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Alistair Parker, Conference Chairman
Sir Stuart Hampson, Conference Facilitator
Jeremy Collins, BCSC President
Michael Green, BCSC Chief Executive
Tim Buckley
John Duxbury
Anthony Gill
Miriam Keane
Sheila King
David Lewis
Elaine McLean
Derek Pitcher
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Conference Chairman
Alistair Parker
Development Partner,
Cushman & Wakefield |
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Alistair Parker, a Cushman & Wakefield Development Partner, is an acknowledged expert in retail led city and town centre regeneration schemes, both in the UK and internationally. Alistair's command of a combination of disciplines including investment, town planning, financial appraisal and urban design, is the principal reason for the recognition of the firm as a centre of expertise and market leader in retail led development.
He is also much involved in the 'Sustainable Communities' programme having been the advisor to Liverpool City Council on Grosvenor's 234,000m2 Liverpool One scheme and is currently advising Sheffield City Council in their partnership with Hammerson on the New Retail Quarter (105,000 m2). Other current involvements include the town centre schemes in Stockport, Northwich, Macclesfield, Crawley and Preston.
A graduate of Manchester University in Town Planning, Alistair Parker joined Healey & Baker in l980 initially undertaking retail agency in Ireland. He joined the Development team in 1985 and became a Partner in 1989. He is a member of the BPF Development & Regeneration, BCSC Conference and BCSC Urban Task Force Committees. |
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Conference Facilitator
Sir Stuart Hampson
Former Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership,
Chairman, Business Action on Economic Renewal Leadership Team |
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Sir Stuart Hampson became the John Lewis Partnership's fourth Chairman in February 1993.
Sir Stuart joined the Partnership in February 1982 and, after gaining retail experience in a number of department stores, he ran the Partnership's department store in Southampton, Tyrrell & Green (now John Lewis Southampton), as Managing Director for nearly three years.
In 1986 he was appointed to the Partnership's Central Board as Director of Research & Expansion and took charge of the Partnership's development programme. He was responsible for the first out-of-town John Lewis department store at High Wycombe (opened October 1988), as well as for new department stores at Aberdeen (October 1989) and Kingston (September 1990) and the relocation of Trewins in Watford (August 1990). The Deputy Chairmanship was added to his Partnership responsibilities in May 1989.
Sir Stuart has taken an active interest in planning policy and, as a founding member in May 1987 of the Oxford Retail Group, was closely involved in the debate on town centre/out-of-town development.
A Civil Service career for 12 years: the first part of Sir Stuart's career was spent in the Civil Service. He joined the Board of Trade in 1969, then served for two years in the UK Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
In 1978 he was appointed Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection, Mr Roy Hattersley, in which post he was particularly concerned with pay, prices and mergers policy. On the change of Government in 1979 he was successively Private Secretary to the Minister for Consumer Affairs (then Mrs Sally Oppenheim) and the Secretary of State for Trade (then Mr John Nott) where he was closely concerned with general economic policy and that Department's special interest in export promotion and competition policy. Subsequently he served Mr John Biffen, Secretary of State in the same department.
In April 1981 he was promoted to Assistant Secretary and assigned to the team under Sir Derek Rayner which examined aspects of the efficiency of the Civil Service. His project dealt with personnel management in the Department of Trade and Industry.
London First: Sir Stuart was a founding Deputy Chairman of London First, the private/public sector partnership aimed at maintaining London's standing as a world-class capital (October 1992-December 1997).
Royal Society of Arts: Sir Stuart was a member of the RSA Inquiry into Tomorrow's Company: The Role of Business in a Changing World, and became a director of the Centre for Tomorrow's Company in 1996, and Chairman in 1998/99. He was elected to the Council of the RSA in 1995, served as Treasurer in 1997 and Chairman of the Society from May 1999-October 2001.
Royal Agricultural Society of England: President of the Society, 2005/06.
Honours: Sir Stuart was made a Knight Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday honours 1998. In 2001 he was elected to an Honorary Fellowship at St John's College, Oxford, from where he took his first degree (in modern languages) in 1969. He received an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Kingston University in January 1998, and from Southampton Solent University in November 2001.
Background and family: Sir Stuart was born in January 1947. He and his wife, Angela, have two grown up children. They live in Buckinghamshire. |
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BCSC President
Jeremy Collins
Head of Retail Development,
John Lewis |
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Jeremy is Head of Retail Development at John Lewis and has over 25 years of experience in property.
Having graduated from Reading University with a degree in Land Management he spent his formative years in the Economic Development Unit of Wirral Borough Council.
He then moved into the world of retail property, first with Bredero Properties, Grosvenor Square Properties/Associated British Ports, and MEPC. He moved to Lend Lease in 1998 to lead the development of Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull, before heading the company’s UK retail team.
In late 2003 Jeremy joined John Lewis as Head of Retail Development to lead the expansion of the Partnership’s development stores portfolio. To date ten new locations have been announced by John Lewis and shops have been opened in Cambridge, Liverpool and Leicester, with new shops under construction in Cardiff (2009 opening) and Stratford (2011 opening). Jeremy also has responsibility for the Asset and Property management of the portfolio.
Jeremy is President of BCSC. “I am keen to see BCSC grow and develop as a centre of excellence for research to inform the retail property industry, to strengthen relationships with partners, especially retailers and local authorities, and to reinforce our standing and influence with government.” |
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BCSC Chief Executive
Michael Green |
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Prior to becoming Chief Executive of BCSC, Michael had spent 20 years with Marks & Spencer as well as two years at MEPC and six years running his own business.
At M & S, he was involved in the development of the move into Food Neighbourhood stores and out of town developments in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He was also responsible for the company taking a leading role in the development of Town Centre Management schemes throughout the country.
When at MEPC - the second largest property company in the country at the time - he worked in close partnership with some of their 1200 retail tenants in shopping centres.
His consultancy GTT Associates specialised in the implementation of business plans and funding for the management of town and city centres throughout the UK.
Michael is the first Chief Executive of BCSC and feels privileged to help shape the future of the retail property industry along with the active participation of BCSC members and stakeholders.
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Tim Buckley
Director Retail Development,
Brookfield Developments (UK) Ltd |
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Tim has 25 years' experience in the retail property industry and has recently focused on a highly successful leasing and marketing campaign for Eden, High Wycombe - just one of several retail development assets delivered throughout the UK.
He has worked as a director of Stannifer and of Freeport, at the forefront of their European expansion. He has also been a director of Clive Lewis and Partners and Colliers Erdman Lewis, building key relationships with the UK's leading retailers and brands.
He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and is on the Board of BCSC. |
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John Duxbury
Director of Asset Management,
PRUPIM UK
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John heads PRUPIM's UK retail asset management team, leading 25 leasing, property management, marketing and customer service professionals and nine shopping centre managers.
He is a Chartered Surveyor and holds membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Investment Property Forum and British Council of Shopping Centres. |
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Anthony Gill
Projects Director,
Grosvenor Ltd |
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Anthony has 22 years experience in commercial and residential property. He joined Grosvenor in 2004, having held development positions with Thornfield Properties plc, Tesco plc and Healey & Baker.
Prior to joining Grosvenor, Anthony was instrumental in delivering the redevelopment of Feltham Town Centre to create a 1m sq ft complex, mixed-use urban regeneration scheme in conjunction with Hounslow Borough Council.
During his time at Tesco, he was involved in the delivery of the 1m sq ft Letnany Shopping Centre in Prague, and the 300,000 sq ft Serpentine Green Shopping Centre in Peterborough. In addition he was involved in the development of retail parks at Newport, Plymouth and Bury and was instrumental in improving high street schemes in Belfast, Plymouth and Southend.
At Healey & Baker, he was involved as a consultant in the development and leasing of a number of retail projects including schemes at Woking, Market Harborough, Watford and Slough.
Anthony currently has responsibility for the delivery of the 400,000 sq ft luxury residential-led mixed use Bankside project and is leading major retail-led projects with a particular current focus 1.5m sq ft retail-led mixed use schemes in Preston and Crawley.
Anthony has experience in all aspects of the development process, with particular expertise working with local authorities and joint venture partners, aligning planning policy with development delivery, delivering complex land assembly involving the use of compulsory purchase orders, and in leasing, tenant mix, construction, financing and funding.
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Miriam Keane
Redevco UK |
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Miriam is the UK Property Manager for Redevco, a European real estate company established in 1999, previously a part of the C&A retail group for 150 years. Miriam has responsibility for the existing high street retail, office and shopping centre portfolio. Since the closure of C&A in the UK she has been involved with the asset management of Redevco's unique retail properties and prime town centre redevelopment projects since 2004.
Prior to this, Miriam worked as a Chartered Surveyor at Montagu Evans in London. Miriam has 10 years experience working in real estate and is originally from Dublin.
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Sheila King
Group Retail Leasing Director,
Hammerson plc |
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A Chartered Surveyor, Sheila joined Hammerson in 1994 from Capital Shopping Centres. She is responsible for leasing across the UK portfolio.
She is also responsible for co-ordinating retail leasing and liaising with international retailers across the Group. |
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David Lewis
Centros |
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Elaine McLean
Executive Director Economy, Place and Skills,
Oldham Council |
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Elaine has over 30 years experience in Local Government in the North West, having worked in Knowsley, Tameside, Trafford, Liverpool and Stockport. She is currently Executive Director Economy, Place and Skills at Oldham Council.
Elaine has been involved in major town and city regeneration initiatives across the region, particularly in Liverpool and Stockport working with both public sector agencies and private sector developers. |
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Derek Pitcher
Deputy Chairman,
Cyril Sweett Limited |
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Derek is Deputy Chairman of Cyril Sweett Limited responsible for numerous major retail and mixed use schemes.
Derek's recent projects include Bristol Broadmead, Shires Leicester, Grand Arcade Cambridge and Eden Centre High Wycombe.
Derek is a member of the BCSC Board of Management and member of the Executive Board. Derek is also Honorary Treasurer of the BCSC and a Trustee (ex-officio) of the BCSC Education Trust.
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