29 April 2024
GPE
hires new talent and announces promotions to deliver continued Flex
growth to more than 1 million sq ft
GPE announces three new senior
appointments to support the existing team to deliver on its
ambition to grow the Flex portfolio to over 1 million sq ft, up
from 0.5 million sq ft today. The
addition of this in-house capability will enhance both the speed
and quality of delivering best-in-class workspaces, whilst
optimising costs.
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Felicity Roocke joined as Head of Workspaces -
Design & Delivery on 1 April. Felicity brings a wealth of
experience in the world of flexible workspaces, having held roles
as the Head of Design at Fora and Principal at Hassell, an
award-winning design practice. She has over 20 years of experience
as a Designer in the UK, creating agile award winning, people
focused workspaces. Felicity will be reporting to GPE's Director of
Projects, Helen Hare.
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Chris Stokes has been appointed as Head of
Customer Experience for Flex Workspaces from 7 May. Chris joins GPE
from The Instant Group, where he has held roles as Operations
Director and Client Services Director for over 10 years, having
previously also worked for NEST as their Head of Facilities. Chris
brings with him extensive knowledge on how to create great customer
experiences and will be reporting to GPE's Director of Customer
Experience & Relationships, Rebecca Bradley.
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Trevor Phyo has been appointed as GPE's Senior
Development Manager. Trevor joins the business from Fora, where he
was Head of Development and his role led on acquiring, developing
and delivering high-quality workspaces, throughout London and the
UK. Trevor will join GPE in June to focus on Flex and HQ projects
and he will be reporting to GPE's Director of Development
Management, Piers Blewitt.
The new appointments complement the
existing team, including David Korman, recently promoted to Senior
Flex Leasing Manager, and Anthony Osho, whose role has been
expanded since joining a year ago to Customer Relationships and
Insights Lead.
Anthony will manage GPE's
relationships with its Flex customers, whilst retaining
responsibility for customer insights and GPE's customer experience
strategy. Anthony will be supported by two new roles: Daniel Burke
who joins from CACI consultancy as GPE's new Insights Analyst, due
to start later in April, and a Customer First Manager where
recruitment is underway.
All new hires will work closely with
Simon Rowley, GPE's Director of Flexible Workspaces, who has
overall responsibility for the Flex side of GPE's business. Both
Simon Rowley and Rebecca Bradley report to Nick Sanderson, Chief
Financial & Operating Officer at GPE.
Nick
Sanderson commented: "I am delighted to be
welcoming Felicity, Chris, Trevor, and Daniel to GPE. Our mission
is to be the London property company that "owns" experience, and
their collective skills will be instrumental in delivering our
best-in-class workspaces across the capital. With our customers'
needs constantly evolving, it is important we reflect the right
changes within our team structure to ensure we hit our target of
delivering more than 1 million sq ft of Flex space in Central
London, whilst also maintaining our market leading Net Promoter
Score. We look forward to welcoming all the new talent to the team
at GPE."
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