A collective of
inspired minds

Under James’ leadership, Sellar has become renowned for delivering some of the boldest and most complex mixed-use schemes, often at major transport hubs across central London. With extensive experience across all principal property sectors and an intrinsic understanding of real estate investment, asset management and development, James’ most notable achievements have been the delivery of internationally recognised Shard Quarter development at London Bridge and the urban transformation of Paddington Square, while simultaneously progressing the other properties in Sellar’s 5 million sq ft development pipeline.

Duncan is Chair of Sellar Property Group and chair of the investment committee. He is an independent non-executive director and chair of the board of directors of Workspace Group PLC, a REIT listed on the London Stock Exchange, where he is chair of their NOMCO and ESG committees. In addition, Duncan is the Chair-Elect of Link plc, which is Asia’s largest listed REIT and invests across the APAC region. Duncan has over 30 years’ experience in the real estate investment and development sectors. Up until 2023, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Immobel Capital Partners. From 2012 to 2020, he was the Global Head of Real Estate of Schroders PLC. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings PLC from 2006 to 2011. Prior to those appointments, he was managing director of Insight Investment Management Limited and the co-founder of Gatehouse Investment Management Limited. He held various positions in Jones Lang LaSalle and LaSalle Investment Management from 1990 to 2001. Duncan has worked across all the main real estate sectors in both private equity and listed REIT structures. He has been active in public service, having been a member of the Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners and the chairman of their Real Assets Investment Committee from 2016 to 2022, and a member of the Policy Committee of the British Property Federation for 14 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Urban Land Economics from Sheffield Hallam University. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and a Financial Conduct Authority Approved Person for investment management.  

Melinda is responsible for financial, tax and risk aspects of Sellar. Previously, Melinda was Chief Operating Officer for Schroders Real Estate from 2013 to 2022, responsible for finance and operations, globally. She was a Director on all key real estate management companies at Schroders.  Melinda was also a member of the Investment Committees (Global Direct, Indirect and Debt) and Risk and Valuation Committees.​ Prior to this, Melinda was Head of Fund Accounting at Invista Real Estate PLC, having qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst and Young.​ Melinda is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University

As Group Executive Director, Development and Planning, Barry oversees Sellar’s new and existing development projects, including Sellar’s latest urban transformation, Paddington Square and Liverpool Street station. Barry joined Sellar Property Group as Development Director in 1998, and was responsible for the planning consent and leasing of The Shard and the News Building. He has over 40 years’ experience across all sectors of the UK property market adding a wealth of knowledge to Sellar’s project teams.

Andrew is responsible for investments and joint ventures managed by Sellar and raising equity and debt capital. ​Andrew was previously Head of Real Estate Finance for Schroders. His role spanned individual investments, joint ventures and funds across a range of sectors and strategies. He was responsible for formulating, executing and managing the capital structure and debt financing of real estate investments and was also closely involved with structuring joint venture investments and partnerships.​ Prior to this, Andrew spent four years at Invista REIM PLC, where he was involved with acquiring and managing new direct property acquisitions and JVs. Before Invista, Andrew was an Associate in the CMBS team at HSBC. ​ Andrew qualified as a Chartered Surveyor with Knight Frank. 

Kiran Patel has 33 years’ experience in global real estate investment markets across multiple sectors and a diverse range of investment strategies. Kiran has been a senior figure at Savills IM for almost a decade, having joined as Global Chief Investment Officer in 2012 and, more latterly in 2019, added Deputy CEO to his responsibilities. Prior to Savills IM, Kiran spent 12 years in senior roles at AXA Real Estate (now AXA IM Alts) where he was Head of Business Development, Distribution, Research & Strategy and sat on both the Management Board and Executive Committee. Prior to that he was Associate Director at Legal and General, having started his career in the late 1980s with the UK surveying firm Hillier Parker May and Rowden. Kiran brings with him a multitude of real estate investment expertise, having worked across continents and several property functions. He brings with him an understanding of strong execution around risk management, governance, sustainability and performance delivery.