Andy Portlock
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO, Andy is responsible for overseeing, developing and delivering Hadley Property Group’s business strategy, with a focus on strategic direction, transactional delivery and commercial objectives. He has over 20 years of experience in raising finance for growing businesses across a spectrum of sectors, and has been a key member of Hadley’s strategic team since its inception in 2004, previously serving as the company’s CFO.
Since then, he has been a key figure in the establishment, strategic planning and growth management of the company. Before Hadley, Andy was Finance Director of a hospitality group. He has a flair for translating financial analysis into operational delivery strategy and has developed analytical and operational tools for a range of businesses across the leisure, hospitality and property development industries.
With a finance background, Andy has raised debt and equity funding for the development of more than £3bn of UK residential and mixed-use stock, building strong, long-standing relationships with funders along the way.
As a key member of the Hadley Property Group board, he led the initiative to change the business’s direction and helped steer the group through challenging markets, including the 2009 financial crisis. He has also played a central role in Hadley’s key partnerships with the GLA, Mace Group and Clarion. As the founder of the Property Banking Forum and a regular contributor to industry debates and Forum events, Andy has been instrumental in Hadley obtaining and holding its current position in the London property market.
