The Property Division is led by Chief Property Officer Clare Hebbes, and is a strategic pillar of the Chief Operating Officer portfolio. Clare oversees the Division together with Deputy Chief Property Officers Jane Hay (Operations) and Sarah Cary (Development and Projects) and Great Environment Programme Director Sonia Stocker - to manage the Division's activities.
Property Division has recently transformed to a new matrix operating model which introduces a Centre of Expertise and Property Operational Groups. Meet the team below and see our organisational chart outlining the current Property Division Leadership.
Jane & Sarah
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Clare Hebbes
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Clare ensures that Property Division delivers and maintains a world-class physical infrastructure to sustain ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s global top 10 academic mission. She is accountable for the development, operation, repair and asset management of all the university’s property (excluding the development and divestment of property assets vested in the Endowment Unitised Scheme).
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Jane Hay
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Location
Split between:
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus
Summary
Jane oversees ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's overall property operations, providing strategic leadership for the division. She specifically focusses on operational delivery across all campuses through the three Operational Groups, as well as the Health & Safety, Governance & Performance, Hospitality, and Security & Community Safety teams.
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Sarah Cary
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Personal details
Sarah Cary Deputy Chief Property Officer (Development and Projects) Chief Development OfficerLocation
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Sarah is responsible for the delivery of development and construction projects across ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s campuses and for the management of our commercial real estate, including innovation buildings, postgraduate halls and private residential properties. The development projects comprise academic buildings, leisure and service facilities, as well as infrastructure development works to support residential accommodation, student accommodation, office space, science incubation and scale up facilities.
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Sonia Stocker
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Sonia leads the cross-campus Great Environment Portfolio, focused on transforming ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s spaces which includes the associated technology, and operations to support academic growth. Projects include the new academic building in White City, refurbished teaching and research facilities in South Kensington that increase capacity, optimise utilisation, and improve user experience. These initiatives drive changes to service delivery approaches, preparing ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s campus infrastructure to meet evolving academic and research needs at scale.
Centre of Expertise
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David Auld
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Fergal Burke
Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Ian Farmer
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Katherine Fieldgate
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Cian Hatton
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Cian provides strategic leadership for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Carbon Net Zero strategy, energy and utility optimisation, biodiversity, and environmental performance, working closely with the Director of Sustainability and the Associate Provost (Sustainability) to ensure alignment across the university.
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James Honeyman
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Tom Louvre
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Tom is responsible for leading the Capital Projects team. In this role, Tom provides overall leadership for a portfolio of major projects, ranging from new construction, refurbishment and the intelligent repurposing of our historic estate.
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Andrew McKeon
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Shauna Murphy
Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
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Ben Richards
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Ben is responsible for ensuring the optimal performance, sustainability, and lifecycle management of our infrastructure, as well as supporting the achievement of key compliance requirements. Ben also manages the Energy, Engineering & Environment and Maintenance teams.
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Alice Sewell
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Operational Groups
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Will Hollyer
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Location
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
Summary
Will is responsible for all aspects of Property operational delivery at White City, our medical campuses and at Silwood Park. In coordination with our Centre of Expertise, Will leads on the planning, development, and delivery of facilities management services across the campuses.
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James Norris
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Location
1st Floor, Faculty Building, South Kensington
Summary
James is responsible for all aspects of Property operational delivery at South Kensington. In coordination with our Centre of Expertise, James leads on the planning, development, and delivery of facilities management services across the campus.
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Anthony Shepherd
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Personal details
Anthony Shepherd Director of Hospitality, Residential & Property ServicesLocation
Split between:
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
1st Floor, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Summary
Tony oversees a wide range of operational services, including direct leadership of our Hospitality teams that provide food, drink and events services. In addition, Tony provides overarching leadership for our accommodation, logistics, and Early Years services.
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Brindha McDonald
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Location
Split between:
1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus
4th Floor, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
Summary
Brindha provides overall leadership for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Security & Community Safety team. In this role, Brindha holds overall responsibility for implementing the strategy designed to ensure the safety and security of our campuses and community, as well as embedding a security-first culture across the institution.