CALA Group’s land manager Michaela Sullivan has stepped into her role as the new chair of the Scottish Property Federation, with KR Developments’ Kevin Robertson becoming her vice-chair.
Sullivan takes over from Robin Blacklock, who led the organisation through the previous year, including the onset of the Covid-19 crisis.
She vowed to focus on sustainable economic growth with a “renewed urgency”, as the pandemic speeds up real estate trends.
Sullivan said: “Going forward we will need to work together to bring about further change in the materials with which we build and how we heat our spaces, the infrastructure we need to support economic growth, how our retail portfolios will work with changing habits and as we progress towards demanding targets to achieve net zero carbon.
“The real estate industry influences how and where people work and is instrumental in many evolving sectors such as office development, build-to-rent homes and student accommodation. This means we are well placed to play a very important role in Scotland’s recovery from this pandemic.
“It’s crucial in these challenging times that we come together and provide a strong voice to represent the view of our industry and ourselves in a way that highlights the important work that we do – giving voice to the aim to redefine real estate.”
Robertson said: “This has been a year like no other in my experience. As we recover and then look to work with a new Scottish Parliament in May, I see this role as an opportunity to take our industry forward in the eyes of Scotland’s wider public, its investors and decision-makers.”
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