Warren Swimer

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Warren joined Regal London in 2013, bringing with him a wealth of experience. Having qualified as a chartered accountant, Warren worked for several fast growing SMEs as well as international businesses, managing finance teams across 23 offices globally. Warren is responsible for Regal London’s global finance operations and staff, was appointed to the Regal London Board in April 2016 and is a member of the Management Committee.

Steve Harrington

PLANNING DIRECTOR

Steve joined Regal London in 2017 having previously worked as a planning consultant for over 10 years with involvement in a number of major and complex redevelopment schemes. Steve oversees Regal London’s planning applications from the initial feasibility and pre-application stages through to securing planning permission. Steve was appointed to the Regal London Board in April 2020 and is a member of the Management Committee.

Simon De Friend

JOINT FOUNDER

Damien Cartmell

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION

Damien joined Regal London in 2015, bringing over 20 years’ experience across many sectors of the residential construction industry. Damien is responsible for Regal London’s in-house construction division, overseeing design, procurement and delivery of all Regal London developments. Damien was appointed to the Regal London Board in April 2019 and is a member of the Management Committee.

Paul Eden

JOINT FOUNDER

Marc Eden

INVESTMENT AND LEGAL DIRECTOR

Marc joined Regal London in 2011, bringing with him a wealth of investment and legal experience. Having previously worked in business development raising finance for a number of technology companies and latterly as a commercial property solicitor, Marc is responsible for overseeing Regal London’s investment and legal functions. Marc was appointed to the Regal London Board in April 2016 and is a member of the Management Committee.

Jonathan Seal

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Jonathan joined Regal London in 2016 as a Non-Executive Director and was appointed Managing Director in January 2017 before assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer in July 2020. Prior to joining Regal London full time, Jonathan spent 25 years’ working in law, corporate finance, publicly listed funds and private equity. Jonathan is both a member of Regal London’s Executive Committee and Management Committee.

Miles Webber

Miles Webber began his career working for the Labour Party before joining Mercury Asset Management as Vice President for Communications. In 2001, following the acquisition of Mercury by Merrill Lynch, Miles became Director of Public Affairs for Merrill’s in EMEA. Responsible for the regulatory and political relations of the Bank, Miles was appointed to the European Union Expert Banking Group in 2003.  In 2005 Miles joined GE, and spent a decade at the firm, taking various leadership roles, eventually becoming Head of External Affairs for GE across the UK. In 2015, Miles joined the Executive Committee of Landsec, as Group Corporate Affairs Director, responsible for investor, media, public and government relations, sustainability and communications. Miles retired from Landsec in 2019 and is a partner of Baytree Advisors, a corporate affairs advisory business.

Marcus Sperber

With over 30 years in the property industry, Marcus Sperber has most recently spent 17 years at BlackRock as head of Global Real Estate, growing it from a UK focussed business into a Global Real Estate Investment Manager with $25bn of assets under management across public, private equity and debt. Marcus served on BlackRock’s European Executive, Global Operating Committee and Global Human Capital Committee. Prior to working at BlackRock (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers) Marcus worked for several property related Companies, focussing on investment, development and regeneration. In 2020, Marcus established Northcroft Capital, a property investment and advisory business.

Chris Shaw

Chris Shaw is the CEO of Shaw Corporation, a firm of Chartered Surveyors, with over 35 years of direct experience in major property schemes and urban renewal projects in Central and Greater London and elsewhere in the UK and Europe. Chris has advised a number of London Boroughs, Housing Associations, Banks and Institutions as well as quoted and non-quoted property companies and major investors and has experience in major regeneration projects that include input with Central Government and the Greater London Authority. Chris is a former Chair of Camden Town Unlimited (CTU) one of the premier Business Improvement Districts in London, since its inception in 2007 until 2018, as well as the Camden Town charity.

Paul Abson

Paul Abson has 35 years’ experience within the construction and property sectors. In 1995, he joined a small local construction company called Leadbitter, and after securing a joint equity position in the business, spent the next 16 years growing turnover from £12m to £440m. Paul led the sale of Leadbitter to Bouygues in 2011, following which, he was appointed to the board of their new UK entity and in 2012 he was appointed as Managing Director of Bouygues UK Residential Division. In 2016 Paul launched his own property development business, 376 Estates Ltd, which focusses on the development of private care homes and student accommodation. Paul also took up the role of Executive Chairman of Autograph Homes in early 2017, a Bristol based open market housing business.