Kevin McGrath (financier)
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Kevin McGrath is the High Sheriff of the County of Greater London in Nomination for 2014/2015 (www.highsheriffs.com).
McGrath is the Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, an investment management
company with a global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and has offices in London
, Dublin, Munich
, Stockholm
, and Mumbai
.
He was a candidate for the European Parliament
2009 elections
. He was previously a candidate for the North East Hampshire constituency at the 2005 General Election and for Ealing Council in the 2006 London Council Elections.
McGrath graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank with a BSc in Estate Management. He also obtained a post graduation Diploma in Property Investment (Award Winner) from the College of Estate Management. Born in west London
and currently living in Ealing
, McGrath is married to Kate McGrath and they have two young children.
Prior to working for F&C REIT, McGrath was a founding equity Partner in REIT Asset Management, a property investment, finance, and asset management partnership, which managed over £3.5 billion of commercial property around the world and had offices in London, Munich, Tel Aviv
, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
Immediately prior to REIT McGrath was Senior Investment Surveyor with Hermes, the Fund Manager for the British Telecommunication and Post Office Pension Schemes. Before that he worked for London Councils in various property related positions. And prior to that he worked in manufacturing and banking.
McGrath is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in the property industry over 25 years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Investment Property Forum, the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is a Freeman of the City of London.
McGrath is Founder and Chair of the McGrath Charitable Trust (www.themcgrathcharitabletrust.co.uk); Chair Designate of The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith (www.lyric.co.uk); Vice chair and co founder of The Clink Prison Restaurant Charity (www.theclinkcharity.com) the first and only commercial restaurant to be built inside a working British prison; Co-Founder and Chair of The Islamix Foundation (www.islamixonline.com); and Chair of QPR Ladies Football Club.
He is Trustee of the Guildford School of Acting; The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; The National Education Trust; The Prison Advice and Care Trust; The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship; The Howard League for Penal reform; and The WAVE Trust.
He is also a UCLH Cancer Centre Development Board member: an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Project and The Make Justice Work Charity; London South Bank University Court Member; Honorary Vice President of the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra & Choir and a Board of Governors of Phoenix High and Canberra Schools Federation.
McGrath served as a Commissioner on the Independent Commission on English Prisons Today under the leadership of Cherie Booth (www.prisoncommission.org.uk) and currently sits on the Criminal Justice Policy Working Group under the Leadership of the Rt Hon Sadiq Kahn MP Shadow Justice Minister (www.justicereview.org.uk).
Kevin is a former Director and Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc. Born in West
In March 2009 McGrath became owner of the left-of-centre Tribune
magazine, but relinquished ownership at the end of October 2011.
McGrath is the Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, an investment management
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
company with a global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and has offices in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Dublin, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, and Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
.
He was a candidate for the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
2009 elections
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
. He was previously a candidate for the North East Hampshire constituency at the 2005 General Election and for Ealing Council in the 2006 London Council Elections.
McGrath graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank with a BSc in Estate Management. He also obtained a post graduation Diploma in Property Investment (Award Winner) from the College of Estate Management. Born in west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and currently living in Ealing
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
, McGrath is married to Kate McGrath and they have two young children.
Prior to working for F&C REIT, McGrath was a founding equity Partner in REIT Asset Management, a property investment, finance, and asset management partnership, which managed over £3.5 billion of commercial property around the world and had offices in London, Munich, Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, Stockholm, and Mumbai.
Immediately prior to REIT McGrath was Senior Investment Surveyor with Hermes, the Fund Manager for the British Telecommunication and Post Office Pension Schemes. Before that he worked for London Councils in various property related positions. And prior to that he worked in manufacturing and banking.
McGrath is a Chartered Surveyor who has worked in the property industry over 25 years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Investment Property Forum, the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is a Freeman of the City of London.
McGrath is Founder and Chair of the McGrath Charitable Trust (www.themcgrathcharitabletrust.co.uk); Chair Designate of The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith (www.lyric.co.uk); Vice chair and co founder of The Clink Prison Restaurant Charity (www.theclinkcharity.com) the first and only commercial restaurant to be built inside a working British prison; Co-Founder and Chair of The Islamix Foundation (www.islamixonline.com); and Chair of QPR Ladies Football Club.
He is Trustee of the Guildford School of Acting; The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; The National Education Trust; The Prison Advice and Care Trust; The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship; The Howard League for Penal reform; and The WAVE Trust.
He is also a UCLH Cancer Centre Development Board member: an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Project and The Make Justice Work Charity; London South Bank University Court Member; Honorary Vice President of the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra & Choir and a Board of Governors of Phoenix High and Canberra Schools Federation.
McGrath served as a Commissioner on the Independent Commission on English Prisons Today under the leadership of Cherie Booth (www.prisoncommission.org.uk) and currently sits on the Criminal Justice Policy Working Group under the Leadership of the Rt Hon Sadiq Kahn MP Shadow Justice Minister (www.justicereview.org.uk).
Kevin is a former Director and Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc. Born in West
In March 2009 McGrath became owner of the left-of-centre Tribune
Tribune (magazine)
Tribune is a democratic socialist weekly, founded in 1937 published in London. It is independent but supports the Labour Party from the left...
magazine, but relinquished ownership at the end of October 2011.