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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.

 

·    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.

·    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.

·    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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