Quintain appoints Wembley Park retail leasing chief
Developer Quintain has appointed Legal & General Investment Management’s Richard Poyser as its new head of retail relationships and leasing at Wembley Park.
Poyser has worked for LGIM for five years, latterly as head of retail relationships and leasing for three years from 2017.
Previous roles also include project director for retail at Argent, where he oversaw retail elements for its King’s Cross scheme, and assistant director for retail at Hammerson, where he secured prelets for its developments including Bullring Birmingham, Highcross Leicester and Union Square Aberdeen.
Developer Quintain has appointed Legal & General Investment Management’s Richard Poyser as its new head of retail relationships and leasing at Wembley Park.
Poyser has worked for LGIM for five years, latterly as head of retail relationships and leasing for three years from 2017.
Previous roles also include project director for retail at Argent, where he oversaw retail elements for its King’s Cross scheme, and assistant director for retail at Hammerson, where he secured prelets for its developments including Bullring Birmingham, Highcross Leicester and Union Square Aberdeen.
In his new role, Richard will be responsible for the leasing and asset management of retail and leisure on Wembley Park, alongside separate leasing activities at the nearby London Designer Outlet.
When finished, the 85-acre, £3bn mixed-use development will feature more than 500,000 sq ft of retail and leisure.
Poyser will report to Quintain retail director Matt Slade.
Slade said: “Wembley Park is one of the largest and most all-embracing urban transformations currently underway in Europe.
“We’re creating a destination that will offer an appealing spectrum of retail, dining and leisure choices with a masterplan that features an imaginative spectrum of independents, alongside global brands and experiential events.
“[Poyser] will be able to make a major contribution in moving forward with this ambitious scheme.”
Poyser said: “This creates a significant opportunity for me to make a big difference to this area of London.”
Nash Bond is the retained retail and leisure leasing agent for Wembley Park.
Wembley Park also includes the SSE Arena, a 361-bed Hilton Hotel and a 295-bed Premier Inn, and Brent Civic Centre which was built in 2012.
Other features include Wembley Park Market, London’s largest Boxpark location, and the 1,600-seat Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on the site of the former Fountain Television Studios.
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