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Strategic Sites boosted by appointment of former CEO of English Partnerships
The parent company of Strategic Sites Ltd – Wynyard Park Ltd – has announced the appointment of John Walker as a non-executive director. John will work with the group’s shareholders to deliver the vision of Wynyard Park itself and support the regeneration activities of Strategic Sites Ltd throughout the UK.
Paul Barber, chief executive of Wetherby-based Strategic Sites, welcomed the appointment. “I have worked with John Walker for 15 years, both at English Partnerships and Priority Sites. His knowledge and experience of public-private partnerships is second to none and I’m excited at the prospect of working with him again”, he said.
John Walker commented: “I have received various approaches to join the boards of a number of major organisations since I retired, and am very careful with the choices I make. I firmly believe that Wynyard Park, and its wider group of companies, offer an exciting challenge for me.”
John Walker is a highly experienced property professional. Prior to joining English Partnerships in 1994 he specialised in regeneration and property development with Stoy Hayward Consulting and held senior appointments with Teesside Development Corporation, Northumbria Police and various local authorities in the north-east.
Throughout his career John has held a wide range of directorships. This has included representation on the boards of Priority Sites Ltd, English Cities Fund, the Land Restoration Trust, Network Space and Blueprint. He was on the board of five urban regeneration companies (URCs) - Tees Valley URC, Sunderland ARC, Hull Citybuild, Sheffield ONE and Leicester Regeneration Company - at various times as the representative of English Partnerships. John was also a member of the Investment Board of the Department for Communities and Local Government. In June 2008 he was appointed as a board member of the English Heritage Audit Committee.
In November 2008 John retired as the CEO of English Partnerships to pave the way for the creation of the Homes and Communities Agency led by Sir Bob Kerslake on 1 December 2008.
