team
Jennie Brown
Senior Associate
Jennie is an asset manager and is involved in the day-to-day management of the Vengrove portfolio, working to prepare and execute business plans.
Jennie is a Chartered Surveyor and joined from Patrizia, where she was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of Central London office buildings.
Aman Chandhok
Senior Associate
Aman is in the portfolio management team where he works on both new and existing investments as well as taking ownership of all of Vengrove’s platform companies.
He started his career as a Strategy Consultant at Candesic and most recently he was at RoundShied Partners, specialising in European asset-backed special opportunities.
Karan Daswani
Partner & Head of Investment Operations
Karan leads the investment operations function at Vengrove which includes structuring, third-party financing, investment execution and investor reporting.
Karan’s career began at Citigroup Investment Bank and then Yianis Group. Prior to joining Vengrove, he was a senior associate at Moor Park Capital Partners where he was involved in transacting more than £500m of European acquisitions.
Sean Dillon
Senior Associate
Sean is a member of the project management team at Vengrove and is involved in the delivery of development schemes within the firm.
He is a Chartered Surveyor from a consultancy background with over ten years project management experience in the UK, Ireland and the United States across a wide range of sectors.
Nyshaal Gopal
Associate
Nyshaal is a member of the portfolio management team and has a particular focus on ensuring the cashflow and analytical output of Vengrove is accurate and impactful on the firm’s activities.
Prior to joining Vengrove, Nyshaal graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MPhil in Real Estate Finance and interned as an Assistant Project Manager at Quintain.
Miranda Hammond
Associate Director
Miranda is a development manager at Vengrove and a qualified Architect who oversees new build and refurbishment projects, as part of Vengrove’s investments and third-party mandates.
Miranda has experience across sectors as well complex mixed-use in the UK, with a focus on sustainable developments. She has also worked internationally on urban regeneration and master planning schemes.
Simon Harvey
Director
Simon is responsible for delivering Vengrove’s development projects, with a focus on large-scale and mixed-use schemes.
Simon is a Chartered Surveyor with ten years of experience in delivering development projects in the UK and Canada across a range of sectors including residential, retail, leisure, industrial and mixed-use.
Will Hunting
Partner & Head of Investment
Will is responsible for Vengrove’s investment activities and oversees sourcing, analysis and execution.
Before joining Vengrove, Will spent eight years at M7 Real Estate. Latterly, he led the UK acquisitions function, working on strategies across all major asset classes. At M7 he also worked across multiple European jurisdictions and has transacted over £1.3 billion of assets in the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Nordics.
Tim Lucas
Partner & Head of Asset Management
Tim is the head of asset management and chairs the ESG Committee. He oversees the development and implementation of the business plans and ensures that investments are optimised.
Prior to Vengrove, Tim spent nine years at Workman LLP. He was responsible for the management of nationwide portfolios of commercial and residential real estate on behalf of institutional funds with a NAV of circa £1 billion.
Jelena Lukasenko
Associate
Jelena is a member of the Project Management team at Vengrove and is involved in the successful delivery of construction schemes across the business.
Jelena holds an MSc in Structural Engineering with over six years of design experience within the real estate and infrastructure sectors.
Oxana Makarova
Associate
Oxana is a part qualified ACCA candidate who supports the property and fund accounting functions of the firm.
Before joining Vengrove, Oxana worked at Motcomb Estates, the real estate division of the Reuben Brothers Family Office. Prior to that she had a role at another London-based real estate-focused Family Office.
Andrew McLean
Partner & Head of Development
Andrew takes overall responsibility for sourcing and delivery of development and refurbishment led investments for Vengrove.
Andrew’s experience in commercial real estate covers all aspects of property development. He has delivered schemes with end values of up to £150m in the office, industrial, retail and leisure sectors. In 2007 Andrew established Capella Estates, specialising in UK commercial property development.
Caroline McLean
Office and CSR Manager
Caroline is responsible for supporting the business operations of Vengrove. Caroline has ownership of all branding, marketing, PR, HR and administration. She also focuses on co-ordinating all of Vengrove’s charitable endeavours.
Caroline previously worked for three years for the NHS as a theatre co-ordinator at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Prior to that she worked for six years as a business support co-ordinator within the education sector.
Temi Ologbonori
Analyst
Temi is progressing through the analyst programme where he supports all business functions with a focus on acquisitions and portfolio management.
Prior to joining Vengrove, Temi worked at Sage Homes, Blackstone’s affordable housing group. He also interned at Tristan Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs while undertaking his degree at UCL, where he graduated in BSc Project Management of Construction.
Ross Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Ross is responsible for Vengrove’s overall business including its portfolio management and investor relation activities.
Ross’ career began at King Sturge in the business space investment team. He then spent four years at Legal & General Property with the transactions team, representing the investment activity of its funds.
Alan West
Director & Head of Finance
Alan is responsible for the firm’s financing and accounting functions. He is involved in reporting, auditing, accounting, compliance, financing and structuring across the firm and its investments.
Alan is ACA qualified and has 14 years of experience including roles at KPMG, PWC and, immediately prior to Vengrove, at KOUT Capital.