Grainger re-hires Clark to head investment

Grainger has appointed two investment directors. Eliza Pattinson has been promoted with immediate effect to head asset management investments, while Steven Clark has been appointed to lead on acquisitions. Pattinson joined the UK’s largest listed landlord in 2000, and will now be in charge of asset management for Grainger’s operational portfolio of 9,727 rental homes. Clark, meanwhile, will rejoin Grainger in February from Lendlease Europe, where he is residential investment director. Clark (pictured) previously spent more than 10 years with Grainger, as head of the £696m GRIP PRS portfolio and then as commercial finance director. He only left the business in April 2020. In his new role, Clark will lead the investment team at Grainger and support the business as it enters the next stage of its growth plans. Grainger plans to double the size of its existing portfolio over the next five years, with a £1.9bn pipeline of 8,851 homes. Grainger chief executive Helen Gordon said: “We are delighted with these two key appointments. Both Eliza and Steven have an excellent knowledge and understanding of our business, and they have the skills, experience and expertise to lead our investment strategy through this exciting next stage of growth, building our industry-leading portfolio and national pipeline.” To send feedback, e-mail piers.wehner@eg.co.uk or tweet @PiersWehner or @EGPropertyNews Photo © Grainger