THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE BCO
The BCO is led by our members, who guide our research, events and other activities. The organisation’s daily operations are managed by our team from our headquarters in London.
If you’d like to speak to a member of our management executive, board or a specific BCO committee, please contact our London office.
THE BCO TEAM
The London-based BCO team handles the day-to-day operations of the organisation, led by our Chief Executive.
Come to us if you have any queries about membership, events, media or operations. If we need to, we’ll speak to any BCO member or a member of our board on your behalf.
Team Members
Katharina Balassa
Director - Communications and Events
Laura Burgess
Senior Events Coordinator
Eric Chong
Director of Research & Policy
Mary Economidou
Communications and Events Manager
Tracy Goodwin
PA to the Chief Executive/Membership
Rhianna Harrup
Events Coordinator
Saskia Hohler
Events & Team Assistant
Richard Kauntze
Chief Executive
Chané Scallan
Social Media Manager
THE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
The BCO’s Management Executive is responsible for the management of the organisation’s affairs. The team meets quarterly with the BCO Chief Executive and other officers. Members also meet regularly with BCO committees to support their research and developments.
Presidential Team
Despina Katsikakis
President
Cushman & Wakefield
Peter Crowther
Senior Vice President
Bruntwood
Helen Hare
Junior Vice President
GPE
Bruce Paterson
Honorary Treasurer
Quantem
Richard Kauntze
Chief Executive
British Council for Offices
Mark Kowal
Immediate Past President
Sheppard Robson
management executive members
Guy Battle Social Value Portal
Dan Bayley JLL
Oliver Hall, Make
Rachel Edwards Lendlease Development
Rob Harris Ramidus Consulting
Matthew Heaman Hoare Lea
David Illingworth London Structures Lab
Andy McBain Natwest
Jonathan Moister Curtins
Neil Pennell Landsec
Gillian Stewart Michael Laird Architects
Richard Warwick Owers Warwick Architects
Robert van Zyl Cundall
British Council for Offices Team
Katharina Balassa
Director, Communications & Events
Mary Economidou
Communications & Events Manager
Eric Chong
Director, Research & Policy
Chané Scallan
Social Media Manager
Presidential Team
Despina Katsikakis
President
Peter Crowther
Senior Vice President
Helen Hare
Junior Vice President
Richard Kauntze
BCO Chief Executive
Bruce Paterson
Honorary Treasurer
Mark Kowal
Immediate Past President
executive members
Dan Bayley
JLL
Mike Burton
AECOM
Oliver Hall
Make Architects
Rob Harris
Ramidus Consulting
Andy McBain
NatWest Group
Jonathan Moister
Curtins
Neil Pennell
Landsec
Gillian Stewart
Michael Laird Architects
Robert van Zyl
Cundall
Richard Warwick
Owers Warwick Architects
Guy Battle
Social Value Portal
Rachel Edwards
Lendlease Development
Matthew Heaman
Hoare Lea
David Illingworth
London Structures Lab
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Members are invited to put themselves forward for positions on the Board. Ballot members are circulated to members for their votes and appointed members will be announced at the annual general meeting.
THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
The BCO’s Board of Management represents the full spectrum of our membership. Led by our elected President, members are appointed each year to serve a three-year term. Some positions, such as the regional chapter representatives, are ex officio.
As a not-for-profit organisation with the legal structure of a limited company, the members of our Board are the Directors of the Company. In this position, they are responsible for overseeing the BCO’s financial affairs and appointing our team based at our headquarters in London.
All members of the Board are closely involved with the BCO’s research, events and publications, each focusing on a specific area. More widely, they are ambassadors for the BCO, promoting and encouraging the growth of the organisation across the UK.
Presidential Team
Despina Katsikakis
President
Peter Crowther
Senior Vice President
Helen Hare
Junior Vice President
Richard Kauntze
BCO Chief Executive
Bruce Paterson
Honorary Treasurer
Mark Kowal
Immediate Past President
Board Members
Frances Brown
Hoare Lea
Dan Bayley
JLL
Nathalie Baxter
Home Group
Jason Balls
EPR Architects
Clare Ashmore
Parkeray
Jon Allgood
Seaforth
Mike Burton
AECOM
Racheal Cadey
Tonik Edge
Dr Asif Din
Perkins & Will
Jon Eaglesham
Barr Gazetas
Chris Early
FreshWave
Oliver Hall
Make Architects
Rob Harris
Ramidus Consulting
Phillip Howells
CBRE
Benjamin Lesser
Derwent London
Michelle Marwood
Norton Rose Fulbright
Andy McBain
NatWest Group
Jonathan Moister
Curtins
Neil Pennell
Landsec
Alex Soltynski
Knight Frank
Gillian Stewart
Michael Laird Architects
Robert van Zyl
Cundall
Richard Warwick
Owers Warwick Architects
John Wright
Stride Treglown
Expert Committees
The BCO’s committees further specific areas of research, our work in the regions, our awards programme and our NextGen work. They each comprise a diverse selection of members from all areas of the office sector.
Our members express their interest in getting involved with a BCO committee by submitting an application form. All committees report their work to the Management Executive and hold regular seminars and workshops to further their discussions and research.
If you’d like to apply to join a committee, complete an application form and return it to us.
Expressions of interest can be submitted for:
COMMITTEES AND GROUPS
This committee is dedicated to improving the quality of membership and maintaining the stability of the BCO.
Daniel Bayley
JLL
(Committee Chairman)
Lindsey Barrett CMS
Ella Clark AECOM
Carl Giles alinea consulting
Matthew Goodwin Faithful+Gould
Michael Grace Turner & Townsend
Lee Jones Quantem
Richard Kauntze BCO
Michelle Marwood Norton Rose Fulbright
Tim Mote Kier Construction
Craig Tennant Ryden
Paul Webber Arup
Simon Wilkinson John F Hunt
David Williams Savills
This committee provides a strategic overview of the BCO’s wide-reaching research agenda. Members review and approve research proposals and completed reports, while advising on the financial aspects of research. If members spot a new research opportunity, they will advise the BCO.
The Research Committee meets quarterly. As well as advising members on their focused research areas, the committee oversees the BCO’s wider research programme. This focuses on:
- Workplace strategy
- New working practices
- Health, wellbeing and productivity
- Innovation and technology
- People and places
- Infrastructure and transport
- Public policy and planning
Rob Harris
Ramidus Consulting
(Chairman)
Frances Brown Cundall
Derek Clements–Croome Reading University
Peter Grant Peter Grant Associates
Benjamin Koslowski Fletcher Priest
Steven Lang Savills
Alexi Marmot Alexi Marmot Associates, UCL
Nigel Miller Cordless Group
Emily Pallot ACG Architects
Rob Partridge AKT II
Benjamin Simpson Fletcher Price
Terms of Reference
- To meet on a quarterly basis
- Provide a strategic overview of the BCO’s research agenda
- Work to complement the existing BCO research committees
- Advise on the financial aspects of research
- Review both research proposals and also completed research reports
- Advise the BCO on any issues which needed to be researched.
In addition the Research Committee supports papers and publications undertaken by other BCO Expert Committees on issues related to their areas of expertise including Sustainability, Occupier Demand/Service Delivery and Design & Specification.
Members of this committee focus on all technical aspects of office design and fit out. By creating a forum for ideas and discussion, the reports and research they produce help introduce best practice across the industry.
Where sector changes are introduced that will impact the design and construction of offices, such as changes to building regulations, members will produce a considered response.
Neil Pennell
Landsec
(Chairman)
Andrew Bickerdyke Ramboll
Alan Bunting British Land
Mark Burgess jmarchitects
Derek Clements Croome University of Reading
Clare Danahay WILL+Partners
Alicia Freire Twin Earth
Helen Garthwaite Wedlake Bell
Danny Hall The Crown Estate
Geoff Harris Nuveen
David Healy WSP
David Hodge Canary Wharf Contractors
Mark Lacey alinea consulting
Mark Leeson McBains Cooper
Jason Margrave Quintain
Jason McColl Make Architects
Gavin Murgatroyd Gardiner & Theobald
Megan Royston Adamson Associates
Peter Runacres
Paul Scott AKT II
Peter Stocks Cundall
Saul Tyler Hoare Lea
Peter Williams Stanhope plc.
Terms of Reference
- To address the technical aspects of office design, and fit out, and to act as a forum for new ideas and discussion
- To produce reports and discussion papers which allow the dissemination of best practice in these aspects of office design, construction and fit out
- To produce considered responses to changes in the Building Regulations and the agreed practices and guidance documents of other organisations which have a direct effect on the technical aspects of office design, construction and, fit out
- To host technical seminars and workshops for members on the technical aspects of office design, construction and fit out
- To report on its work to the Management Executive.
Environmental, social and governance issues have a growing influence on office development, design and occupation. The BCO’s ESG Group commissions and produces reports on how new thinking and approaches to ESG impact the sector.
The group’s remit is wide. As well as office design, the group addresses issues related to the decarbonisation of office buildings, the circular economy, social value principles and governance. They discuss and investigate the repercussions for investment and finance.
When the government creates consultation papers on environmental issues, the group plays a key part in shaping the BCO’s response.
Guy Battle
Social Value Portal
(Chairman)
Christopher Blust AKTII
Maria Cachafeiro Multiplex
Annabel Clark Faithful + Gould
Derek Clements Croome Reading University
Rob Harris Ramidus Consulting
Stephen Hill Arup
Debbie Hobbs SP Global
Nicola Hurst LGIM
Mat Lown TFT
Victoria Peckett
Neil Pennell Landsec
Paul Phillips Assurity Consulting
Dave Richards
Simon Sturgis Targeting Zero LLP
Jane Wakiwaka The Crown Estate
John Wright Stride Treglown
Simon Wyatt Cundall
Terms of Reference
- To address those aspects of environmental sustainability that effect and influence office development, design and occupation
- To commission and produce research reports and discussion papers which allow the dissemination of best practice and new thinking in those aspects of environmental sustainability which may influence office developments
- To follow a broader remit within this field so that concepts of urban regeneration, mixed use development and social engagement, may be full explored including investment and finance questions
- To host technical seminars and workshops for members on aspects of sustainability and green issues
- To report on its work to the Management Executive
- To act as a focal point in responding to Government consultation papers on environmental issues
The Urban Affairs Group focuses on the role of offices as a catalyst for urban regeneration. Within this area, discussions and seminars explore the concepts of masterplanning, mixed-use development and social engagement.
David Illingworth
London Structures Lab
(Joint Chair)
Rachel Edwards
Lendlease
(Joint Chair)
Peter Barbalov Farrells
Gina Colley 360 Architecture
Caroline Haines Derwent London
Keith Priest Fletcher Priest Architects
Peter Wynne Rees The Bartlett, UCL
Gary Stoakes Jackson Coles
Terms of Reference
- To explore the role and impact of offices as a catalyst in urban regeneration
- To follow a broader remit within this field so that concepts of urban and master planning, mixed use development, and social engagement, may be fully explored including investment and finance questions
- To host seminars and workshops for members on aspects of urban regeneration and renewal
- To report on its work to the Management Executive.
The Occupiers’ Group is for both BCO members who are occupiers and those from the wider membership. Their remit is to discuss issues from the occupier’s perspective and present their conclusions to the BCO and other committees.
The group’s research and events help the office sector understand occupiers’ point of view and needs. Members discuss areas such as how to gain a better understanding of the needs of businesses occupying an office, new working practices and flexible working, ESG issues affecting corporate organisations, health and wellbeing, and how to attract and retain a high-quality workforce by providing the best quality workplaces.
When the government or a public sector organisation launches a consultation, the Occupiers’ Group produces a considered response.
Andy McBain
NatWest Group
(Chairman)
James Ainsworth PwC
Joseph Baum Deloitte
Chris Early Freshwave Group
Ronen Journo Hines
Sarah Lawson Michael Laird Architect
Holly Pauline Gilead
Shak Parmer Goldman Sachs
Euan Tyson BT
Alexandra Weinberg Citi Bank
Bridget Workman The Changing Work Company Ltd
Terms of Reference
- To consist of members drawn from across the occupier membership but including, as necessary and where deemed appropriate, other sectoral members from across the BCO membership
- To discuss and develop an occupier’s perspective on issues and present these to the wider BCO organisation
- To help occupiers through a combination of research (reports, discussion papers and seminars) and events (workshops, site visits and conferences) understand their needs better and this industry’s drivers
- To help break down the barriers across the supply chain, creating a better understanding of offices (buildings) and the needs of business occupying that space
- To work in association with other BCO groups and working parties to ensure higher levels of understanding and awareness of occupier perspectives
- To produce considered responses to policy consultation exercises organised by HMG, local authorities, Cabe, and other public, private, and statutory organisations
- To report on its work to the Management Executive and Board
- To host a regular breakfast meeting where occupier issues are discussed and debated amongst the membership.
REGIONS
The BCO has five regions, each with three committees focused on matters of local interest. The committees’ work complements the national work of the BCO.
REGIONAL COMMITTEES
East Anglia
Bedfordshire / Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire / Norfolk / SuffolkRegional Committee
Richard Warwick
Owers Warwick Architects
(Chairman)
Phil Armitage Max Fordham
Lucy Atkins Carter Jonas (NextGen)
Mike Ayton Dowley Turner Real Estate
Iain Ballantyne CB3 Consulting
Colin Brown Mission Street
Matthew Chambers Hoare Lea
Seb Denby Creative Places (NextGen)
Ruscha Fields The Good Plant Company
Rory Gillespie Parkeray (NextGen)
Zib Gotto Saunders Boston Architects
Danielle Hudson Mills & Reeve (NextGen)
Ollie Lewis COEL (NextGen)
Stuart Thompson Mills & Reeves
Andy Trickey Overbury
Richard Warwick Owers Warwick Architects
Joe Burham COEL (NextGen)
Judging Panel 2024 (Midlands & Central England)
Lee Jones Quantem
Kiru Balson Max Fordham
Emma Cochrane Shape the Space Architects
Ross Fittall MEPC
Will Higgins Knight Frank
London
Within M25
South East
Essex / Kent / Middlesex / Surrey / Sussex
NextGen Committee
Oliver Hall
Make Architects
(Chair)
Beth Starling
WILL+Partners
(Vice Chair)
Tom Bremner Cushman & Wakefield
Tom Buckley Core Five
James Chester CO-RE
Isabella Clark AECOM
Sophie Davies Heyne Tillett Steel
Kostas Dellas Turner Townsend alinea
Sarah Evans Multiplex
Sam Gardner Sheppard Robson
Jack Hawkins Great Portland Estates
Ravinder Heer CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Madeleine Jury AKT II
Lauren Lewis Arup
Phumzile Mbatha Gleeds
Chloe Prince LandsecU+I
Matthew Redgrove Helical
Ben Simpson Fletcher Priest Architects
Beth Wooton Derwent London
Judging Panel 2024 (London)
Angela Joseph
Brookfield Properties
(Chair)
Mel Allwood Arup
Kathryn Edwards Make Architects
Mark Lacey Alinea Consulting
Ian McCarter Knight Frank
Robert McLean PwC
Gerry O’Brien AKTII
Midlands
Derbyshire / Hertfordshire / Leicestershire / Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire / Shropshire / Staffordshire / Warwickshire
Regional Committee
Robert van Zyl
Cundall
(Chairman)
Ross Fittall MEPC
Justin Ford Bruntwood
Adrian Griffith Avison Young
James Hall Associated Architects
Theo Holmes CBRE
Joe Huddleston Modus Workspace
Lee Jones Quantem
Kris Krokosz Squaredot
Rachel Leung JLL
Shak Parmar Goldman Sachs
Angela Reeve Turley
Matt Viall Core Five
NextGen Committee
Rosie Cotterill
Turley
(Chair)
Andrew Bloxham
Core Five
(Vice Chair)
Francesca Ghavami-Milnes Glenn Howells Architects
Will Higgins Knight Frank
Ross Jones CBRE
Ian Keeling Cundall
Alex Slatter Associated Architects
Keely Warr Faithful+Gould
Judging Panel 2024
(Midlands & Central England)
Lee Jones Quantem
Kiru Balson Max Fordham
Emma Cochrane Shape the Space Architects
Ross Fittall MEPC
Will Higgins Knight Frank
North of England
Cheshire / Cumbria / Durham Lancashire
North Wales
Anglesey / Caernarfonshire / Flintshire / Merioneth
Northern Ireland
Regional Committee
Jon Moister
Curtins Consulting
(Chairman)
Alex Stork
Overbury
(Vice Chair)
David Porter
Knight Frank
(Vice Chair)
Thomas Bone Hoare Lea
Peter Cartwright Cartwright Pickard
Clare Danahay Be Inspired Design
Ruairi Dempsey HDR
Phil Doyle 5plus Architects
Richard Dunn Sanderson Weatherall
Stephen Frood Gardiner & Theobald
Andrew Fairhurst
Mick Grace Turner & Townsend
Peter Jackson Faithful + Gould
Amy Leech tp bennett
Lee Leston-Jones Cundall
Stephen McIntyre FaulknerBrowns Architects
Peter Minnis Todd Architects
Jonathan Seebacher Ryder Achitecture
NextGen Committee
Bianca Spoeala
Cundall
(Chair)
Emma Bramley Cartwright Pickard Architects
Danielle Ford Fordsight
Ottillie Heyes Savills
Joseph Lazell Atelier Ten
Amy Le Vasseur Rider Levett Bucknall
Molly Macaulay Overbury
Jamie Risner Arup
James Thorneycroft Arup
Charlotte Wild Bruntwood
Belfast Working Group
Ruairi Dempsey
HDR
(Chair)
David Algie Arup
Paul Beacom MRP
Tim Boyle Belfast Harbour
Carolyn Brady RLB
Andrew Campbell Troup Bywaters + Anders
Daniel Chesney Graham
Jerry Cronin Cundall
Phil Doyle 5plus Architects
Emma Fooks Mace
Kevin Francis GIA Surveyors
Lee Leston-Jones Cundall
Lucy McCutcheon Faithful & Gould
Kevin McNaull Turner & Townsend
Peter Minnis Todd Architects
Jon Moister Curtins
Des Mooney Rapport Architects
Drew Nesbitt Wilson Nesbitt
Jonathan Park Faithful & Gould
Judging Panel 2024
Thomas Bone
Hoare Lea
(Chair)
Sarah Dodsworth Ekho Studio
Danielle Ford Fordsight
Adam Tillis Dragonfly
Richmal Wigglesworth Sheppard Robson
Scotland
Regional Committee
Gillian Stewart
Michael Laird Architects
(Chair)
Peter Kerr
Atelier Ten
(Vice Chair)
Michael Gallacher Abstract Securities
Lucy Galloway Michael Laird Architects
Kieron Goodman 360 Architecture
Peter Hendry Woolgar Hunter
Hazel Houliston NatWest
Angela Lowe CBRE
Lisa Morgan Morgan Architects
Carol Nisbet CMS Cameron McKenna
Phil Reid Phil Reid Associates
Craig Tennant Ryden
Simon Walsh Cooper Cromar
Craig Watson JLL
Michael Gallacher is the BCO Scotland’s Rep for Mental Health
NextGen Committee
Sarah Lawson
Michael Laird Architects
(Chair)
Hayley Johnston
Reid Mitchell
(Vice Chair)
Katherine Gibson Form Design Consultants
Frank Head Hoare Lea
Neal Hemingway 360 Architects
Emily Hughes CBRE
Alex Mackay JLL
Harry Sharples AECOM
Georgina Wood Multiplex
Judging Panel 2024
Donald Reid
Reid Mitchell
(Chairman)
Tim Griffin Michael Laird Architects
Sarah Hagen Knight Frank
Peter Kerr Atelier Ten
Lynn Smith Europa Capital Partners
South West of England
Cornwall / Devon / Dorset / Gloucestershire / Hampshire / Herefordshire / Somerset / Wiltshire / Worcestershire
Thames Valley
Berkshire / Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire
South Wales
Brecknockshire / Carmarthenshire / Cardiganshire, Glamorgan / Monmouthshire / Montgomeryshire / Pembrokeshire / Radnorshire
Regional Committee
John Wright
Stride Treglown
(Chairman)
Charlotte Acreman CBRE
Alex Carron-Brown AWW
Rory Carson Mapletree
Gary Carver Savills
Richard Clark Burges Salmon
Henry Harrison Cushman & Wakefield
Matthew HeamanHoare Lea
Andrew Heath CSquared
Mark Nevill Ramboll
Mark Rogers Turner & Townsend
Paul Webber Arup
Ian Wills JLL
Ioan Prydderch Hugh James
NextGen Committee
Matt Perring
Method Consulting LLP
(Chair)
Toni Riddiford
Stride Treglown
(Vice Chair)
Laura Beddis Galliford Try
Mac Boatswain JLL
Matthew Drury Ridge and Partners
Monika Nowak Ramboll
Julian Watts Knight Frank
Judging Panel 2023
Catherine Macpherson
Hoare Lea
(Chair)
Charlotte Acreman CBRE
Harry Allen Savills
Michelle Anthony Oxygen
Karle Bureford AHR
Dan Wride Colliers
June 27, 2024 
By BCO Media 
