Group Chairman

Sir John Beckwith is the Founder and Chairman of Pacific. Sir John’s track record in real estate and asset management spans over 40 years. Since 1971, Sir John has established many successful businesses investing in global real estate markets which have delivered attractive returns to their partners and investors. In 1996, Sir john was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and in 2002 he was knighted for his service to youth sports. In 2000 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Loughborough University. Sir John qualified as a Chartered Accountant and ATII with Arthur Andersen.

Director

Doug joined Pacific in 2000 and currently heads the Beckwith family office. Doug is responsible of all aspects of the portfolio, including investment structuring, management incentive schemes, acquisitions, disposals and fundraising.  Prior to joining Pacific, Doug worked with Price Waterhouse in Brisbane for eight years, specialising in corporate tax structuring.  Doug is a Chartered Accountant.

Group Finance Director

Stuart Roberts is the Group Finance Director of Pacific, overseeing multi–jurisdictional reporting and tax compliance across all group companies and partnerships. Stuart joined Pacific in 2003, prior to which he worked at Zurich Financial Services in their London insurance office reporting to the US and to Switzerland. Stuart qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte & Touche. Before training as a Chartered Accountant, Stuart taught economics and politics at Merchant Taylors School in Northwood.