Francis Salway

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Francis Salway
Born5 October 1957
Education Rugby School
Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)Sarah Peplow

Francis Salway (born 5 October 1957) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive officer of Land Securities from 2004 to 2012. He is the chairman of the Town and Country Housing Group. [1]

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Early life

Francis Salway was born on 5 October 1957. [2] He was educated at the Rugby School. [2] [3] [4] He studied land economy at Christ's College, Cambridge, [4] where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1979 and a master of arts degree in 1983. [2]

Career

Salway began his career in commercial real estate as a trainee surveyor Richard Ellis (now known as CBRE Group) from 1979 to 1982, [3] followed by Abacus Developments from 1982 to 1985. [2] He worked at Standard Life from 1986 to 2000, when he joined Land Securities. [2] He served as its chief operating officer from 2003 to 2004, and as its chief executive officer from 2004 to 2012. [2] [3] In 2010, he "announced plans for three major developments — two in Victoria, one in Mayfair — totalling £655 million." [3] He was also the president of the British Property Federation. [5]

Salway has served as the chairman of the Town and Country Housing Group since 2012. [2] He is also the chairman of the property advisory group of Transport for London. [5] Additionally, he is a non-executive director of Next plc and the Cadogan Group. [2] [5]

Personal life

Salway married Sarah Peplow in 1985. [2] They have a son and a daughter. [2] They reside in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England. [4]

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