
Team
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Penny
Chief Executive
Penny is responsible for leading our overall direction and overseeing the delivery of major projects. She’s also instrumental in policy development within the community and lobbying government to put our Quarter firmly on the map. Penny’s got a penchant for chai tea lattes (always) coconut water (sometimes) and kir royal cocktails (occasionally)!
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Kirsty
Head of Marketing & Communications
Ensuring everyone knows about the vibrant, versatile and quirky Quarter is Kirsty’s forte. From leading our communications to developing unique benefits for our businesses, Kirsty has it covered. Miss LifeandSoul hates to miss out and has to be the first to know what’s going on in the Quarter. She’s not quite succeeded in her request for an office dog…but she’s working on it!
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Helen
Senior Manager - Operations
Helen oversees the public realm area of our work including the street management team, security and resilience, sustainable future, greening and transformational capital projects. As our very own Green Queen, Helen is reviewing how she can make the Quarter and her personal life more sustainable, so you’ll find her knitting, sewing or baking on the weekends with her young family.
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Racheal
Events and Comms Producer
Racheal brings over twenty years of events and marketing experience to BakerStreetQ. She is working on project strands including events, pop-ups, retail strategy, area identity and Christmas lights.
Outside of the office, you will find Racheal enjoying a gig in London, long walks by the sea or a pint in a cosy pub!
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Eleanor Swan
Communications Manager
Eleanor works on the Quarter’s communications channels, from the website and email updates to day-to-day social media.
Outside work, she enjoys cooking, live music, exploring London and scrolling through Instagram.
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Kate
Smarter Giving Project Manager
Kate’s role is to identify how our members can support charities that are local to the Quarter and assist them with their CSR through our Smarter Giving programme. Kate’s treat for all her hard work is travelling the world which she tries to fit in, in between juggling all her charity work. And if she doesn’t get that far, a country pub is her compromise.
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Steph
Operations Executive
Providing first-class office management support to the team comes naturally to Steph having previously managed multiple offices for a recruitment business. Steph keeps the operational, finance and administrative plates spinning at our HQ and when she’s not holding the team together, she’ll be lifting our spirits with her infectious laugh!
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Kate
Executive Assistant
‘Virtual Kate’ as she’s sometimes known as, works remotely from home in Oxfordshire providing PA support to Penny, organising meetings, overseeing the database and producing board and steering group minutes. She also helps the marketing and communications team with the newsletter, producing the annual reports and takes on ad hoc projects. And when she’s not at her desk in her slippers, she’s out for a run, enjoying the countryside or spending time with her family.
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Mike
Security & Resilience
As a former Commander within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), Mike is well placed to advise members on managing threats and risks. Mike leads the security and resilience area of our work and engages with members to enhance the resilience of the area.
Outside of work, Mike enjoys travelling, gardening and driving his student sons around when they visit home!
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Alhoussein
Street Environment
Alhoussein looks after the Quarter’s Street Environment full time in a public facing capacity. Al not only welcomes and provides support to visitors of the Quarter but plays a vital role in monitoring the street-scape to keep it a great place to visit, work and live. When he’s not working, Al is an Arsenal supporter and likes going to the gym.
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Debbie
Street Safety Team Manager
Debbie is responsible for managing our Street Safety Team and enjoys keeping team morale high. Outside work, Debbie enjoys reading anything she can get her hands on, walking holidays in West Wales and spending time with family and friends.
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Svenn
Street Safety Manager (Evidence & Investigation)
Svenn is a long-standing member of our Street Team and is responsible for ensuring the evidence and intel gathered by our team gets to the key authorities, including active problem solving with police and council. Svenn loves building computers, gaming, books and watching football (Chelsea if you wondered)!
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Owner and Occupier Boards
We have two board groups that shape and steer our work. Our Occupier board broadly reflects the makeup of businesses eligible to pay the BID levy with regard to business sector, size and location and our Owner board members consist of property owners and investors with an interest in the area. Get in touch if you are interested in any future vacancies on our Occupier board.
Occupier Board
Sarah Buttleman / Consultant Solicitor, Streathers
Amanda Cherry / Director of HR, Aspect Capital
Arnaud de Saint-Exupery / Area Vice President & General Manager – UK and Ireland, Hyatt Regency London-The Churchill
Tom Doyle / Business Director, Winkreative
Juliet Harris / Group Chief Talent Officer, Publicis Health
Richard Levy / Partner – London Audit Group, BDO
Simon Loomes / BakerStreetQ Chairman and Strategic Projects Director, The Portman Estate
Chris Meloy / Campus Services Manager, University of Westminster
Andrew Richardson / Managing Director, Home House
Tim Robinson /BakerStreetQ Vice Chair and Proprietary Partner, Head of Consultancy, Property Asset Management, Knight Frank LLP
Anup Sarin / Director of Operations (Aristel Hotels), Double Tree by Hilton – Marble Arch
Andy Tyler / International Partner, London Markets, Cushman and Wakefield
Tim Waters, General Manager, Madame Tussauds London
Observers
Greg Ward / Director of Economy, Westminster City Council
PC David Miller / Dedicated Ward Officer, Metropolitan Police
Owner Board
Vasiliki Arvaniti / Head Of Asset Management, Derwent London
Hanna Corney, Asset Manager, British Land
Nicholas Lazari / Owner, Lazari Investments Ltd
Michael Lindsay / Group Director of Construction, Selfridges
Simon Loomes / BakerStreetQ Chairman and Strategic Projects Director, The Portman Estate
Laurie Low / Director, Great Portland Estates
James Ponsford / Senior Asset Manager, London and Regional