Our Team

Meet the the team behind Kinrise

George Aberdeen

Co-Founder

George is focused on investment management, operations and asset management at Kinrise. George has worked in UK commercial real estate for 20 years, starting his career in institutional fund management before establishing Kinrise in 2015.

He is also President of Field Lane charity, which has been helping vulnerable people since 1841.

Samuel Lawson Johnston

Co-Founder

Samuel is focused on investment strategy, innovation and design at Kinrise. He has worked in UK commercial real estate for 20 years, with former roles as an Investment Director and Partner at Cording Real Estate Group (now Edmond De Rothschild Real Estate). He is also a trustee of Charity:Water and Saint Church (Hackney), and co-founded eyewear brand Finlay London.

Kilian Kleine

Investment & Development

Kilian’s focus is on acquiring and asset managing our buildings to reimagine and restore them to their former glory. Prior to joining Kilian worked at a multi-family office. He worked across the entire investment lifecycle, executing investment strategies in the UK and Germany. Kilian also gained experience at Eastdil Secured and architecture firm Fletcher Priest, where he worked on delivering the award-winning Angel Court Bank development.

Olivia Mabley

Marketing & Community Manager

Olivia’s focus is to lead on the marketing of our buildings across UK cities, creating bespoke brands for each asset and assist in filling them with tenants, partners and life. Olivia also leads on our community partnerships across health, culture and impact for the benefit of our tenants. Prior to joining Kinrise, Olivia was a Property Manager at Grainger Plc and worked as a Communications Manager for a church in Bristol.

Laura Boyle

Asset Management

Laura’s primary focus is on asset managing our buildings. Prior to joining Kinrise, Laura worked at Thackeray Estates, a privately owned property company focused on breathing new life into the High Street. Laura also gained experience at BNP Paribas Real Estate, where she spent time within their International Investment Team, focusing on capital import to the UK from the Middle East and Europe.

James Graham

Investment Management

James' focus is on acquiring and asset managing our buildings. Prior to joining, James worked at MARCOL, a pan-European real estate investment firm, with a focus on operationally intensive real estate strategies. James started his career as a Management Consultant at an FTSE 100 company.

Rebecca Jenkins

Executive Assistance

Rebecca’s primary focus is to enable the administrative running of the business whilst managing the activity of the co-founders. Prior to joining, Rebecca worked for the board of directors for a residential property developer based in the South-West of England.

Oleg Krysa

Compliance, Finance & Operations

Oleg’s focus is to ensure compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority, as well as oversee financial reporting and operations. Prior to joining, Oleg worked at a Real Estate Multi-Family office, where he was responsible for all investor reporting, managing the firm’s third parties as well as being the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to that, Oleg worked with multiple family offices as well spending 3 years as a Management Accountant at The Office Group.