ALBERT EMBANKMENT

Jon has been active in the London property market for over 40 years. In 1995, Jon set up Ocubis, which has acquired a large central London real estate portfolio of offices, retail and residential investments.

Jon also owned and ran the Foxtons estate agency chain between 1981 and 2007, expanding the business through sales, lettings, property management and financial services before selling to private equity for £375m.

Matt has had responsibility for investment activities, asset management and operations at Ocubis since 2007. His focus is on enhancing the portfolio’s return potential, and capital allocation to investment and development projects.

Prior to joining Ocubis, Matt held operational roles at Foxtons and across Knight Frank’s European offices.

Stephen has followed a career in consulting project management which spanned the likes of BAE Systems and Savills, where he was responsible for delivering major residential, commercial and mixed use schemes for a variety of developers, funds and banks. Stephen was engaged by Land Securities for ten years in their London Portfolio Development Team as a Development Project Director leading significant mixed use schemes across London. Stephen completed his MSc at Reading University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building. Stephen’s role within the Ocubis team as Development Director gives him responsibility for delivering the growing portfolio of projects that are significant in scale.

Steve began his career in property at Foxtons, rising quickly from negotiator / valuer to manager. By the time he left, he was the company’s overall number two lettings valuer. Steve joined Ocubis in 2009 and has been in the role of corporate sales manager for Pavilion Business Members’ Club, 64 Knightsbridge and Shakespeare House since their respective launches to the market.

Steve has over 15 years’ experience within an internal recruitment and HR environment during which time he has worked in many industries including real estate, hospitality and manufacturing. He was formerly Head of Recruitment for Dominvs Group and prior to that was responsible for all UK recruitment for Neopost. Steve, who is originally from New Zealand, joined Ocubis in 2015 and is responsible for recruitment and HR across the Ocubis businesses.

Edward is a qualified Chartered Accountant who joined Ocubis in late 2016 and is responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the finance function across the group. He has over 10 years extensive experience in all aspects of the property business within both the commercial and residential sector. Previous experience has been with the Berkeley Group and more recently a boutique high end central London residential developer. Prior to this he spent five years working in the City: this combined experience gives way to a commercial approach to the finance function underlined with financial control.

Karen draws on over 25 years’ experience in the property industry, first working in sales for Foxtons in Notting Hill Gate and going on to manage offices in Chiswick and St John’s Wood. In 2001, as Director of Acquisitions, Karen was responsible for doubling the number of offices in London and Surrey. In 2012, she joined Bacchus Partners, successfully buying and selling development and retail sites in London, Hampshire and Surrey. Karen combines this knowledge working as Property Director, overseeing Pavilion Offices and the day-to-day management of commercial and residential investment properties in the portfolio.