Duncan Grubb FCICM
Director of Pre-Pack Pool Ltd
Duncan Grubb, FCICM, is a director of
Pre-Pack Pool Ltd, the “directorate body” of The Pre-Pack Pool, taking up the post at its inception.
Having joined the original working party which was set up to implement The Pool in 2014, (a recommendation in The Graham Report), Duncan was appointed a director alongside Stuart Hopewell.
A Credit Professional for over 35 years, and author of “Credit Management for Property Professionals - The Fine Art of Not Losing Money”, Duncan is director of Duncan Grubb Consultants Ltd, a company which provides advice on credit management and insolvency matters, mainly within the property sector.
From March 2001 to January 2015 Duncan was Head of Credit for Hammerson Plc, a leading commercial landlord and developer, with overall responsibility for the credit control teams operating on the company’s portfolio of Shopping Centres and Retail Parks.
He was also responsible for all aspects of credit strategy, and was directly involved in many of the high profile retail insolvencies including CVAs where he promoted landlords’ interests and in some cases helped shape the proposals in direct consultation with the CVA supervisors.
He was one of the principal instructors in the 2007 Powerhouse class action, and represented Hammerson in the A-Wear and Game litigations.
From September 2009 to January 2015 Duncan was Chairman of the British Property Federation Insolvency Committee, a group comprised of insolvency experts from major landlords, leading law firms and insolvency practitioners, which responds directly to Government consultation papers on insolvency issues, and meets with the Insolvency Service on a semi regular basis. He has taken part in speaking events on behalf of the BPF, R3, BCSC, and the property press.
Prior to joining Hammerson he occupied the position of Head of Credit at Landis & Gyr, an international supplier of telecommunications equipment and phone cards based in Geneva.
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