SEGRO has announced that chief financial officer Soumen Das will retire from the company at the end of the year.
Das, who is also an executive director of the company, joined SEGRO in January 2017 to lead the finance function and his role has since expanded to include a number of other responsibilities.
A process has already commenced to identify his successor and SEGRO said a further announcement confirming board succession arrangements will be made in due course.
David Sleath, chief executive of SEGRO, said: “Soumen has made an enormous contribution to the growth and success of SEGRO over the past eight years, a period that has coincided with SEGRO establishing itself as the largest REIT in Europe and one of the UK’s largest listed companies. He has been a valued member of the board, a great support to me personally and has led significant initiatives across SEGRO during his tenure. On behalf of the board and everyone at SEGRO I wish him the very best for the future.”
Das added: “It has been a remarkable journey since I joined SEGRO in 2017. I have hugely enjoyed the part I’ve played in its expansion and performance and have great confidence in its future prospects. However, I’ve not seen enough of my family during my 15 years as a listed company CFO, and so I feel the time is now right for me to step away and make up for that. I must thank everyone I have worked with during my time here, especially David and all my SEGRO colleagues, and I wish them all every success.”
