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John Nicholson has been appointed head of delivery & programme management at The Crown Estate.
He will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of all major construction projects across the UK for the Crown Estate’s urban development pipeline.
His previous experience spans retail and office developments to sports stadiums across London and New York, including the delivery of the Sky TV Campus in London and the Aquatic Centre and Athletes Village for the Olympic Delivery Authority, where he spent eight years. He was awarded an OBE for services to the London 2012 Olympics in 2013.
The Crown Estate’s urban portfolio includes 10 million sq ft in London’s West End, alongside a potential pipeline of up to 19 million square feet of workspace and up to 56,000 homes nationally.
Kristy Lansdown, managing director for development at the Crown Estate, said: “John joins our urban business at an exciting time as we ramp up activity across our development pipeline. He brings a wealth of global experience in the construction industry, working on the delivery of technically complex and large-scale projects. For the Crown Estate he will also have a particular focus on ensuring our safety-first approach is embedded in everything we do, as we seek to continually raise the bar in Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards. We’re thrilled to have John on board as we look to deliver our ambitious development pipeline to better serve the country.”
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