5 May 2021

Milligan makes key appointments to bring sector specialists in house.

We have today announced the appointments of David Rothwell as Development Director, and John Naylor as Head of Sustainability. This follows the appointment of Emma Powell who joined from U&I as Development Manager, late last year. These appointments reflect our need for additional resource against the backdrop of a growing mixed-use project list, and the determination to put ESG at the heart of the business and work.

In recent months, Milligan has taken on several redevelopments with local authorities, and significant projects to repurpose existing assets which call for mixed-use and residential expertise. Developing the exemplar for sustainable tourism, the Gateway at PEAK, has also led to a greater need for people and planet-first thinking.

Stuart Harris COO said, “I am thrilled to be growing our team with these heavy-hitting appointments bringing specialist expertise right into the heart of our operation.

“To a varying degree, all our developments balance many different, complementary uses. The key to successful mixed-use assets or repurposing assets with excess retail is true collaboration between sector specialists. Milligan is well known for bringing together powerful partnerships. However now, we are building leading mixed-use expertise in one team which serves local authorities and investors seeking innovative ways to bring life and commerce back into towns and city centres, creating long-term viability.”

David Rothwell joins from Greystar and brings with him a wealth of expertise in the residential and mixed-use sectors. Prior to Greystar, David was Development Manager at Aspire Development Management, Kier Property Developments and CBRE. At Milligan, David will play a strategic role in driving our major projects forward.

John Naylor is a qualified environmental engineer and is no stranger to Milligan having worked on projects with the team in both the UK and Portugal. During his career John has acted for Investors, multi-national Institutions, Banks, Governments, Developers, the US Corps of Engineers and with Boris Johnson when he was Mayor of London. His professional interests include sustainable technologies, climate change and zero carbon management, future proofing, energy conservation, “smart” IT and utilities.

Both John and David will join the Milligan team in Early May.