Samantha Bain-Mollison

Since May 2024, Sam has looked after the retail at Places for London. A portfolio valued at over £700m, made up of over 1,000 retail businesses, she is responsible for delivering the 10 year business strategy, building and leading a multi-disciplinary team of asset managers, new business and property managers to deliver long term sustainable revenue as well as Places for London’s net zero carbon transition. Key parts of the estate include transformative projects in Victoria, Baker Street, Liverpool Street and Whitechapel. Prior to her current role, she was at Shaftesbury PLC on the Strategy and Operations Executive Committee, having joined the company in 2011 as Retail Director until March 2023 looking after a portfolio covering 16 acres in the West End. She qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2007 and during her career has specialised in the Central London retail sector, branding, curating and managing thriving and sustainable long term retail destinations including Carnaby, Soho, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia and Chinatown.