The Board of Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited appointed Alastair Hughes as a non-executive Director of the company effective from 26 April 2017. Alastair Hughes has over 25 years of experience in real estate markets. He was previously the Managing Director of JLL in the UK before becoming the CEO for Europe and Africa and then most recently becoming the regional CEO for Asia Pacific. He stood down from the role in Asia at the end of 2016 having successfully run that part of the business for 8 years. John Frederiksen, who joined the Board of the Company in 2004, has retired with effect from 25 April 2017.