British Land has announced that it has appointed David Walker as Chief Financial Officer.
David will join the Board as an Executive Director and become CFO of British Land with effect from 20 November 2024 at which point Bhavesh Mistry will step down from the Board and as CFO.
David has been Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Committee member at British Land since 2021. He was previously Head of Investor Relations and served as Interim CFO of British Land from November 2020 to July 2021.
David joined British Land in 2017. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, before spending over seven years in various roles within the Corporate Finance division at Deutsche Bank. After that, he worked for over 10 years in investor relations, strategy, finance and corporate development roles within UK listed businesses. Until 2023, David was Chair of the UK Investor Relations Society, having served on their Board since 2012.
Simon Carter, Chief Executive Officer at British Land, said: “I am delighted David will be joining the Board as CFO. He has delivered significant value and efficiencies as our Chief Operating Officer and is ideally placed to bring his experience to again lead our expert finance team as we capitalise on the strong momentum in the business”.
David Walker, incoming Chief Financial Officer said: “It’s a privilege to join British Land’s Board and become CFO at such an important and exciting time for our business. I will be relentlessly focussed on ensuring British Land is in the best place to take full advantage of the many opportunities we see in our markets.”