RREF Advisory Board

The RREF Advisory Board is the link between RREF, the Real Estate Industry and the School of Real Estate & Planning.

It has been set-up with the aim to encourage further engagement between key organisations in the sector and the University, offering a forum two-way input and feedback. Academics from the School and RREF staff report on the co-curricular and outreach activities offered by RREF to students, as well as how the programmes are being developed, while industry members report on graduate recruitment and discuss how they and their organisations can support RREF and School activities.

The board consists of members from our alumni and key contacts from Corporate Patrons to work alongside the RREF team and the school. It meets with the aim of supporting and driving forward RREF activities, and continuing to develop new and improved links to the industry.

Advisory Board

• Bryan Laxton (Chair), CEO UK, Cushman & Wakefield (graduate 1981)

• Simon Beckett, Partner, King Sturge (graduate 1989)

• William Boss, Partner, SJ Berwin

• Neil Brearley, Associate, EC Harris (graduate 2001)

• Alan Froggatt, Principal, Touchstone Advisers (graduate 1971)

• Roger Gibbard, Head of School of Real Estate & Planning, University of Reading (graduate 1979)

• Ginny Gibson, Deputy Dean, Henley Business School (graduate 1981)

• Bruce Hibbert, Director, GVA Grimley (graduate 1984)

• John Keogan, Gerald D Hines Visiting Fellow in Development, University of Reading

• David King, Director Property Services, Capita Symonds (graduate 1979)

• Rob McNab, Associate Partner, Kinney Green (graduate 2005)

• Robert Murphy, Senior Director, CBRE (graduate 1984)

• Keith Norman, Partner, Gerald Eve (graduate 1988)

• Katherine Norton, Associate, Savills (graduate 2004)

• Sarah O'Brien, Asset Manager, DTZ (graduate 2003)

• Gareth Osborn, Director National Markets, SEGRO

• Max Shand, Senior Development Manager, Exemplar Properties (graduate 2002)

• Stephane Slama-Royer, Managing Director, Bouygues Development

• Chris Strathon, National Director, Jones Lang LaSalle (graduate 1993)

• John Woolsey, Partner, Knight Frank (graduate 1982)