Experience

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Impact Development Management Limited

• London

• CEO

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  As CEO of Impact Development Management Limited, I am pleased to have just secured a Resolution to Grant from LB Havering for upto 972 units as well as nearly 50,000 ft of retail,commercial and health space. Chainwork Capital is contracted to provide services to Impact Capital Group, founded by Robert Whitton. I am CEO of Impact Developments, which was absorbed into the Impact Capital Group in Spring 2020. Chainwork Capital continues to serve other projects and clients. Our combined track records in investing and developing across all the sectors, will be bought to bear on several consented and near consented mixed use developments of scale. I remain a NED at the MoD's DIO until the end of May. I am also a Director of Variety International, the $75m t/o children's charity. Show less



Variety - the Children's Charity International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director/President and European Chair

  • May 2019 - Present



Chainwork Capital Limited

• London W1

• Principal

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  My Company, Chainwork Capital Limited. Chainwork is a private property company that specialises in complex real estate situations and creates equity deployment opportunities for family offices and landowners. The firm also provides its clients with development advisory, capital raising and transaction management services in the regeneration and major scheme fields. Chainwork is a cross sector specialist and experience in operating businesses, including hotels, theatres and live entertainment is a market differential. development advice, across BTR, student, market for sale, affordable,office,retail,leisure and industrial is within our ambit and depth of experience/track record Show less



Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Non Exec Board Member

  • May 2018 - May 2022



Quintain Estates and Development PLC

• Deputy Chief Executive

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 2011

  Responsible for a £650m+portfolio. Led a head office complement of 40, in construction,residential,retail and hotel operations.Led the management of 2/3 largest London regenerations, as well as regional projects.Main acheivements include; Sales(1) £98.5m sale of 14 Pier Walk to DEKA (2)999 year interest in Millenium Dome to Trinity College for £24m (3)£25m sale of Ramada site , Manchester to West Properties.(4) £24m to Arab Investments post 120,000 sq.ft consent of 36-41 Gracechurch Street(5) £10m sale to Brent Council of land for new Town HallPlanning and Regeneration(1)Leading delivery of of 22m sq.ft of consents at Greenwich and Wembley with retail, student,residential (550 unit), office and H&FE delivery(2)securing consent for 2,500 homes with 2 m sq.ft of employment space at Emerson's Green,Bristol(3)major consented schemes with residential and hotel delivery in Middlesbrough and Birmingham(4)JVs with Countryside, Crest Nicholson and Bioregional, saw c.400 units delivered in London, Brighton and Middlesbrough. Show less

• Property Director

  • 2002 - 2006

  Led Quintain into mixed use urban regeneration. Assembled planning,design,PM/DM team, as well as the creation of a zero carbon business, Bioregional Quintain.Highlights included;Acquired 44 acres and Wembley Arena,conference and Exhibition businesses, for £48m@10x earnings and payable over 3 years.Acquired 11 acre,370,000 sq.ft listed Palace of Industries site at Wembley for £17m @9.5% and with internal planning team de-listed within 6 months.15 year management agreement negotiated with Live Nation (NYSE and the World's largest promoter) for Wembley ArenaCreation of JV and subsequent sale of Shopping Centres in Florida and California.Neathouse Place,London,SW1, sold for £64m post construction litigation and rent review for £15m surplus.270,000 sq.ft Redditch industrial development. Show less

• Special Projects Director

  • 1996 - 2002

  The creation of the Special projects business,for the larger assets of the Group,where outstanding returns could be achieved from lease restructuring,marriage value,planning and development, a process that led to the successful Oxford Street,Parishes,and Gracechurch Street developments.The leading of the £100m Croydon Land Limited portfolio,that led to 500,000 sq.ft of industrial development, a residential JV with Berkeley Homes and an asset management policy over three years that led to the disposal of the entire portfolio by way of marriage value sales to occupiers and investment tenants. These included in excess of 1m sq.ft of Croydon offices to Minerva (Delta Point),Prudential,Norwich Union,Daejan and Commercial Union.Highlights included:Negotiating Millenium Dome solution with AEG, with Harvey Goldsmith,and (separately) a Dome and Land legacy with Lend Lease and HCA.Acquired 18.5 acres adjoining the Millenium Dome in four separate acquisitions for £21m.60,000 sq.ft retail and casino development at Mount Royal Oxford Street,with marriage value deals with Thistle Hotels, United Bank of Kuwait and the acquisition and re-development of M&S' store with lettings to Next,Superdrug and Etam.350,000 sq.ft Parishes shopping Centre,Bus interchange and Cinema350,000 sq.ft Beddington Cross development, forward sold to Scottish Widows.Chaired for 14 months, seven West End theatres, subsequently sold to ATG for £21m. Show less



SJ Berwin and Co

• Partner

  • May 1990 - Jun 1995

  Partner in real estate practice for five years, having joined in January 1986, as an assistant solicitor. I left to join the board of then private client Quintain, which was then floated on the LSE in july 1996..Own clients included Disney,Blue Circle Strategic Projects, Mount Charlotte Thistle Hotels and Quintain. General Counsel work in Spain and France,including buying major Spanish development out of liquidation. Partner in real estate practice for five years, having joined in January 1986, as an assistant solicitor. I left to join the board of then private client Quintain, which was then floated on the LSE in july 1996..Own clients included Disney,Blue Circle Strategic Projects, Mount Charlotte Thistle Hotels and Quintain. General Counsel work in Spain and France,including buying major Spanish development out of liquidation.