Executive Committee

Election to the Board - Mark started at PHP in January 2024 and was appointed CEO and joined the board at the AGM in April 2024.

Career –  Mark started his career as a professional football player before becoming a chartered accountant working in real estate and building a career in business. Mark’s career highlights include working at Grant Thornton and BDO as a young Partner, Morgan Stanley (MSREF) and taking NewRiver REIT Plc from IPO in 2009 to FTSE 250 in 2016. Mark was CEO of NewRiver’s operational real estate platform Hawthorn and engineered a sale to private equity in 2021 at a sector leading valuation. At PHP, Mark leads on strategy and since becoming CEO of PHP in 2024, Mark has led the business through its transformational takeover of Assura Plc and has more than doubled the size of the portfolio and market cap which is approaching FTSE100.

Skills, competence and experience - Mark has considerable leadership and capital markets experience and over the last 17 years established a strong reputation in building successful companies with a strong team ethos that is focused on community and shareholder value.

Other listed directorships - None 

Election to the Board - Richard Howell was appointed to the Board from 31 March 2017. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2021 following completion of the internalisation of the advisory and management functions previously carried out by Nexus.

Career - Richard is a Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years’ experience working with London-listed commercial property companies, principally LondonMetric Property plc and Brixton plc. Richard was part of the senior management team that led the merger of Metric Property Investments plc and London & Stamford Property plc in 2013 to create LondonMetric Property plc. In May 2022 he was appointed as a Non-executive Director at Life Science REIT plc, an AIM-listed, externally managed real estate investment trust.

Skills, competence and experience - Richard has extensive finance and accounting experience, having previously held senior accounting positions within listed property companies operating across the UK. This experience includes both equity and debt financing for the acquisition of Assura, together with implementing the Company’s hedging strategy. Richard has been responsible for arranging and negotiating lending arrangements for the Company and in previous roles with major UK banking and finance institutions and advisers, including at LondonMetric Property plc and Brixton plc, leading the finance teams in over £5 billion of property transactions.

Other listed directorships - Senior Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Life Science REIT plc.

Emma is Chief Operating Officer at Primary Health Properties PLC, with responsibility for the operational and financial optimisation of the portfolio. A qualified chartered surveyor, she brings more than 25 years of real estate and asset management experience, having previously served as Head of Asset Management and ESG at NewRiver, where she led the company's asset management strategy and sustainability agenda for over a decade. Prior to NewRiver Emma worked in private practice principally in the retail sector acting for owners and occupiers.

Emma has a strong track record of delivering value through active asset management, strategic planning and operational leadership. She is recognised for her excellent stakeholder engagement skills, building trusted relationships across occupiers, investors, communities and partners, and is passionate about creating positive social impact as part of the business agenda .

Steven is Chief Investment Officer and is responsible for implementing the company's investment strategy across all healthcare markets, including delivering capital recycling initiatives.

He has extensive experience in the property sector. During his previous role as CIO at Atrato Group he negotiated and executed over £2 billion of property transactions.

Previously, Steven has held roles at Lloyds in origination and risk management, with a focus on commercial real estate. He also worked at KPMG where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Steven is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Sarah has significant board level experience, gained predominantly in the professional services and the life sciences sectors. She has held roles in FTSE companies such as Intertek plc and Spectris plc as well as private equity backed businesses, supporting buy and build strategies.

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) with a Masters in Strategic Human Resources, Sarah has broad generalist HR experience with particular skills in strategy, change management, leadership development and culture and engagement.