Marcus was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 15 December 2022. From 2002 until 2019, Marcus Sperber held various roles with BlackRock, acting first as the portfolio manager of Blackrock's UK property fund, before being appointed as Head of EMEA real estate and then ultimately holding the role of Global Head of Real Estate. Prior to 2002, Marcus held various positions with Ashtenne (2001-2002), Enterprise (1992-2001) and Roger Tym & Partners (1990-92), having started his career with the British Rail Property Board (1987-89).