Christopher Hedley - Head of UK OccupiersGlenn Corney - Global Product ManagerOliver Gibson - Operations Manager & IT ServicesDavid Pike - Government Sector Manager Nishel Sewpersad - Client Relationship ManagerDaniel White - Performance Analyst
Christopher Hedley - Head of UK Occupiers
Christopher is Chairman of the Occupiers Product Board and Head of IPD Occupiers in the UK. He is a global authority on corporate property benchmarking. As the Director in charge of Occupiers work, he has grown the IPD Occupiers business for the last 17 years, which now has records for some 80 million square metres of space from over 1,000 estates in UK, Ireland, France, South Africa, Germany and Portugal. He is the editor-in-chief of the IPD Global Estate Measurement Codes for Occupancy Costs, Environment and Space. He leads the work for the UK Government, to deliver what is believed to be the world’s biggest real estate benchmarking service.
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Glenn Corney - Global Product Manager
In this role Glenn manages a highly skilled team of client managers and analysts, as well as co-ordinating the development of IT tools to help support client information requirements. Over Glenn’s 10 years of service with IPD Occupiers, he has as been involved with the majority of key projects and services, including the development of the UK Benchmarking Service and the UK Office of Government Commence (OGC) property benchmarking project. Currently he is working on the creation of internet based analysis tools to help clients manage information and drive performance. Glenn sees performance management as a core competency for today’s property teams. “The profile of real estate teams has never been higher, and nor has the pressure to delivery top performance to the organisation. IPD Occupiers adds value by helping those property teams demonstrate and improve performance.” Glenn holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Land Management from Reading University.
Oliver Gibson - Operations Manager & IT Services
Oliver Gibson is a Senior Manager who is responsible for IPD Occupiers’ information systems and operations. Oliver is also Project Director for IPD Occupiers’ UK Education Sector benchmarking projects – EMS and eMandate, leads special projects and produces bespoke research such as yearly published reports on property performance for the UK higher and further education sectors.
In his previous role with IPD, he was responsible for training property directors and performance reporting in the UK education sector. In February 2008 Oliver completed work on a recently published good practice guide on the management of property data on behalf of the Learning + Skills Council and the Scottish Funding Council. This followed a series of in-depth data audits at 15 further education colleges in England and Scotland.
Prior to joining IPD Occupiers, Oliver spent 10 years working as a manager in UK public-sector housing and social services. Oliver is a member of the Society of Property Researchers and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish Studies from the University of Sheffield. He is fluent in Spanish and also speaks Portuguese and French.
David Pike - Government Sector Director
David Pike holds a Masters in Property Valuation and Law. He has recently returned from a one year secondment to the IPD Australian office where he was investigating business development opportunities for Occupiers in Australia and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom he is responsible for the delivery and management of the Government Property Benchmarking initiative. This service underlies the performance targets for central government departmental property, informs strategic property decisions, and helps government work towards the delivery of an efficient and sustainable estate.
David believes that reporting corporate real estate performance requires an independent and a robust approach; “Property occupiers and managers face the double challenge of meeting the diverse performance requirements of their businesses and presenting their performance in a suitable context equipped with, in many cases, inadequate information. IPD Occupiers provides the independence, experience and trusted approach to developing and optimising appropriate information to meet these needs.”
Nishel Sewpersad - Client Relationship Manager Nishel Sewpersad is a Client Relationship Manager who maintains a portfolio of utility, media and consultancy sector clients in the United Kingdom. In addition Nishel works on our bespoke benchmarking projects and assist in the data collection, analysis and over all coordination of our Facility Manager Benchmarking Seminars.
Nishel feels that one of the biggest challenges facing corporate occupiers is the alignment of a firm’s real estate strategy with the corporate strategy. Nishel states that, “Where CRE/FM strategies previously focused primarily on cost and space efficiencies, modern day real estate teams are under pressure to tailor their strategies to simultaneously improve efficiency and effectiveness while taking into account organisational culture, work practices, CSR and employee productivity levels. Occupiers Scorecard Analysis and FM Seminars provide a platform for occupiers to understand and measure both the efficiency and effectiveness of their portfolios, thereby providing a credible position from which to align corporate strategy to CRE/FM strategy.”
Nishel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Legal Studies and he has obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Natal in South Africa.
Daniel White - Performance Analyst
Daniel White holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Nottingham. As a Performance Analyst he is responsible for compiling data, formulating benchmarks and developing reports for the government and education sector. In addition he assists on bespoke benchmarking projects, manages client helpdesk services and handles accounting procedures for IPD Occupiers. Daniel finds working on the IPD Occupiers team an exciting opportunity, “IPD Occupiers is a market leader with a real global reach. We have a team of highly skilled professionals who are considered to be the top in their respective fields. I especially enjoy producing bespoke reports for the education sector and tailoring reports to fit the specific needs of individual universities. My recent involvement in the Office of Government Commerce benchmarking project has allowed me to broaden my understanding of performance measurement and management strategies.”