Group Development Committee

Group Development Committee

Nigel Holland
APPOINTED AS CHAIR 1 JULY 2022

With over 28 years of experience in the new homes industry, all spent with Taylor Wimpey and its legacy companies, Nigel is currently the Divisional Chair for the Central, South West & Spain Division of Taylor Wimpey, a role he has held since 2015.

Starting in Sales & Marketing and with roles as a Managing Director and Divisional Managing Director, he has a strong land procurement, commercial management and customer service focus. Nigel is a member of the Taylor Wimpey Group Management Team, is the current Chair of the Taylor Wimpey Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, sits on the company I.T. Steering Committee, and is a Director of Taylor Wimpey UK Limited and Taylor Wimpey Developments Limited. He has previously been the Chair of the Home Builders Federation South West Region.

Nigel is also a Group Board Member.

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John Feeney
Appointed July 2022

John Feeney, CFA, is currently Head of Property, Projects, and Asset Based Finance at Bank of Ireland Group. He previously served in various leadership roles in Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lloyds Bank where he was Global Head of Real Estate and later Head of Global Corporates and most recently Head of European Corporate Finance at Mizuho Bank, one of the world’s largest financial organisations.

At Lloyds Bank John oversaw the financing of many of the UK’s largest commercial and residential development projects and engaged with some of the world’s leading real estate investors. Further to this John was the founder and served as a board member of the Housing Growth Partnership, a joint venture between Lloyds Bank and Homes England, which is expected to develop more than 10,000 homes by 2025.

John is a trustee of Ireland Funds Great Britain, a major philanthropic organisation which coordinates charitable activity in the Irish community in the UK.

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Richard Williams

Appointed February 2024

Richard is an experienced CEO, having operated across the Public and Private Sectors specialising in the areas of Healthcare, Retirement & Housing. He recently set up Brigid Investment Limited on behalf of John Laing and was CEO of the business. It is the largest owner and investor of specialist new build retirement rental assets across the UK. Previously he was CEO of Rangeford, a Retirement Development and Domiciliary Care Business and a Managing Director at McCarthy Stone. He has also worked as a Director at St Andrew's Healthcare, and Octopus Healthcare.

He holds several Non Executive Director roles, with a Local Authority owned Residential Development Company, BexleyCo and a Primary Care Asset Owner, Community Health Partnerships, an NHS backed Investment and Operating Company and was previously Group Vice Chair of Abri.

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Roshan Ramlugun

Appointed August 2024

Roshan is the Sector Lead for Residential in the Asset and Development Management team at AXA IM, one of the world’s largest investment managers. Since 2021, he has been leading the restoration of the iconic Dolphin Square in Pimlico. Before joining AXA IM, Roshan was a Partner and Head of Residential at Addington Capital, where he specialised in acquiring and regenerating residential assets and companies across the UK with private equity backing. He has extensive experience in revitalising and modernising operational teams in the residential property sector, adopting a hands-on approach to change management.

Earlier in his career, Roshan worked at JLL Corporate Finance, focusing on the acquisition and development of purpose-built student accommodation.

In addition to his professional roles, Roshan serves as a Managing Trustee for Open Palm, a charity dedicated to enhancing life opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Janet Townsend

Appointed November 2024

Working predominantly for public sector bodies such as London Transport Property, English Partnerships and the London Development Agency, Janet is a Chartered Surveyor with over 35 years’ experience of large-scale property development and regeneration projects, mainly in London, including the Royal Docks, Greenwich Peninsula, and Lewisham.

Janet currently works for the London Legacy Development Corporation as Director of Development, where she was responsible for the preparation of their Housing Delivery Strategy, setting out the strategic direction and programme for the delivery of over 5,500 new homes on and around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and now leads its implementation through Development Agreements and the establishment of Joint Venture Partnerships.

At English Partnerships, Janet worked with a wide range of public and private sector partners, devising and implementing funding and profit-sharing arrangements, agreeing complex funding terms with developers to innovatively use grant money to leverage regeneration outputs from development schemes.

Janet is also a Director of the Stratford Waterfront Retail Management Company Ltd.

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