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James Appleton-Metcalfe

CEO

James is the Chief Executive Officer of Citivale. His role includes responsibility for the overall business of Citivale and investment...

James is the Chief Executive Officer of Citivale. His role includes responsibility for the overall business of Citivale and investment strategy. James started his career with BNP Paribas in London in 2001, working in the investment team. He then moved to be a fund manager with CBREIM in 2003 working predominantly on high income funds in the industrial sector covering the UK. In 2010 he set up Citivale working with UK Institutions and private equity aggregating portfolios across the regions and delivering developments utilising a bottom-up asset management and development skills approach, but with a top-down perspective.

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Rupert Kay

COO

Rupert is Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for originating investment opportunities and managing both equity and debt capital partnerships; he...

Rupert is Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for originating investment opportunities and managing both equity and debt capital partnerships; he joined Citivale in 2014. He began his career in 2006 within the Real Estate Investment Banking team at Eurohypo AG. Thereafter, he moved to Citi Property Investors in 2007 as an Acquisitions Associate; this business was bought out by Apollo Global Management in 2010 where he subsequently worked as an Investment Professional. Prior to joining Citivale, Rupert founded a boutique real estate investment advisory business, Beechthorpe Capital in 2012, working with private and institutional investors across Europe.

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Rebecca Farnsworth

CIO

Rebecca is Chief Investment Officer with responsibility for sourcing and acquiring commercial property investments since joining Citivale in 2019. Rebecca...

Rebecca is Chief Investment Officer with responsibility for sourcing and acquiring commercial property investments since joining Citivale in 2019. Rebecca started her career with BNP Paribas in London in 1999, working primarily in the national investment team. She relocated to Yorkshire in 2005 and shortly thereafter joined Knight Frank as partner in the investment team. She utilises her strong network of agency and advisory professionals to originate commercial investments on behalf of Citivale’s capital partners. She is responsible for formulating a business plan for the acquisitions and ultimately overseas any disposals once the business plan has been executed.

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George Craven

Non-Executive Director

George is a Non-Executive Director of Citivale and has over 40 years’ experience in the real estate industry. He has...

George is a Non-Executive Director of Citivale and has over 40 years' experience in the real estate industry. He has held senior positions in leading construction groups, advisory firms and in private equity, he has also run his own development company. As group development director and exec member for a pan European Private Equity firm, he oversaw the delivery of a UK and European real estate portfolio with a GDV of c. $5 billion, including 12,500 PBSA units, 4,400 BTR units, 2,700 BTS units and logistics platforms.

George has worked across numerous jurisdictions including the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Demark, France, Sweden, and USA.  George is also a strategic advisor to a structured finance, real estate capital group.

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Alex Reynolds

Development Director

Alex is Head of Development at Citivale. He oversees the delivery of all new built stock and strategic land. A...

Alex is Head of Development at Citivale. He oversees the delivery of all new built stock and strategic land. A primary focus for him is leading on the firm’s ‘Greenbox’ joint venture with Partners Group.

He has over 20 years’ experience in the commercial sector having delivered numerous schemes and infrastructure projects whilst at SEGRO, Severn Trent plc and latterly at Tritax Symmetry, where he led on their 9m sqft Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange. Having worked in both the public and private sector, acting as consultant, developer, as well as landowner, he brings a well-balanced and focused view on how best to deliver commercial development.

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Paul Brustad

Asset Management Director

Paul is a Director at Citivale with primary responsibility for the formation and delivery of asset management strategies for Citivale’s...

Paul is a Director at Citivale with primary responsibility for the formation and delivery of asset management strategies for Citivale’s property portfolio across the UK, including lettings, renewals, reviews, regears, refurbishments, disposals and acquisitions. Paul joined Citivale in 2021, having spent 7 years with St Modwen Properties PLC in asset management and development roles with assets throughout the UK. Prior to St Modwen, Paul spent 10 years in various roles at Eddisons Commercial where he was an Associate Director in the North of England.

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Phil Watson

Construction Director

Phil is a Development Director responsible for the delivery of construction projects across Citivale’s portfolio. Phil began his career at...

Phil is a Development Director responsible for the delivery of construction projects across Citivale’s portfolio. Phil began his career at JLL in London where he qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor. Thereafter, he joined Sweett Group (now Currie & Brown) in 2008 where he ascended into Project Management and wider strategic construction and development advice. Phil was latterly responsible for Currie & Browns northern business, encompassing four regional offices, across all professional construction disciplines. Phil joined the Citivale team in 2022 to service and expand the Development Management business.

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Catrina Merrigan

Asset Manager

Catrina is an Asset Manager at Citivale. With over 10 years experience in the property industry Catrina joined the team...

Catrina is an Asset Manager at Citivale. With over 10 years experience in the property industry Catrina joined the team in 2024, having newly completed a BSc (Hons) in Real Estate & Property Management. Working with the other team members, Catrina is involved in the delivery of the asset management strategies for Citivale’s UK wide property portfolio. Prior to working in the property industry Catrina worked for 12 years within the civil service. Citivale is supporting Catrina through the APC process to become a qualified chartered surveyor. 

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Omar Oweiss

Investment Analyst

Omar is an Investment Analyst at Citivale. He undertakes work related to deal sourcing, evaluation and execution, investment analysis and...

Omar is an Investment Analyst at Citivale. He undertakes work related to deal sourcing, evaluation and execution, investment analysis and due diligence to help assess potential acquisition opportunities.

Omar joined Citivale in 2024. He began his career in 2019 at PwC in London, where he provided assurance and financial due diligence services for Asset Managers within the Real Assets sector.

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Claire Bond

Fund Accountant

Claire is a Fund Accountant and works predominantly on our Greenbox Development JV. Claire is a qualified Chartered Accountant ACA...

Claire is a Fund Accountant and works predominantly on our Greenbox Development JV.

Claire is a qualified Chartered Accountant ACA with over 15 years’ experience in the property industry and joins us from Sterling Capitol plc, a property development company based in Leeds. Prior to that she worked on several UK and European funds at Valad Property Group and was also an Accounts Partner in the Property Asset Management team at Knight Frank.

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Rachael Bolt

Executive Assistant

Rachael is an Executive Assistant, managing the Citivale office on a day-to-day basis, whilst supporting the directors and wider team...

Rachael is an Executive Assistant, managing the Citivale office on a day-to-day basis, whilst supporting the directors and wider team in all aspects of the business.

Coming from a marketing and business development background, Rachael has worked as an EA in a number of businesses within both the private and public sector. She brings her wide-ranging experience to Citivale to help make the day-to-day business smooth and seamless for all concerned.

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