London retail property giant GPE names new finance chief

Nice Portland Estates (GPE) has appointed a new chief monetary officer, with Jayne Cottam becoming a member of the London-centric industrial property agency’s board from 16 March.

She succeeds Nick Sanderson who’s stepping down as GPE’s chief monetary & working officer to take up the place of chief monetary officer at British actual property providers firm Savills from 30 January. 

Cottam “brings important monetary management and operational expertise” inventory market-listed GPE mentioned on saying her appointment to the London Inventory Trade Monday (19 January). 

Most lately, she served as CFO of healthcare property firm Assura from September 2017 to December 2025.

GPE chair William Eccleshare mentioned: “Jayne brings a wealth of expertise, data and expertise which will likely be invaluable to the board and administration crew as we progress our development agenda.” And CEO Toby Courtauld added: “Jayne brings a wonderful mix of monetary, operational and management qualities with the best values for GPE’s tradition.”

She joins at a time when analysts are noting that GPE continues to outperform the broader UK property sector, boosted not solely by slowly rising demand for London workplaces but in addition by way of its catchment space of prime prime West Finish retail websites that proceed to be in excessive demand as the corporate continues to seize the ‘flight to high quality development’.

The corporate’s most up-to-date investor commentary reiterated “stable-to-improving” leasing momentum throughout its core West Finish and Metropolis portfolio.