MEDIA RELEASE
20 January 2016
Broadgate Estates appoints first Strategy Director
Broadgate Estates, the leading property management company, has appointed Polly PlunketCheckemian to the newly created role of Strategy Director.
Polly’s role will be multi-faceted – helping to develop Broadgate Estates’ client proposition and their
competitive advantage in the management market place. Polly will also build on Broadgate Estates’
existing thought leadership to ensure the company leads the industry in property management best
practice and innovation.
Polly has over 30 year’s property management experience and joins Broadgate Estates from
Cushman & Wakefield where she was an equity partner and held several senior roles since 2003.
These have included leading their Property & Asset Management business, sitting on their UK Board
and most recently as EMEA Head of Research and Insight.
Polly has worked for Hammerson Plc, CB Hillier Parker as Director of Central London Estates before
joining Cushman & Wakefield as Partner to lead their Central London property management offer.
Polly’s career in property management, asset management and estate management has spanned
some of London’s best estates and trophy offices including Hammerson’s Holborn Links Estates,
Berkeley Square Estate, Knightsbridge Estate, Regent Street and 110 Bishopsgate (formerly Heron
Tower) and she is driven to change experiences and perceptions of this industry.
Steve Whyman, CEO at Broadgate Estates, said: “As we expand our consultancy and product
services, Polly, with her breadth of experience, will help us build on innovations we have brought to
the industry and help to drive forward our thought leadership, service innovations and direction.
“Polly will make a strong addition to Broadgate Estates. Joining our experienced team her
knowledge will be invaluable and she will work closely with our clients and add value to our service
offerings.”
Polly Plunket-Checkemian, Strategy Director at Broadgate Estates, said: “I have enormous respect
for the client base and talent offer at Broadgate Estates and am delighted to have joined an
organisation that I share so much with in terms of client approach and service quality. I look forward
to working on the strategic development of Broadgate Estates and continuing to help deliver a best
in class service to clients.”
With memberships of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, British Council of Offices and
Women in Property, she will also join the Broadgate Estates’ Executive Board.
-ENDSNotes to Editors:
For further information, please contact:
Jenna Rorison 020 3727 1447
[email protected]
About Broadgate Estates:
Broadgate Estates is a leading property management company in the UK. The company is a wholly
owned subsidiary of British Land, operating autonomously with approximately 50% of its revenue
coming from other clients. It has a reputation for service excellence, placemaking and managing
modern, sophisticated mixed-use developments. It manages some of London’s most prestigious
buildings and remarkable places.
The company manages various types of real estate including shopping centres, commercial,
residential, mixed-use developments, public realm and business parks. It manages over £247 million
of service charges and circa £935 million of rent collection every year. It also provides design for
management, asset management and consultancy services.
Recent management instructions include The Leadenhall Building (City of London), Two Pancras
Square (King’s Cross) and Meadowhall (Sheffield). The portfolio it manages includes 61 individual
landmark buildings totalling circa 11 million sq ft. The company manages 10 estates and campuses
including Broadgate, East Village, Green Park in Reading, King’s Cross, Liverpool ONE, London Bridge
City, More London, Paddington Central, Paternoster Square and Regent’s Place. The company
manages 24 shopping centres and retail parks including Broughton Shopping Park in Chester, Drake
Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth, Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, Forster Square Shopping
Park in Bradford, Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Old Market Hereford, St Stephen's Shopping Centre
in Hull and SouthGate Bath.
Further details can be found on the Broadgate Estates website at www.broadgateestates.co.uk