Real estate investment trust (Reit) Redefine International has strengthened its executive management team with the appointment of Adrian Horsburgh to the board.

The company said on Tuesday that Horsburgh had been appointed property director‚ overseeing all investment and asset management decisions across the company’s GBP828m portfolio.

He would join the company on March 31 2014 and would immediately take a seat on the board. Following his appointment there would be four executive directors sitting on the Redefine International Board.

Horsburgh‚ 51‚ joins Redefine International following a 30-year career with Jones Lang LaSalle where he most recently held the role of retail investment director.