Ian is enjoying a plural life since retiring as Chief Executive, Real Estate at Aviva Investors in June 2015.
Amongst other roles he is an Independent Director of Grosvenor Liverpool Limited and was until recently a Senior Advisor to International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX).
He is also Vice Chairman and Chairman of the fundraising committee of the Story of Christmas Appeal. He joined the finance industry in 1978 and Aviva Investors (then Norwich Union) in April 1980.
Ian has over 40 years’ experience in the Real Estate sector. The majority of his career was with Aviva Investors working in a variety of roles within Real Estate before being appointed to lead the business in 1998.
He is an active and engaged participant in the broader real estate community and was Chairman of the highly respected Investment Property Forum from 2006 to 2007.
Ian has an Honours degree in Urban Land Economics and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.