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Mary Ricks

Mary Ricks is a British Land non-executive director and real estate investor with more than three decades of experience in U.S., UK and European markets. At Kennedy Wilson she helped establish its European business, led its London listing and served as group president before retiring in 2023.

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Known For

  • Spending 32 years at Kennedy Wilson and helping launch its European investment business.
  • Serving as CEO of Kennedy Wilson Europe and later group president, including through the 2014 London listing.
  • Joining British Land’s board in November 2023 after retiring from executive duties.

Career and Focus

Ricks joined Kennedy Wilson in 1990 and worked across the company’s U.S. and European investment platform. She helped establish Kennedy Wilson’s European business, which entered the market through investments and recapitalizations in the early 2010s. The European operation became Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate, a London-listed vehicle in 2014, with Ricks as president and CEO. Its portfolio included residential, commercial and leisure assets across several European countries. Company filings and transaction materials show her in that leadership role during the listing and subsequent expansion.

In 2018 Kennedy Wilson promoted Ricks to group president, recognizing her role in the European platform and broader investment business. After 33 years, she retired as president and a director in 2023. British Land appointed her a non-executive director that November. Her current role is board oversight rather than daily property management. Her career offers a view into a U.S. investment firm’s international expansion, use of a public European vehicle and governance at a UK-listed property company. She has described more than 35 years in the industry across U.S., UK and European markets.

Related Pages

  • Investor People Hub
  • National Investor Benchmarks Hub
  • Kennedy Wilson
  • William McMorrow
  • Source: Top 200 Global CRE People and Families

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