Erlam to head Morgan Sindall Investments

Wes Erlam has been promoted to managing director of Morgan Sindall Investments. He will oversee the investment development and capital activities. Erlam has been at the company for almost a year in the role of director of development, leading on public and private partnerships on mixed-tenure projects. Prior to this he worked at Muse Developments for 10 years, based in Manchester. He is a chartered surveyor with more than 20 years’ experience in property acquisition, planning and development. He replaces Lisa Scenna, who held the role for five-and-a-half years. She was responsible for leading the investment division as well as working with the board, driving cross-divisional working across the divisions, including major projects and capital initiatives. A spokesperson from MSI said: “Lisa Scenna has moved on from Morgan Sindall Investments to pursue other opportunities outside the group. Wes Erlam will focus on building upon MSI’s successful property partnership joint ventures to support the delivery of new development and regeneration.” MSI is a division of Morgan Sindall Group, the UK construction and regeneration business. Along with its sister companies, Lovell and Muse, MSI is targeting the delivery of more than 20,000 homes over the next decade. The investment arm specialises in public-private partnerships with local authorities for housing-led regeneration schemes, and last year announced a £2bn jv with Hertfordshire County Council to deliver 500 homes across 12 locations on council land. MSI recently formed a £300m partnership with Residential Secure Income to target the delivery of 1,500 shared-ownership homes. It will soon announce its investment partner for an initial seed portfolio seeking to deliver 1,000 homes with a gross development value of £480m. To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@egi.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @estatesgazette