Soumen Das to retire from SEGRO

SEGRO’s chief financial officer Soumen Das has informed the board of his intention to retire from his role. The REIT has started a process to identify his successor. Das will remain within the business until the end of the year, allowing for an orderly transition of his responsibilities. He joined the business in January 2017 to lead the finance function and his role has since expanded to include a number of other responsibilities. David Sleath, chief executive of SEGRO, said: “Soumen has made an enormous contribution to the growth and success of SEGRO over the past eight years, a period that has coincided with SEGRO establishing itself as the largest REIT in Europe and one of the UK’s largest listed companies.  He has been a valued member of the Board, a great support to me personally and has led significant initiatives across SEGRO during his tenure. On behalf of the Board and everyone at SEGRO I wish him the very best for the future.” Das added: “It has been a remarkable journey since I joined SEGRO in 2017. I have hugely enjoyed the part I’ve played in its expansion and performance and have great confidence in its future prospects. However, I’ve not seen enough of my family during my 15 years as a listed company CFO, and so I feel the time is now right for me to step away and make up for that. I must thank everyone I have worked with during my time here, especially David and all my SEGRO colleagues, and I wish them all every success.”