In the five years since Bisnow began running its UK Women Leading Real Estate lists and event series, we’ve spotlighted brilliant women at the top of the property tree — rising stars, amazing innovators who fly under the radar and those championing diversity in all its forms.
After consulting with more than 100 real estate professionals from across the industry, we present this year’s list of the 24 most influential women in UK real estate today.
But for 2024, we decided to revisit our first iteration to see where we started and where we’ve gone.
In many ways, there’s a lot to be positive about. There are now three listed real estate CEOs compared to one in 2018. The major brokerages have their first female UK CEO. There are female business founders, and some of the country’s largest real estate fund managers are now woman-run.
But the numbers in question also highlight how far there is to go. Three female chief executives from a cohort of more than 25 listed companies is not enough by most measures. And women remain in the minority at the board level among the UK’s major brokerages, investors and developers.
At Bisnow’s annual Women Leading Real Estate event on 28 November, many of these industry stars will be in attendance, discussing the state of the market, providing invaluable career advice and debating how CRE can continue its quest to become more diverse. We’d love you to join us.
Ekaterina Avdonina
Ekaterina Avdonina is the CEO and co-founder of Mirastar, a player in industrial and logistics real estate with more than €2.3B of managed assets that counts KKR among its investors. Mirastar was founded in 2019 and has expanded into six European countries, including the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany.
Starting out as an accountant and auditor, Avdonina was involved in numerous real estate projects where her passion for the asset class quickly emerged. A former real estate banker and investor, she progressed to co-found industrial and logistics platform Delin Properties in 2011. Under Avdonina’s management, assets under management increased from €400M to more than €1.3B in less than three years.
Outside of her professional life, Avdonina is an avid traveller who loves hiking and exploring nature with her family. She is also committed to charitable work, including involvement with various organisations focussed on children and medical research.
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This article first appeared in Bis Now on 17th September 2024.
