Leading the Development business to three years of consecutive growth in sales from $1bn in 2020 to $6bn in 2023 . Growing the business geographically including the acquisition of Sodic, a publicly listed Egyptian real estate co in partnership with sovereign wealth fund ADQ and subsequently the first entry outside MENA into UK with the 100% acquisition of London Square from Ares in December 2023 . The first residential community Launch in Dubai in October 23 with record sales achieved and the successful entry to the UAE emirate of RAK Diversified development into logistics and industrial and the establishment of a global Aldar sales network generating international sales of $2bn in 2023 from effectively zero in 2020’

I was appointed as the first Head of Lendlease’s Global Residential Practice alongside my role as Managing Director Property Europe with a global team and strategic oversight of a worldwide portfolio of 60,000 residential units under development totalling A$50bn across USA (NYC, Boston, Chicago and California in partnership with Google) , Asia (Singapore , China and Kuala Lumpur), Australia and EU (UK and Italy). The Practice was established as a Board priority to further de-risk, optimise and grow the residential portfolio as it grew globally by developing a knowledge sharing culture, investing collectively in digital design for manufacturing and establishing new strategic supply chain partnerships and common customer CRM platform.Key achievements included:• Introduced new pan-regional supply chain partners leading to cost, quality and service improvements• Global safety in design standards established and adopted with emphasis on fire• Single customer systems platform and experience levels adopted globally, improving NPS• Global design team established with speed to market and efficiency metrics improved• Single coordinated global Lendlease salesforce created from disparate regional and project teams

Lendlease is an Australian multinational construction, property and infrastructure company with 11,000+ employees worldwide, £645m Group EBITDA and £5bn market capitalisation.I Led the European property business of 350 talented people, across UK & Italy with full P&L accountability, a total annual capital budget of £400m+, seven £1Bn+ projects and the residential, commercial office and retail businesses sectors. Under my leadership the business grew to become the largest developer in both the UK and Italy and the largest regional development business in Lendlease’s global portfolio. The growth was established by securing a number of high-profile projects through highly competitive public tender and private sale including Euston station over-station development , Thamesmead in partnership with Peabody Trust and Silvertown quay with the GLA, Smithfield with Birmingham City Council and MIND and Milan Santa Julia both in Milan. Creating a total development portfolio of £28bn GDV. I was a member of European Investment Committee and several JV boards.Key achievements included:• Strategic realignment of the residential business to become a vertically integrated platform including sales, digital design and construction to optimise the delivery of the secured 35,000 unit pipeline• Repositioning of business with relentless customer, quality and sustainability focus• Commercial and operational review including investment in innovation and tech, skills development and diversity, training, operational systems and a new organisational structure. • Recognition as UK’s most sustainable residential developer for last 3 years• Creation and operation of Lendlease’s first global service office venture • Establishment of Lendlease’s first £1.5bn residential built-for-rent platform with CPPIB• Building a team to secure and develop 7 major regeneration projects.• Growing partnerships with national, regional and city governments ,capital partners and investors

Appointed by Lendlease to lead their large Australian development business. Based in Sydney with projects across Australia.Led a team of 400 people with accountability for all property development. Exceeded profit and growth targets in each of my three years in post. Created additional value through planning and design efficiencies and speed of design and production to establish a pipeline of A$16bn GDV. Becoming Australia’s largest residential and commercial office developer by pipeline.Key achievements included:• Restoring Lendlease as Australia’s market leading real estate developer• Strategic overhaul of the residential business to drive speed, quality and product efficiency improvements• Creating substantial additional value through securing planning gains, remixing uses and driving greater net to gross efficiencies across all projects• Built and operated Lendlease’s first bathroom pod factory which led to establishing a timber frame factory• Conceived, designed, built, let and sold profitably Australia’s tallest timber commercial office building. Leading and inspiring a fantastic team to create some amazing places and buildings such a Darling Square, The Exchange, Sydney and Melbourne's Sky Park on Collins Street.

A leading family owned real estate development and investment company based in Dubai, UAE with 48,000 employees, $20bn+ assets $10bn+ annual revenue.Through clear strategic direction and considered investment decisions grew the business from a start-up to a value of $5 billion with 3 million+ sqm of land based around three core projects – Waterfront City (Lebanon), Al Zahia (UAE) and The Wave (Oman).

Invited to join MAF Properties by Mr Majid Al Futtaim.Established and led a world class development team with capability to execute the delivery of a high-quality portfolio of new developments in the MENA region. An international and local team of 20 was established within 6 months including all required disciplines to complete this task as well as global procurement of third-party architects and consultants. The projects were located in Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, UAE, Syria, Oman and KSA. The projects included six 4 and 5-star hotels, five regional mega-malls including City Centre Bahrain, Mirdiff City Centre Dubai, Beirut City Centre Lebanon, The Luxury extension of the Mall of the Emirates and Cairo Mall of Egypt.

A FTSE 100 UK property development and investment company.Responsible for the management of the UK Development Business with sole responsibility for all of Hammerson’s UK projects. Key responsibilities included membership of the Audit Committee; Chair of CSR Committee; and membership of the Investment Committee.Award winning project completions during this time included Highcross (Leicester), Cabot Circus (Bristol), and No 1 London Wall, (Spitalfields, London). In addition, worked with the European team on 9 Place Vendome (Paris), as well as projects in Berlin, Saarbrucken and Barcelona.

Member of UK Executive Board. Led a successful growth strategy to acquire new opportunities which included large and complex retail led urban regeneration projects in Bristol, Sheffield and Leeds all in partnership with the local authorities.

A three-way Joint Venture with Hammerson, Land Securities and Henderson Global Investors.Fully responsible for all aspects of the multi award winning $1.5bn Bullring shopping centre, Birmingham which opened as originally scheduled in September 2003. The Bullring was Europe’s largest city centre regeneration project at the time, included a mix of both residential and commercial offices as well as the reactivation of Moor Street Railway station and multiple infrastructure and transport works.

Appointed Project Director for The Oracle, Reading, a joint venture with ADIA. Responsible for all aspects of the development and joint venture management.