British Land FD to step down

11th Mar 2011 07:16

There is to be a new senior number cruncher at property giant British Land after finance director Graham Roberts announced his intention to stand down from the board at the end of June.Roberts spent nine years in the role. His replacement will be the deputy finance director, Lucinda Bell."Lucinda has worked for the company in a wide range of finance positions and has consistently demonstrated that she has the capability and experience to be an outstanding finance director," said Chris Grigg, British Land's chairman. "Graham and Lucinda will be working together over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition of his responsibilities," Grigg added.There will be some more new faces round the board room table too, as the company announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors: Simon Borrows and William Jackson.Borrows is chairman of Greenhill & Co International LLP and a non-executive director of car dealer Inchcape, and William Jackson is chief executive of private equity firm Bridgepoint.Meanwhile, Clive Cowdery, chairman of insurance group Resolution, will be stepping down from his non-executive directorship of British Land on 17th March 2011 to concentrate on his many other business interests.