Valad

European Senior Management Team

 
  • Martyn McCarthy

    Martyn McCarthy

    Chief Executive Officer - Europe

    Martyn has been with Valad since early 2003 and has held roles in Australia and Europe. In his current role as Chief Executive Officer in Europe, Martyn has full executive responsibility for leading the Group's European Operation. For the 15 years prior to joining Valad, Martyn has been involved in various facets of real estate in Australia, the USA and Europe, including six years at GE Real Estate where his role included structured finance, joint ventures and portfolio acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand. Martyn has a Bachelor of Business in Land Economics from the University of Western Sydney.

  • Christian Bearman

    Christian Bearman

    Chief Operating Officer - Europe

    Christian was appointed COO Europe in January 2010 to run Valad’s European operations and support the other Executives across Europe focusing on our existing investors and tenants. Christian joined Valad from Lloyds Banking Group where he was a Director in the Group’s £20 billion Real Estate Equity Joint Ventures business in the UK and Europe. Prior to this, having started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, he worked at Bank of Ireland leading their acquisitions programme, ran London and European, a specialist property insurance company, and worked for Sir John Beckwith at Pacific Investments plc.

  • David Kirkby

    David Kirkby

    Group Head of Real Estate Investment Management

    David was appointed Group Head of Real Estate Investment Management in 2009.  David brings with him considerable experience having worked in the real estate industry for over 25 years, the most recent 12 of which were in funds management with Lend Lease.  David has been based in the UK for over two and a half years, prior to which he has worked both in Asia and Australia.  David’s experience includes opportunistic and core funds as well as major development projects across several sectors and geographies.  David has an Associate Diploma in Valuation and Land Economics

  • Michael Bruhn

    Michael Bruhn

    Head of Nordic Region

    Michael joined the Group in 2001 and is responsible for managing and growing Valad’s business in the Nordic Region, based in Copenhagen. He was formerly Senior Partner at DTZ for three years after merging his previous company with the agency business and has more than 20 years experience in the Nordic property markets as a developer, agent, special projects adviser and asset manager. Michael is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Surveyor and holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the Copenhagen Business School.

  • Mark McLaughlin

    Mark McLaughlin

    Head of Benelux

    Mark is responsible for managing and growing the Group’s asset management and development business in the Benelux Region, based in Amsterdam, which includes Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. He joined the Group in 2001, bringing his extensive experience in property and construction gained through roles across Europe, Singapore and his native Republic of Ireland. Mark has an honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Dundee.

  • Gilles Vaissié

    Gilles Vaissié

    Head of France

    Gilles founded the local business in 1999 and is a specialist in the light industrial sector with expertise in asset management and the sourcing of deals. He was previously on the Management Board and General Manager of Auguste Thouard (now Atis Real) in France before setting up GViO, now Valad France. With 30 years experience in French commercial markets, Gilles has a long established reputation in the French investment market and Valad France is the leading provider of Parc d’Activites in France.  He is a Graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and has a Bachelor of Economics.

  • Matthew Bann

    Matthew Bann

    Head of Central and Eastern Europe

    Matthew joined the Group in August 2006 and is responsible for managing and growing the Group’s Central and Eastern European business, currently covering Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Poland and surrounding territories.  Matthew has 18 years of property experience including Aerium Ltd where he was the Director of Asset Management for a Pan European Portfolio worth in excess of €2billion. Matthew has a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Investment from Cass Business School at City University London.

  • Damian Horton

    Damian Horton

    Acting Head of Germany

    Damian is responsible for the management and growth of our German business.  He has over 20 years experience in the property industry and has been a key member of Valad for over eight years, focussing on asset management and business strategy.  Prior to relocating to Europe in 2008, Damian was the COO of Valad’s Australian Real Estate Investment asset management division, leading a team of 20 asset management and transaction specialists.  Prior to Valad, he was the founding director of a commercial real estate broker in Sydney, which he sold to a major property company.  Damian is also a qualified commercial valuer.

  • James Sullivan

    James Sullivan

    European General Legal Counsel

    James was formerly the Managing Director of PIL Invests, a FSA regulated fund manager, operator and administrator of retail and institutional unregulated real estate funds, overseeing the operation of 60+ funds, totalling more than €3 billion in Assets Under Management. He has considerable experience in creating and managing private equity real estate funds and has extensive international general commercial and corporate legal experience including cross-border joint ventures, recapitalisations and restructurings.  James qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and holds a Degree in French from Exeter University. He has more than 12 years’ legal experience, including three years in a business leadership role, seven years as in-house corporate counsel for two international regulated businesses and two years private practice experience in London. He is a UK Financial Services Authority approved person.