Sol Zakay
Founder & CEO
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mark is the Managing Director of the Topland Group, having joined the business in 2012. Mark heads the Group’s Investment Committee and sits on the Group’s main Board. He has 35 years of experience in real estate, previously working as a partner in commercial real estate and development at Nabarros. Mark has also held senior leadership roles at Barclays Capital and RBS, and spent 10 years as Managing Director and Head of UK at Tishman Speyer.
Tom is a member of the Group’s Investment Committee and main Board and leads the Structured Finance division of the Group. Tom has been with Topland since 2000, bringing over three decades of experience to the business. Tom set up the Group’s lending division in 2014, deploying over £1 billion in loans to date and establishing Topland as a key player in the alternative lenders market. Prior to joining Topland Tom held senior finance roles in both Barclays Bank Plc and Aviva.
Terence leads the Topland Group finance function (which includes treasury and tax) and as a member of the Group’s Investment Committee and main Board is involved in strategy, investment and transactions. Terence is an experienced finance professional, having held senior management roles at a number of large corporations including Capital & Counties Properties Plc and J Sainsbury Plc. Terence is a qualified Chartered Account (FCA) and Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) having originally trained with KPMG in Dublin. Terence joined the Topland Group in May 2020.
David is Investment Director and a member of the Topland Group Investment Committee and main Board. David joined the Topland Group in 2016 and now heads up acquisitions and disposals on the equity side, as well as working across asset management on the company’s portfolio. David has 15 years of experience in real estate; covering investment and operational businesses. David is a member of the RICS, and is a qualified lawyer, having been called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 2011.
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Mark is the Managing Director of the Topland Group, having joined the business in 2012. Mark heads the Group’s Investment Committee and sits on the Group’s main Board. He has 35 years of experience in real estate, previously working as a partner in commercial real estate and development at Nabarros. Mark has also held senior leadership roles at Barclays Capital and RBS, and spent 10 years as Managing Director and Head of UK at Tishman Speyer.
Tom is a member of the Group’s Investment Committee and main Board and leads the Structured Finance division of the Group. Tom has been with Topland since 2000, bringing over three decades of experience to the business. Tom set up the Group’s lending division in 2014, deploying over £1 billion in loans to date and establishing Topland as a key player in the alternative lenders market. Prior to joining Topland Tom held senior finance roles in both Barclays Bank Plc and Aviva.
Terence leads the Topland Group finance function (which includes treasury and tax) and as a member of the Group’s Investment Committee and main Board is involved in strategy, investment and transactions. Terence is an experienced finance professional, having held senior management roles at a number of large corporations including Capital & Counties Properties Plc and J Sainsbury Plc. Terence is a qualified Chartered Account (FCA) and Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) having originally trained with KPMG in Dublin. Terence joined the Topland Group in May 2020.
David is Investment Director and a member of the Topland Group Investment Committee and main Board. David joined the Topland Group in 2016 and now heads up acquisitions and disposals on the equity side, as well as working across asset management on the company’s portfolio. David has 15 years of experience in real estate; covering investment and operational businesses. David is a member of the RICS, and is a qualified lawyer, having been called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 2011.
Antony is a Director within the Structured Finance Team and a member of the Group Investment Committee, having joined Topland in 2012. Antony has 25 years of property finance experience across private equity joint venture funding, banking, principal investment, and property development. During his career, Antony has advised and led on a broad range of real estate investment and development transactions and has over 5 years of bank restructuring experience.