The real (estate) king of the north? Chris Oglesby proves you don’t have to be in London to make a profit and a difference in UK property. 

Oglesby has been CEO of Manchester-based Bruntwood since 1999. Today, he leads Bruntwood, Bruntwood SciTech and Bruntwood Places, with the majority of its assets in the north-west and Midlands.

Bruntwood SciTech is the UK’s leading developer of innovation districts and specialist science and technology environments, with a £1.5B, 5.6M SF portfolio in a joint venture with L&G. Bruntwood Places manages a £240M workspace portfolio alongside an £84M regeneration portfolio with Trafford Council and Bury Council.

Oglesby has long championed the role businesses can play in creating thriving cities and communities and is involved in partnerships focused on driving regional growth and innovation. He is chair of the Manchester Business Sounding Board, interim chair of Innovation Greater Manchester and a board member of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership. 

Mike is UK editor of Bisnow. Before this, alongside three friends he bought pan-European property mag EuroProperty out of non-existence and re established it before selling the business to PropertyEU. Prior to that he was editor of Property Week, and has also worked for Estates Gazette.