- British Land Company
- 23 October 2024 08:10:12
Source: Sharecast
Walker will join the board as an executive director and become CFO with effect from 20 November 2024, at which point Bhavesh Mistry will step down.
Walker has been chief operating officer and an Executive Committee member at British Land since 2021. He was previously head of Investor Relations and served as interim CFO of British Land from November 2020 to July 2021.
He joined the company in 2017. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, before spending more than seven years in various roles within the corporate finance division at Deutsche Bank.
After that, Walker worked for more than 10 years in investor relations, strategy, finance and corporate development roles within UK listed businesses. Until 2023, he was chair of the UK Investor Relations Society, having served on their board since 2012.
Chief executive Simon Carter said: "I am delighted David will be joining the board as CFO. He has delivered significant value and efficiencies as our chief operating officer and is ideally placed to bring his experience to again lead our expert finance team as we capitalise on the strong momentum in the business."