Deborah Popham

Support

Deborah is both Personal Assistant to Martin Roberts and with Rochelle carries out the office management duties in London.

Acquisitions

Dennis Weber

Asset Manager

Dennis, like Andre, is based in the Hamburg office and reports to Chris Orr in respect of a wide range of assets in West and East Germany.

Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Edward Barroll Brown

Legal Counsel

Ed joined CIT in 2007 from Jones Day and is a UK qualified solicitor with a background in real estate. Ed concentrates on CIT’s cross border operations and provides legal support to the London based transaction teams.

BA (Hons) International Politics, LPC (College of Law), Member of the Law Society of England and Wales. Solicitor.

Fund Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Fabian Meinsen

Analyst

Fabian provides specialist analytical support to Matt Horgan's German team

BBus (Bus Admin in Mngmt) (Hons)

Fund Management, Acquisitions

Gabriel Wanschelbaum

Accounts Assistant

Gabriel provides accounting support for CIT’s UK companies

BA (Hons) Bus Admin, MSc Info Mgmt & Fin

Asset Management

Geoffrey Hooper

Director

Geoffrey is a director of CIT Holdings, and has over 30 years experience in international banking and financial services and was previously Vice President and Senior Area Representative for Lloyds Bank International Private Banking, a part of Lloyds Bank Plc, and a director of Lloyds (IPB) Americas S.A.

Member of International Tax Planning Association; Member of International Bar Association; Director of Association of International Banks and Trust Companies (Nassau, Bahamas); Member (ex-director) Bahamas Financial Services Board.

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

George Kyriacou

Managing Director

George heads up the development team having joined CIT in 1998 and having played a pivotal role in the development of City Hall, a building completed on time and on budget – a unique accomplishment in the recent history of the construction of public buildings.

Prior to working at CIT George worked with Markborough Developments, principally on the Thames Court development. He also ran his own consultancy working on a wide variety of development projects both in the UK and overseas.

BSc (Quantity Surveying), MSc (Construction Law and Arbitration), Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Glenn Tomkins

Director

Glenn has been with CIT since its inception and is responsible for the financial planning, negotiation and co-ordination of acquisitions. He is also Money Laundering Reporting Officer for CIT Financial Services Limited. Prior to joining CIT, Glenn was Financial Controller and Finance Director at International Fiscal Services.

B Com ACA (NZ)

Fund Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Howard Grace

Director

Howard joined CIT in March 2003 as Director of Retail Asset Management. He has over 20 years experience of retail asset management, before joining CIT at Prudential where he headed the leasing team across the portfolio of 19 centres. He was also personally responsible for lettings at the flagship Mall at Cribbs Regional Shopping Centre.

BLE (Bachelor of Land Economy) and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Iain Habbick

Director

Iain joined CIT in 2005. In his role as Financial Controller, he is responsible for all financial reporting, accounting and on-going financial management of CIT’s properties , including the UK property fund. Before joining CIT, he had 10 years experience in the property sector, having spent the five years prior to CIT as Financial Controller of the UK quoted property company, Derwent Valley Holdings plc.

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance, Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA).

Fund Management, Asset Management

Jaco Boshoff

Accounts Manager

Jaco provides accounting support for CITs UK companies

CIMA (part qual)

Asset Management

Jane Rush

Support

Jane provides support to the Development division, based in London.

Acquisitions

Jeanette Ellicott

Associate Director

Jeanette is the senior accountant and financial manager responsible for CIT’s internal accounts

MSc ACA

Asset Management

Jeremy Bullock

Associate Director

Jeremy is an asset manager and part of the team responsible for the CIT UK Fund’s hotel assets.

Asset Management, Acquisitions

John Barroll Brown

Chairman, Chief Executive and Founder

John Barroll Brown assembled CIT’s initial portfolio of central London assets under management. He has over 20 years of real estate experience: prior to forming CIT in 1995, John was a practising lawyer. John’s legal practice focused on the taxation and financing aspects of commercial property transactions and this formed the basis for CIT’s emphasis on property related disciplines. The group’s Managing Directors report to John who continues to be responsible for group policy, strategy and fund raising initiatives.

Bachelor of Law (Hons). Solicitor.

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Karen Wybrow

Support

Karen supports the UK acquisitions team.

Fund Management

Karsten Kohlmann

Associate Director

Karsten sources and executes acquisitions in Germany.

Diplom (European Business School, Germany), MBA

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Kathryn Pelham

Associate Director

Kathryn is an accountant on the CIT accounts

BSc (Physics) ACA

Asset Management

Laura Charlton

Accounts Manager

Laura assists in the accounting of the UK Fund and a number of other UK projects

ACCA (part qual)

Fund Management, Asset Management

Martin Roberts

Managing Director

Martin joined CIT in 1998 as its first Property Director. Before that he had been CIT's property advisor at Knight Frank; in all he has over 20 years of experience in real estate. Martin chairs the group’s Investment Committee which considers group wide acquisitions. Martin is the Senior Executive Officer of CIT Financial Services Ltd.

BSc (Hons) Urban Estates Surveying, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Matt Hawkins

Development Manager

Development Manager Matt joined the development team in 2007. Prior to joining CIT, Matt was a Partner in the EC Harris London commercial property team, leading teams involved in developments for clients such as Land Securities, Chelsfield & MEPC.

BSc (Hons) 1st Class Quantity Surveying. MRICS.

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Matt Horgan

Managing Director

Matt Horgan is Managing Director of CIT Europe and leads the European acquisition initiative and is currently focused on the growing German portfolio.

Matt joined CIT in 2002, and initially focused on the UK, leading CIT's 2003 successful acquisition of retail centres. Matt was previously an Executive Director with the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) responsible for leading the group's acquisition programme in the UK. Prior to that he worked exclusively on MSREF's acquisition, financing and joint venturing efforts in Europe. Matt has over 20 years of real estate experience.

BA Yale University, Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, Harvard University

Fund Management, Asset Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Nic Bouma

Development Manager

Development Manager Nic joined the development team in 2003. His construction background provides a good practical grounding for the hands-on management and delivery of development projects.

BSc (Hons) 1st Class Construction Management.

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Richard Bains

Director

Richard joined CIT's investment team in 2002. He is responsible for identifying and executing new acquisitions and has 12 years real estate experience. Prior to joining CIT Richard worked for ING Real Estate Investment Management where he worked in their separate accounts team as a fund manager for circa £250m of direct property. Richard started his career with Cluttons in central London in 1992.

BSc (Hons) Land Management, Investment Management Certificate (Securities Institute), Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Fund Management, Acquisitions

Richard Horsley

Development Manager

Development Manager Rick is part of the London based development team and is involved with the analysis and due diligence of potential development opportunities.

MA (Hons), ACA

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Richard Rawlings

Analyst

Richard resides in the London office and concentrates on due diligence and analysis of potential and existing properties.

BSc (Hons)

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Rochelle Westropp

Support

Rochelle Westropp is the London based personal assistant to John Barroll Brown and shares office manager duties with Deborah Popham.

MA (Hons)

Cross-Border

Roman Mocik

Analyst

Roman works with Will Barroll Brown in the Central and Eastern European team providing analytical and due diligence support.

MSc (Hons) Real Estate Investment

Asset Management, Acquisitions

Susan MacLachlan

Senior Finance Manager

Susan heads the German project accounting team

BA (Hons), ACA

Asset Management

Tim Abbotts

Director

Tim joined CIT in 1998 as Director of Asset Management. Tim has over 20 years retail estate experience. Tim was previously Development Director at Markborough Properties and Development Surveyor at Rosehaugh Plc, where he was involved in property development and corporate property management for clients such as Royal Bank of Canada and Thomson Corporation.

BSc (Hons) Estate Management, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Asset Management, Acquisitions

William Barroll Brown

Acquisitions

Will has over 5 years real estate experience and has pioneered CIT’s initiative in Central and Eastern Europe.

BSc Money, Banking and Finance. MSc Real Estate Investment.

Acquisitions

Kyrene Kelty

Financial Controller

Kyrene is based in The Bahamas and is responsible for the accounting CIT Holdings and of a number of offshore entities

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Fund Management, Cross-Border

Kristina Fox

Group Analyst

Kristina works in the Fund Management division in The Bahamas office and analyses fund performance, reviews potential investments and contributes to fund marketing initiatives.

BA (Hons) Economics & Mathematics, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Fund Management, Acquisitions, Cross-Border

Tameka Forbes

Support

Tami provides support to The Bahamas office.

Fund Management, Cross-Border