Our team

Jane Adams

HR & Office Manager

Jane joined Newcore in 2014 and is responsible for all HR, administrative and office management duties at Newcore. Jane joined Newcore from Lucidus Capital Partners where she worked as a Personal Assistant. Previously, Jane worked as an Account and Property Manager for Samara, a Leeds-based student letting agency.

In 2008, Jane graduated from the University of Canterbury with a BSc Hons degree in Psychology.

Andrew Baum

Non-exec Chair

Andrew is Chairman of Newcore and responsible to all members for ensuring that the highest standards of corporate governance are met. He sits on the Newcore investment committee. Andrew is also Professor of Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Andrew is Emeritus Professor at the University of Reading and was recently Honorary Professor of Real Estate Investment at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. Andrew sits on the investment committee for CBRE Global Investment Partners.

A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the CFA Institute, Andrew is founder and former president of the Reading Real Estate Foundation, an educational charity established to support real estate education. Andrew has been elected an Academic Fellow of the Urban Land Institute and is an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Property Researchers.

Hugo Llewelyn

Chief Executive Officer

Hugo founded Newcore in 2011 and is responsible to all Newcore’s stakeholders for managing the business and its investment strategy, including achieving the objectives of each of its separate account and co-mingled fund clients.

Prior to Newcore, Hugo was co-founder and Head of Investment at Protego Real Estate Investors, which was set up in 2004 and sold to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers (now Barings) in 2010, growing to over £2bn AUM across Northern Europe.

Hugo holds Masters degrees from both the University of Oxford and the University of Reading. He was amongst the first candidates to be awarded the IPF Real Estate Investment diploma and is a MRICS.

Hugo is currently a trustee of the Nuffield Medical Trust (healthcare) and an ambassador to the Aldridge Foundation (educational) charities. He formerly served as a trustee of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, where he chaired the Property and Development Committee and sat on the Investment Committee. He is also spearheading Newcore’s efforts to build a new community centre in Blackbird Leys, East Oxford.

Juliette Chatellier

Finance Director

Juliette is a member of the Newcore partnership and joined Newcore in August 2016 from Pastor Real Estate, where she worked as the management and financial accountant. Prior to that, Juliette worked for Dixon Wilson, where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

In 2005, Juliette graduated from the School of African and Oriental Studies with an MA in Chinese Studies.

Harry Savory

Chief Investment Officer

Harry is responsible for the sourcing, underwriting and execution of new investment opportunities and the implementation of fund-level and asset strategies. Having joined Newcore in 2012, Harry has led over 80 investment transactions through to completion. He works closely with a range of social infrastructure operators to deliver either stabilised investments or development opportunities via leasing, planning and repositioning strategies.

Harry has worked in UK commercial real estate for over 10 years. He has previously held transactional, analytical and portfolio management roles at CBRE Global Investors, Targetfollow Group and Colliers International. At CBRE Global Investors, Harry was assigned to UK separate account mandates targeting value-add returns.

Harry is a qualified MRICS who holds the CFA UK Society’s Investment Management Certificate. He sits on Newcore's investment and management committees.

Neil Sarkhel

Chief Operating Officer

Neil is a principal member of the Newcore partnership and sits on its Management Committee. He focusses on fund management, capital raising, investor relations, lender relationships and ESG for the firm.

Neil previously worked in investment and fund management roles at Brockton Capital and Goldman Sachs. He has a Masters in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge and graduated from Cass Business School with first class honours in Real Estate, Finance and Investment (BSc).

Neil led Newcore's efforts to become a Certified B Corporation in 2020.

Kate Sandle

Director of Sustainability

Kate was Director of Programmes and Engagement at B Lab UK for 6+ years. From launch, she co-led the B Corp movement in the UK and has helped hundreds of businesses improve their environmental and social performance, transparency and accountability.

Kate was responsible for the community and oversaw the programmatic work including engagement with the SDGs, climate action (inc. net zero) and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Most recently Kate consulted for Williams Nicolson, a strategic communications agency on ESG; recommending frameworks, writing strategy papers and curating narratives and working with board members.

A regular media commentator on sustainability, she is a founding non-exec director of Business Declares and on the advisory board of Freestar, an alcohol-free beer. She has judged tech, film and art awards. She has an MSc in Social Business and Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of Leeds in International Relations.

Piers Windsor

Associate Director | Investment

Piers joined Newcore in 2021 and is responsible for sourcing and underwriting investment opportunities, focussing predominately on Newcore’s value-add fund series.

Previously, Piers spent four years at Knight Frank IM as a Senior Investment Manager, managing over £400m of direct real estate assets and sourcing over £185m of new transactions. Piers started his career at Cushman Wakefield on a rotational program gaining specialist experience in Valuations, Industrial Leasing and Capital Markets.

Piers is a qualified MRICS, who holds a Masters in Real Estate from Cass Business School and prior to this, graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in Politics and Sociology (BA).

Jonathan Scriven

Director | Investment Management

Jonathan is a member of the Newcore partnership and joined in October 2017. He is responsible for the sourcing and underwriting of investment opportunities, whilst leading on specific portfolio management assignments.

Jonathan previously worked for Carter Jonas where he was an Associate Partner within the investment team. Between 2009 and 2013, Jonathan worked for Beacon Wood RES operating on the portfolio management of an investment portfolio valued at circa £500m.

Jonathan is a qualified MRICS who graduated from Reading University with a first class honours degree in Land Management in 2009.

Harry Smart

Associate Director | Investment Management

Harry joined Newcore in December 2018 and is responsible for sourcing and underwriting investment opportunities on behalf of Newcore’s institutional and family office investors. Previously, Harry was a surveyor at BNP Paribas Real Estate and Strutt & Parker, where he worked within investment, valuation and leasing departments.

Harry is a qualified MRICS and graduated from the University of Reading with a BSc in Real Estate in 2015.

Sophie Cowen

Senior Analyst | Capital Management

Sophie joined Newcore in September 2020 and focusses on capital raising, fund management, investor relations and investor reporting.

Sophie holds a Masters in Real Estate Investment from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and prior to this graduated from City University with a degree in Mathematics (BSc).

Ravi Patel

Finance Manager

Ravi joined Newcore as a Finance Manager in 2021 and focusses on the financial management of the funds and Newcore clients. Prior to this, Ravi worked for Haines Watts, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

In 2014, Ravi graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Accounting & Finance (BSc).

Grace Thomas

Financial Accountant

Grace joined Newcore as a financial accountant in October 2020 from From Counsel Ltd, where she worked as the financial accountant. Prior to that, she worked for Bravo Investment House where she gained her experience as a property accountant.

In 2010, Grace graduated from the M. G. University with a M. Com in Finance. She is also a part-qualified accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.