Before joining CBRE in November 2016, Andrea was a Director in the Real Estate Finance team at Lloyds Bank, covering private equity and institutional funds. In this role he was responsible for originating, structuring and restructuring loans and creating debt distributing strategies. Prior to Lloyds Bank, Andrea was a Director at StormHarbour Securities, where he was responsible for sourcing and executing debt solutions for borrowers and financial institutions across Europe. This role included the restructuring of loan facilities, raising debt, mezzanine and equity and managing and disposing of loan and CMBS portfolios.
Lynne is Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Empiric Student Property PLC, a listed REIT. Lynne’s career has spanned 35+ years and covered practice, real estate, financial services, hospitality and operations.Previously Lynne was at Palmer Capital, an FCA authorised real estate investment management company, as CFO with responsibility for overseeing the company’s financial and taxation matters. Prior to Palmer Capital she was European CFO for the Toga Group, with responsibility for the development of hotels, management of commercial property investments and a closed end fund. Before that she held the position of Finance and IT Director at The Goodwood Estate, a board position with responsibility for the finances of all group companies across a portfolio of primarily hospitality focused operations. Lynne also worked for American Express and during her tenure held positions in corporate audit and travel business reporting, both roles covering the EMEA region, and a globally focused process re-engineering project role.Lynne is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and spent 11 years in practice
Sally is a partner and the CFO of Clearbell Capital LLP, a UK private equity fund management and advisory business with 3 value-add/opportunistic funds focussed on UK real estate. In addition to overall responsibility for financial reporting, financing and structuring, she is the Compliance Officer and also a member of the Investment Committee. With over 30 years of experience in the real estate sector, she has strong technical and commercial expertise in all areas of treasury, taxation, finance and reporting. As well as in-depth knowledge of UK practices, she has broad experience of European and international markets. Prior to Clearbell, Sally was Group Projects Director at Grosvenor Group Limited, where she was Finance Director of a listed entity in Luxembourg and provided financial consultancy and support to the international management teams. Before Grosvenor, Sally worked at Wates City of London Properties plc, where she was responsible for all financial and treasury matters and raising in excess of £1 billion from banks, rights issues and joint venture partners. Sally began her career at Deloitte Haskins & Sells in London in 1982. She has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 1985. She holds a BA (Hons) in Chemistry from Wadham College, Oxford University.