The team

Geoff Pearce

Deputy Chief Executive

Andy Gatrell

Group Director of Development & Property

Juliette Bartlett

Director of Development

Andy leads Swan’s regeneration and development functions across London and Essex and is responsible for the delivery of a pipeline of 8,000 homes. He is also responsible for the sale and marketing of the new homes Swan delivers and the maintenance of its existing properties.

Prior to joining Swan, Andy was Assistant Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives at East Thames and was at Savills working with a range of clients in both the public and private sectors. Since joining Swan in 2014, Geoff has overseen the growth of Swan's regeneration and development programme, progressing longstanding major regeneration projects at Blackwall Reach and Beechwood Village and leading on many new regeneration projects; Purfleet Town Centre, the Queensway estate in Southend on Sea and the Laindon Centre. Swan's in-house construction service has grown exponentially and we have opened our own modular housing factory in Basildon. In 2020 Geoff was made Deputy Chief Executive, taking on additional responsibilities, including property services and strategic planning.

Juliette leads our Development Team in the delivery of our large scale regeneration projects including the 1,500+ Home Blackwall Reach regeneration and the 2,850 home transformation of Purfleeton-Thames. She has worked at Swan since 2015 and previously led Swan's Experience Excellence programme and supported the development of Swan's new Corporate Strategy. Juliette is passionate about working in partnership to deliver high quality new homes and communities.

Linda Faucher

Sales & Marketing Director for NU living

Linda is Sales & Marketing Director for NU living. With over 20 years experience in the property industry and a chartered marketer, Linda brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from both the public and private sectors.

Highly experienced in marketing and selling multi phased, multi tenure, large scale regeneration developments, she confidently views every opportunity and challenges from all angles, to deliver the best product and experience for NU living customers.

Samantha Wait

Director of Business Development & External Affairs

Sam leads on Business Development for the Swan Group, including new business for regeneration and development, as well as strategic communications across all business areas. Extensive commercial property and corporate experience gained during years of practice as a Real Estate Solicitor in the city provide a sound commercial background. Communications and housing expertise gained at The Guinness Partnership and Swan enable Sam to promote the Swan Group, explore new opportunities and foster partnership working, while ensuring that Swan considers the wider interests of all our stakeholders.

Ben Coombes

Head of Sustainability

In this newly created role, Ben will be central to the delivery of Swan’s ‘Love the Planet’ agenda, ensuring that all Swan’s activities are sustainable and that Swan is thinking about the planet now and into the future.

Ben, who has worked in the sustainability sector for over 16 years, joins Swan from the GLA where he was a Senior Programme Manager leading on a wide range of initiatives including the social housing technical assistance programmes “Retrofit Accelerator – Homes” and “RE:NEW” and “Solar Together London” having previously worked in a range of roles including Energy Projects Manager for Affinity Sutton and as an environmental consultant.

Rob Barton

Interim Managing Director, Construction at NU living

Rob is an experienced residential developer that has held senior positions with several of the UK’s leading house builders, including Berkeley Homes, Countryside and St Modwen Homes. Previously, he has been a consultant to the UK Government’s Design Council (CABE), private developers, city councils, local authorities and housing associations. Rob has been directly responsible for delivering over 4.5m sq. ft of development, including over 3,000 new homes, offices and town centre extensions. He has also led on more than £180m worth of land acquisitions and over £110m of land disposals.

Rob is currently a Board Member with Settle Housing Association, where he also chairs their Development Committee.

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