Mary Ricks has been named President of global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson with continued oversight of the company's European operations as well as responsibility to help grow the investment portfolio. Additionally, she will have responsibility for raising global fee-bearing capital from third parties. Prior to her promotion, Mary served as President and CEO of Kennedy Wilson Europe. Over the past seven years, she oversaw more than $10 billion in acquisitions across the UK, Ireland, Spain, and Italy. Mary currently serves on Kennedy Wilson's Board of Directors as well as the company's investment committee. She also served on the Board of Directors of Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc., the London Stock Exchange listed public company created in 2014 that was subsequently taken into 100% ownership by Kennedy Wilson in October 2017.
Concurrently, Peter Collins has assumed the role of President of Kennedy Wilson Europe, reporting to Mary, with
oversight of the company's rapidly growing European business. Peter has over 30 years of experience in
financial services and the investment industry. He joined Kennedy Wilson when the company acquired the Bank of Ireland Real Estate Investment Management, where he was Director of Private Banking and then Director of Asset Management. Peter helped lead Kennedy Wilson's entry into Ireland in 2011 and has served as COO for Kennedy Wilson Europe since 2015. Peter was appointed to the Kennedy Wilson Europe Investment Management Board of Directors in 2016.
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. is a global real estate investment company. The Company owns, operates, and invests in real estate both on its own and through its investment management platform. It also has a debt platform focused on construction lending secured by multifamily and student housing properties throughout the United States. The Company focuses on multifamily and office properties, as well as industrial and debt investments in its Investment Management business in the Western United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Its operations are defined by two business segments: its Consolidated Portfolio and Co-Investment Portfolio. Investment activities in the Consolidated Portfolio involve ownership of multifamily units, office, and retail space and one hotel. The Co-Investment Portfolio consists of the co-investments in real estate and real estate-related assets, including loans secured by real estate; fees, and performance allocations that it earns on its fee bearing capital.