Emma Cullen

Emma joined Fiera Real Estate, UK in 2007 and was appointed General Counsel before broadening her role to run the operational side of the business and take over the running of the FRE UK Finance team in October 2022 . Alongside FinOps, Emma’s remit includes oversight of regulation, risk and legal as well as specialist operational projects such as the firm’s digital transformation and the establishment of a specialised ESG function within FRE UK. Prior to FRE UK, Emma qualified as a lawyer specialising in real estate investment management at the City firm, Frere Cholmeley Bischoff before moving to the niche real estate practice, Forsters LLP.  Emma was a member of the AREF Corporate Governance Committee for several years before taking the role of Chair in September 2020 and joining the AREF Management Committee.