Kris McPhail
Profile

Job title
Fund Manager
Contact details
Work location
London, United Kingdom
Joined Aviva Investors
2015
Joined The Industry
2005
Biography
Main responsibilities
Kris is the Co-Fund Manager for the Lime Property Fund and a Director in the Real Estate Long Income Team. Kris is the Co-Fund Manager for the Lime Property Fund and a Director in the Real Estate Long Income Team.
Experience and qualifications
Kris joined Aviva Investors from M&G Real Estate, where he was Director within the Investment team, concentrating on acquiring and managing real estate investments for the long lease property funds. He has over nine years’ fund and asset management experience, with expertise across a range of sectors, including healthcare, leisure, hotels, pubs, residential and student housing. Prior to working at M&G Real Estate, Kris worked at Atisreal (now BNP Paribas Real Estate) in their investment valuations department valuing real estate investments on behalf of their institutional clients. Kris started his career at Stiles Harold Williams where he worked as a general practice surveyor and qualified as a member of the RICS. Kris holds a BSc (Hons) in Land Management and an MSc in International Business and Finance from the University of Reading. Kris is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds the IMC.
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