Advisory Board Member (ABM) – role description
The Company
Apperly Estates is a dynamic, family-owned property investment company, established in 1919. The company aims to deliver sustainable dividends to family shareholders through a diversified portfolio, valued at c.£130m. Assets comprise primarily Central London office and retail buildings and regional multi-let industrial estates.
More detail on the company can be found at www.apperlyestates.co.uk.
The Board
The Board is responsible for oversight of the property portfolio, company finances and strategy. It comprises a Managing Director and Finance Director, both of whom are non-family. The Chairman and four other directors, two of whom are Chartered Surveyors, are all family members. The Board meets five times a year in London, with communication between Board meetings being principally by email.
The Role
The Company seeks to appoint a qualified Chartered Surveyor as an Advisory Board Member (ABM). This is an exciting and varied role providing general counsel – and a different perspective – on board matters of concern. This may include opinions on a wide range of factors affecting the company and the business environment along with input on strategic approach and transactions.
Key Skills
- Strong property skills and extensive career experience, specifically in the commercial investment and development fields with a current knowledge of the office, retail, industrial and other sectors.
- A strategic understanding of the property market and business environment
- MRICS qualification preferred.
- A wide range of contacts in the property market will be a significant advantage, along with the ability to connect company executives with networks of potentially useful people and organisations.
Requirements
- The role is part time and remote but requires in person attendance at five annual Board Meetings, the AGM and occasional ad hoc Board meetings
- Prior to Board Meetings, full consideration of all relevant papers and completion of any agreed actions
- Review and reply to Board Approval requests from the MD, FD, or Chairman within two working days
- Provide informal opinions and advice on strategic and transactional issues outside of Board Meetings, including occasional site visits.
- Ideally the new ABM will start by July 2025 but timing is flexible.