Two key directors join senior team at Elephant & Castle developer

Bovis Lend Lease's former chief operating officer Phil Wade has been appointed operating officer of property developer First Base.

Stratford City
Fist Base is part of the Bovis Lend Lease team developing the Olympic Village in Stratford

The developer, which was set up by Lend Lease and Stanhope in 2002, has also appointed former BAA development and design director Mark Shirburne-Davies as development director.

First Base is working with Lend Lease on Stratford City and the regeneration of Elephant & Castle.

Wade spent ten years at Lend Lease and set up its development and PM wing, Lend Lease Projects. He was made COO in May 2006.

Shirburne-Davies was an architect at Terry Farrell & Partners for more than 15 years, and went on to oversee the redevelopment of Heathrow Terminals 1 and 2 at BAA, leading a project team of over 130 people.

Elliot Lipton, managing director of First Base, said: “All the additional expertise that Mark and Phil bring will add huge value to the exciting projects we currently have in our pipeline. I am confident that we have the right team in place to lead the company as we move into 2008.”

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