Rob Perrins, chief executive of Berkeley Group, has been appointed to the board of Grosvenor’s UK property arm as a non-executive director.
Rob Perrins (picture: Grosvenor)
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Mr Perrins has led Berkeley since 2009, with a focus on regenerating brownfield sites, sustainability and restoring underused land, Grosvenor said.
He is also a trustee of the Berkeley Foundation, a charity that helps young people and communities in the areas the developer works, and a non-executive director at PwC’s UK public interest board.
James Raynor, chief executive of Grosvenor Property UK, said: “I am delighted to welcome Rob to our board.
“His knowledge of the market and passion for innovation and sustainability are fully aligned with our ambitions to create exceptional properties and places that help businesses, communities and nature to thrive.”
Grosvenor’s UK property business invests in developments across London’s West End, as well as neighbourhoods in Liverpool and throughout England.
Recent research commissioned by Berkeley, British Land and Landsec found that almost 80% of urban communities believe brownfield regeneration would positively impact their local areas.
The research focused on communities in four major urban areas to identify what people want to see from development in their local areas. It found that 75% of respondents wanted brownfield regeneration prioritised over other types of development.
In November, housing secretary Angela Rayner approved plans for Berkeley’s 165-home development near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, which had been blocked by the previous government.
The scheme was initially approved by an independent inspector, but then-housing secretary Michael Gove called in the development in 2021, then rejected it in April 2023.
Multibillion-pound firm Grosvenor, which covers property development and management, food and agricultural technology, completed the registration of its for-profit housing provider, Grosvenor Hart Homes, with the Regulator of Social Housing in June last year.
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