Aviva’s John Gellatly is new IPF chairman

  John Gellatly, head of Europe for the Global Real Estate Multi-Manager Group at Aviva Investors, has become chairman of the Investment Property Forum (IPF).   He succeeded Peter Pereira Gray, managing director Investment Division at The Wellcome Trust, at the company’s annual meeting.   Gellatly, who takes on the role for the next 12 months, said: “My priority will be to demonstrate the strength and value of the IPF to a wider audience than ever before.   “It is vital that we continue to develop our membership base amongst younger industry practitioners and expand it further in the banking and capital markets space, which is playing an increasingly important role in the financing and structuring of real estate after the crisis.   “The IPF’s growing relationship with government departments will also be central to our focus in the next year.”   At the AGM the following additional board appointments were also appointed: ·        Chris Ireland – King Sturge ·        Max Sinclair – Eurohypo ·        Andrew Smith – Aberdeen Asset Management   Fiona Morton of Ryden, Mark Titcomb of DekaBank and Ian Womack of Aviva Investors retired from the Board at the meeting.   The IPF Management Board now comprises: Andrew Brazier – Ryon Properties Stephen Brown – GVA Grimley Chris Carter Keall – BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Philip Clark – AEGON Asset Management (IPF Vice Chairman) Toby Courtauld – Great Portland Estates Ian Cullen – IPD Sue Forster – IPF John Gellatly – Aviva Investors (IPF Chairman) Amanda Howard – Nabarro Andrew Hynard, Jones Lang LaSalle Philip Ingman – Ingman-Jones (IPF Honorary Treasurer) Chris Ireland – King Sturge Guy Morrell – HSBC Global Asset Management Peter Pereira Gray – The Wellcome Trust Rosalind Rowe – PricewaterhouseCoopers Max Sinclair – Eurohypo Andrew Smith – Aberdeen Property Investors Michael Stancombe – Hogan Lovells Neil Turner – Schroders   nathan.cross@estatesgazette.com