Chris Kane, Head of Corporate Real Estate

• Chris is responsible for developing the BBC property strategy.
• He is responsible for overseeing the BBC's property portfolio (Workplace) and running and delivering workplaces that contribute to the BBC's creative strategies and environmental targets.
• He also heads the 2,200-strong team (of outsourced service providers) operating the estate safely and delivering portfolio changes to meet continuous improvement and cost reduction targets.
• Chris is a member of the Operations Group Board.



Salary (February 2012): £206,992
Total remuneration (February 2011-January 2012): £307,938

Last updated February 2009

Chris Kane joined the BBC in January 2004 as Head of Corporate Real Estate. Under his leadership the Property Department has been restructured and relaunched as BBC Workplace.

As Head of BBC Workplace he is responsible for the development, financing and implementation of the BBC's property strategy and for managing the team that is providing the right workplace for the most creative organisation in the world.

The BBC's real estate portfolio comprises about 500 properties and 616,000 square metres of space across the UK.

The most recent major developments include the award-winning Scottish headquarters at Pacific Quay (34,000 sq m),the award-winning BBC Media Village (49,145 sq m) at White City in London and the Mailbox (9,290 sq m), home to BBC Birmingham.

The organisation is currently undertaking major property projects at MediaCityUK in north west England where the BBC is anchor tenant (30,000 sq m) at the major new media community at Salford Quays, and central London at Broadcasting House (47,000 sq m), which will be the new home for all BBC Journalism and Audio and Music operations.

Across the UK a raft of further developments is under way and there are recently completed new premises in Hull, Leeds, Coventry and Liverpool.

Throughout 2005/2006 Chris Kane oversaw the restructuring of the BBC's property partnership with Land Securities Trillium, and the re-procurement of the organisation's facilities and construction management operations.

Chris Kane is also currently a non-executive Board Member to the Network Housing Group and also served on the Board of Laganside Corporation, a public sector body responsible for the regeneration of Belfast's Waterfront which during its lifetime saw the creation of 14,000 jobs and investment of £1billion.

Prior to joining the BBC, he was Vice-President of International Corporate Real Estate for the Walt Disney Company where he managed Disney's international portfolio.

Before moving to Disney, Chris Kane was a Partner in Jones Lang Wootton where he was integral in launching a new service for clients, Corporate Real Estate Services.

Chris Kane has an MBA from the Henley Management College, as well as a Diploma in Project Management from the College of Estate Management and a BSc Honours in Surveying from Trinity College Dublin. He also holds a Masters in Corporate Real Estate.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Member of CoreNet Global, a Member of Association of Project Managers and a Member of the Association of Chartered Management Institute.

Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system (e-expenses). Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.

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• Chris Kane had no e-expenses paid in Q3 2011-12
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q3 2011-12 PDF (161KB)
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• Chris Kane's central bookings Q2 2011-12 PDF (136KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q1 2011-12 PDF (27KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q1 2011-12 PDF (140KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q4 2010-11 PDF (68KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q4 2010-11 PDF (72KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q3 2010-11 PDF (18KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q3 2010-11 PDF (77KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q2 2010-11 PDF (116KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q2 2010-11 PDF (30KB)
• Chris Kane had no e-expenses paid in Q1 2010-11
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q1 2010-11 PDF (72KB)
• Chris Kane had no e-expenses paid in Q4 2009-10
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q4 2009-10 PDF (28KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q3 2009-10 PDF (87KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q3 2009-10 PDF (41KB)
• Chris Kane's e-expenses Q2 2009-10 PDF (74KB)
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q2 2009-10 PDF (72KB)
• Chris Kane had no e-expenses paid in Q1 2009-10
• Chris Kane's central bookings Q1 2009-10 PDF (60KB)

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• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2011-12
• Chris Kane's Gifts and Hospitality Registers Q2 2011-12 PDF (27KB)
• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2011-12
• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2010-11
• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2010-11
• Chris Kane's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q2 2010-11 PDF (29KB)
• Chris Kane's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q1 2010-11 PDF (31KB)
• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2009-10
• Chris Kane had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2009-10
• Chris Kane's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q2 2009-10 PDF (28KB)
• Chris Kane's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q1 2009-10 PDF (23KB)

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A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the Data Protection Act.

This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.

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