London Retail: An Industry In Flux

Jaap L. Tonckens joined the Management Board of Unibail-Rodamco, that became Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on 7 June, 2018, as General Counsel in 2009 and then became Chief Investment Officer in 2010. He was promoted Chief Financial Officer on July 1, 2012. He retains the supervision of the Group's investments in his current position. Prior to joining Unibail-Rodamco he was a Managing Director at Endurance Capital, a private equity firm in New York. Then he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. (1994 - 2008), first in London and then in New York, where he was a managing director in the Leverage & Acquisition Finance department. Prior to that, he worked at Shearman & Sterling in New York and Paris for more than four years. Jaap L. Tonckens is a graduate of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and of Emory University in Atlanta (USA). Born in 1962, Jaap L. Tonckens is a Dutch and US national.

Julian advises on a wide range of development projects including mixed-use town centre, high density residential and office / workspace regeneration schemes. Julian also advises on the re-purposing of retail parks into alternative uses. He works principally for funds and other institutions but also has experience advising local authorities. While he has extensive experience in London he also advises on projects throughout the country. Julian specialises in advising clients on the planning and development potential of sites and the formulation of planning strategies in respect of both new development projects and existing property assets. He also acts as Expert Witness at planning and CPO inquiries as well as in The High Court.

Cadogan today announces the appointment of Steve Medway to the newly created role of ‘Place Manager’ for the 93-acre Cadogan Estate in Chelsea. He will contribute to shaping Cadogan’s overarching stewardship of the neighbourhood, focusing specifically on coordinating and driving forward placemaking strategy for world-famous destinations such as Sloane Street and the King’s Road. Medway joins the business from the New West End Company (NWEC), where he has spent the last three years as Managing Director for the trading environment, overseeing the management and promotion of Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street in central London. In this time, he developed the first ever business-led Air Quality Strategy and helped to create the UK’s first ‘Smart Street.’

Miranda joined the Partnership in 2012 and has since held various roles as a senior leader in John Lewis & Partners branches across the country. Leading teams of 150+ Partners, she has been responsible for developing and delivering new retail formats and operating models with a focus on future sustainability and employee culture. Miranda is currently developing and growing the gifting proposition for the John Lewis for Business team.

Tanya is a senior marketing professional with over 15 years’ experience working in brand and retail experience. Tanya started her career in the agency world, successfully directing campaigns for Diageo, Heineken, Bacardi Martini, O2, Microsoft, Coca Cola and Unilever to name a few. Continuing her passion for experiences she joined Merlin Entertainments in 2015 as Head of Marketing for Thorpe Park Resort moving to The London Eye, Merlin’s largest and most profitable attraction across the globe. She has recently moved to Samsung Electronics UK to build and lead a team to launch and operate Samsung’s first UK Showcase, a 20,000 ft space at the heart of Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, designed by Heatherwick Studios. Samsung KX LDN will be an iconic destination which brings the latest technologies to life with curated experiences. It will showcase how multiple Samsung devices and services come together to deliver a complete and harmonized experience; making consumers lives easier, more convenient, and more efficient.

James Strabo is the Managing Director of OneMarket Europe based in London. James is an international executive with over 20 years of experience in retail technology, payments and international expansion. He was perviously a founding member of Blackhawk Network in San Francisco where he was also the Managing Director of the EMEA division based in London. Blackhawk scaled from the founding team to an IPO on the Nasdaq in 2013 at a valuation in excess of $2 billion. Prior to Blackhawk, James was Group Vice President with News Corporation's News America Marketing division based in NY and LA. Over his career James has worked closely with a variety of companies on strategic commercial partnerships in the US, Europe, India and Asia with partners such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesco, Boots, Carrefour, Kroger, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, NFL, MLB, NBA, and more.

Mike is UK editor of Bisnow. Before this, alongside three friends he bought pan-European property mag EuroProperty out of non-existence and re established it before selling the business to PropertyEU. Prior to that he was editor of Property Week, and has also worked for Estates Gazette.

James left investment banking in 2007 to complete his lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest making him one of the youngest Britons to do so. Since then James has completed many expeditions including leading a team to the South Pole. In 2007 James joined forces with his father to co-found Jatomi fitness. After 4 years in Eastern Europe, James moved to Malaysia to grow the business as CEO of Asia. Jatomi grew to 70 clubs across 7 countries. In 2015 James founded 1Rebel the leading boutique fitness operator in London. James sits on the advisory board for Much Better Adventures and is an Honorary Advisor to the Scientific Exploration Society.

Jessica Parrish (MBA) is a food, restaurant and property expert with close to 20 years working in the business. Having held senior positions with the American wholesaler Costco, Iconic Department store Selfridges, Global Property leader Westfield and Brand Influencer Time Out Market. Having experienced both sides of the table as both Landlord and Tenant, Jessica has mastered balancing the fine line between inspiring collaborative partnerships for long term profitable growth and satisfying customer needs. With considerable time spent working on development projects in Europe and North America Jessica’s experience & knowhow spans across various cultural and culinary trends. 2019 is set to be an exciting year, with Time Out Markets, opening in Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal and future expansions in 2021 in London, Prague and beyond. Time Out Market brings the best food of a city under one roof and this trend is set to continue.

Alice Keown is F&B Asset Manager at British Land working across the portfolio, which includes Meadowhall, Sheffield; Broadgate, London; and Drake Circus, Plymouth. Alice has extensive experience of the F&B and leisure industry having worked on a number of high profile development projects including; Westfield London, Westfield Stratford, Westgate Oxford, Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and Tottenham Hotspur FC’s new stadium. Prior to joining British Land, Alice worked at Davis Coffer Lyons’ (DCL) London Estate and Development team, World Duty Free and Heathrow Airport. She is also a trustee of Wednesday’s Child, a local charitable trust which aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged children in north London through fundraising projects which do not receive grants or funding from elsewhere.

David joined Nash Bond in 2004 having spent 2 years working overseas as an engineer after graduating from Exeter University with a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management. David qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2007. He is a Director of the company and specialises in occupational agency predominantly for clients with major ownerships in Central London. David leads the teams in St James's London, Kings Cross, Victoria and the City.