Meet the Team

Keila Abreu
Development Director
Keila is the Development Director of ELP with over 10 years’ experience in utility scale energy generation projects, having successfully delivered over 2GW of projects in the UK.
She is responsible for designing the project origination strategy, overseeing project development activities, market entry design and stakeholder management.
+44 (0)7534 399273
keila@electricland.co.uk

James Bennett
Development Manager
James joined in 2021 with an MSc in Spatial Planning and Development and BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Reading.
James is responsible for the ongoing management and sourcing of GB development projects and acts as the Project Lead for the business’ expansion into Northern Ireland.
+44 (0)20 7434 8785
james@electricland.co.uk

Sue Benson
Company Secretary and Financial Controller
Joined in 2012. She secured a BSc at Cardiff, qualified with Deloitte and has over 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles and over 10 years in real estate.
+44 (0)20 7434 8786
sue@foundationpc.co.uk

Jack Culmer
Head of Acquisitions
Jack joined in 2018 with a BSc from Sheffield University having previously worked at Lloyds Bank within their Commercial Real Estate team.
Jack oversees Electric Land’s acquisitions, sourcing built, leased investment assets and works closely with the development team to package our “ready to build” projects to lease.
+44 (0)20 7434 8786
jack@electricland.co.uk

Niel Dey
Senior Development Manager
Niel joined in 2022 with a MEng in Chemical Engineering and has held various engineering roles in project management and consulting.
His responsibilities include overseeing grid connection applications, regulations and policy, as well as establishing entry into new markets.
+44 (0)7398 285196
Niel@electricland.co.uk

Ben Lansman
Managing Director
Ben has over 15 years' experience in real estate investment and development. He became Director of the FPC Group in 2014, founded Electric Land in 2015, and was promoted to Managing Director of the FPC Group in 2017.
Ben is manages the businesses day to day activities, in-house and external teams and joint venture partners.
+44 (0)20 7434 8786
ben@foundationpc.co.uk

Stephen Lansman
Chairman
Stephen is the Chairman of Electric Land and its parent, the Foundation Property & Capital Group, which he founded. He has over 35 years’ experience creating and guiding teams investing in and developing an unusually wide range of real estate assets.
Stephen is responsible for new business initiatives including expansion in the UK and overseas, new Joint Ventures and new capital raised and invested across the Group.
+44 (0)20 7434 8786
stephen@foundationpc.co.uk

Ivania Walter
Bookkeeper
Joined in 2020 to support the Financial Controller and project teams.
+44 (0)20 7434 8786
ivania@foundationpc.co.uk

Ronald Tang
Development Engineer
Ronald is the development engineer of ELP, specialising in grid analysis in both UK and Germany.
He is directly responsible for originating, developing and managing over 7GW of BESS project in Germany.
+44 (0)20 7434 8795
ronaldtang@electricland.co.uk

David Savinson
Development Partner - Germany
David has over 35 years’ experience in real estate investment and development in the UK and Germany. He set up the Hamdon Real Estate Group in Hamburg, Germany with Arndt Alferink in 1999 and remains it’s Managing Director. He is a Chartered Surveyor and was a member of the Board of RICS Germany from 1997 – 2007.
David is the joint lead on securing Electric Land’s development pipeline in Germany.
David Savinson
Development Partner, Germany
M +49 163 3571354
David@electricland.co.uk

Arndt Alferink
Development Partner - Germany
Arndt has over 25 years’ experience in real estate investment and development in Germany and Switzerland. He set up the Hamdon Real Estate Group in Hamburg, Germany with David Savinson in 1999.
Arndt is the joint lead on securing Electric Land’s development pipeline in Germany.
Arndt Alferink
Development Partner, Germany
M +49 178 4778028
arndt@electricland.co.uk

Sammi Charad
Head of Electric Land Digital
Sammi is Head of Electric Land Digital and has over 11 years experience in real estate investment and development across sectors and geographies.
He is responsible for the overall progression of business activity and growth for Electric Land in the Digital Infrastructure sector.

Tanaka Dube
Development Associate
Joined in 2024 with a BSc in Property Development and an MSc in International Real Estate Finance and Investment.
Tanaka works within the development team, underwriting land acquisitions and progressing sites from origination stage to deliver ready-to-build projects to market.
T: +44 (0)20 7434 8787
E: tanaka@electricland.co.uk

Waqar Zaman
Finance Analyst
Joined in 2024. He secured a MSc in Mathematical Finance from Queen Mary, University of London and has a background in Corporate Tax at KPMG followed by experience in corporate finance at a boutique firm in the East Midlands. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of ICAEW.
T: +44 (0)207 434 8799
E: waqar@foundationpc.co.uk

Nell Mueller-Shaw
Senior Legal Counsel
Nell has over 14 years of experience in a wide variety of commercial property work, including acquisitions & disposals, landlord & tenant work, development schemes, urban regeneration and strategic development sites. Nell has experience working in the renewable energy sector and has worked in both private practice and in-house.
Nell deals with the legal affairs of the business on a day-to-day basis.
T: +44 (0) 207 434 8797
E: nell@electricland.com