Vanessa Simms
Chief Financial Officer Executive Director
Appointed
May 2021
Committees
A member of the ELT and chairs our Disclosure Committee. Vanessa attends the Board’s Audit Committee meetings at the invitation of the Committee Chair.
Role
Works closely with the Chief Executive in developing and implementing vision and strategy. Responsible for Group financial performance, financial planning, management of risks and assurance, Group legal, Procurement and Data and Technology.
Skills and experience
Vanessa brings extensive financial experience to Landsec from the property sector, and has particular expertise in leading and implementing strategic change in businesses and substantial experience of leadership roles in a listed environment. Previously, Vanessa was Chief Financial Officer at Grainger plc, and prior to that held senior financial positions at The Unite Group plc and SEGRO plc. She was also a Non-executive Director and Audit Chair of Drax Group Plc until June 2024.
Vanessa is a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and has an executive MBA (EMBA) from Ashridge Business School.
Other current appointments
Vanessa is a Non-executive Director of Rotork plc, a global provider of mission-critical intelligent flow control.
