The Property Division is led by Chief Property Officer Clare Hebbes, and is a strategic pillar of the  Chief Operating Officer portfolio. Clare oversees the Division together with Deputy Chief Property Officers Jane Hay (Operations) and Sarah Cary (Development and Projects) and Great Environment Programme Director Sonia Stocker - to manage the Division's activities.

Property Division has recently transformed to a new matrix operating model which introduces a Centre of Expertise and Property Operational Groups. Meet the team below and see our organisational chart outlining the current Property Division Leadership.

Jane & Sarah

  • Clare Hebbes

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    Clare Hebbes Chief Property Officer

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, Clare ensures that Property Division delivers and maintains a world-class physical infrastructure to sustain Imperial’s global top 10 academic mission. She is accountable for the development, operation, repair and asset management of all the university’s property (excluding the development and divestment of property assets vested in the Endowment Unitised Scheme). 

  • Jane Hay

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    Jane Hay Deputy Chief Property Officer (Operations)

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Jane oversees Imperial's overall property operations, providing strategic leadership for the division. She specifically focuses on operational delivery across all campuses through the three Operational Groups, as well as the Health & Safety, Governance & Performance, Hospitality, and Security & Community Safety teams. 

  • Sarah Cary

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    Sarah Cary Chief Development Officer

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Sarah is responsible for the delivery of development and construction projects across Imperial’s campuses and for the management of our commercial real estate, including innovation buildings, postgraduate halls and private residential properties. The development projects comprise academic buildings, leisure and service facilities, as well as infrastructure development works to support residential accommodation, student accommodation, office space, science incubation and scale-up facilities.

  • Sonia Stocker

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    Sonia Stocker Great Environment Portfolio Director

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Sonia leads the cross-campus Great Environment Portfolio , focused on transforming Imperial’s spaces which includes the associated technology, and operations to support academic growth. Projects include the new academic building in White City, refurbished teaching and research facilities in South Kensington that increase capacity, optimise utilisation, and improve user experience. These initiatives drive changes to service delivery approaches, preparing Imperial’s campus infrastructure to meet evolving academic and research needs at scale.

Centre of Expertise

  • David Auld

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    David Auld Development Director

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    David oversees major property development projects across the university's estate. He is responsible for development appraisals, financial analysis, and the management of design, programme, cost and carbon considerations. His portfolio includes the new academic building and future development opportunities at White City.

  • Fergal Burke

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    Fergal Burke Director of Masterplanning

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Fergal leads Masterplanning at Imperial, providing strategic leadership for the planning and development of the university's estate across all campuses. He is responsible for early-stage development strategy, technical design direction, commercial feasibility, and design standards, as well as focusing on public realm work and local authority engagement.

  • Ian Farmer

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    Ian Farmer Construction Director

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Ian's focus is Construction, overseeing procurement and delivery for major development projects across our estate. He takes care of consultant and contractor appointments, buildability analysis, construction phasing of the masterplan, and coordinating logistics across multiple development plots. His remit includes the new academic building and East/West Link projects.
  • Katherine Fieldgate

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    Katherine Fieldgate Investment Director

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Katherine leads investment activities focused on White City and Imperial's real estate partnerships. She is responsible for evaluating and delivering commercial development opportunities, overseeing major transactions, managing strategic partnerships, and supporting the university's long-term real estate investment strategy.
  • Cian Hatton

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    Cian Hatton Director of Energy Transition

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Cian provides strategic leadership for the university's energy and decarbonisation programmes. He is responsible for the Carbon Net Zero programme, energy management strategy, operations and compliance, and the optimisation of our generation assets. He works closely with  the Director of Sustainability, the Associate Provost (Sustainability) and departments and faculties to support the delivery of Imperial's energy and carbon objectives.
  • James Honeyman

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    James Honeyman Director of Real Estate Asset Management

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    James leads Real Estate Asset Management, providing strategic leadership for the university's commercial, residential and innovation property portfolios. He is accountable for asset management strategy, value preservation and income optimisation across the estate, as well as commercial leasing and licences, business planning, commercial tenant relationships, and the management of commercial property interests and agreements.

  • Tom Louvre

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    Tom Louvre Director of Project Delivery

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Tom is responsible for leading the Capital Projects team. He provides overall leadership for a portfolio of major projects, ranging from new construction and refurbishment to the intelligent repurposing of Imperial's historic estate. Tom oversees the planning and delivery of the capital projects portfolio, including project governance, procurement, programme management and value for money.

  • Andrew McKeon

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    Andrew McKeon Asset Director - Residential (interim)

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    As Interim Asset Director (Residential), Andrew oversees the university's Build-to-Rent, key worker and postgraduate accommodation portfolios. He looks after portfolio performance, occupancy, rental income and net operating income, and leads capital investment projects, governance improvements, and the management of outsourced letting and facilities management services.

  • Shauna Murphy

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    Shauna Murphy Director of Space and Building Information

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Shauna leads Imperial's Space and Building Information function, supporting the effective use of space across the university's estate. Her remit includes allocation, studies and occupancy planning to enable the balanced and efficient use of Imperial's space.

  • Ben Richards

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    Ben Richards Director of Critical Infrastructure & Asset Strategy

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    3rd Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Ben is responsible for ensuring the optimal performance, sustainability, and lifecycle management of our infrastructure, as well as supporting the achievement of key compliance requirements. Ben also manages the Energy, Engineering & Environment and Maintenance teams.

  • Alice Sewell

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    Alice Sewell Investment Director

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Alice works on investment and asset management activities across Imperial's Endowment real estate portfolio and innovation assets in the Old Oak Innovation Cluster. She is responsible for portfolio strategy and performance, regeneration and development projects, acquisitions and disposals, and major planning and investment initiatives. She also co-leads WestTech London, supporting its strategy and growth.

Operational Groups

  • Will Hollyer

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    Will Hollyer Director of White City, Medical Campuses & Silwood Park

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Will is responsible for all aspects of Property operational delivery at White City, our medical campuses and at Silwood Park. In coordination with our Centre of Expertise, Will leads on the planning, development, and delivery of facilities management services across the campuses.

  • James Norris

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    James Norris Director of South Kensington

    Location

    1st Floor, Faculty Building, South Kensington

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    James is responsible for all aspects of Property operational delivery at South Kensington. In coordination with our Centre of Expertise, James leads on the planning, development, and delivery of facilities management services across the campus.

  • Anthony Shepherd

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    Anthony Shepherd Director of Hospitality, Residential & Property Services

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Tony oversees a wide range of operational services, including direct leadership of our Hospitality teams that provide food, drink and events services. In addition, Tony provides overarching leadership for our accommodation and logistics services.

  • Brindha McDonald

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    Brindha McDonald Director of Security & Community Safety

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    4th Floor, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    Brindha provides overall leadership for Imperial's Security & Community Safety team. In this role, Brindha holds overall responsibility for implementing the strategy designed to ensure the safety and security of our campuses and community, as well as embedding a security-first culture across the institution.

Property Office

  • Fintan O'Connor

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    Fintan O'Connor Head of Strategic Projects

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    1st Floor Faculty Building, South Kensington Campus

    Summary

    As Head of Strategic Projects, Fin focuses on programmes that transform and improve our services. He works on progressing the Division's strategic development and translating this into coordinated delivery programmes to continually improve ours services for our end users. In addition, Fin develops performance measures for our services, workforce and suppliers, ensuring that change is measurable and evidence-based.
  • Maria Svensson-Grigsby

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    Maria Svensson-Grigsby Head of Health and Safety

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Maria oversees Property's health and safety performance, regulatory compliance and assurance arrangements. She sets health and safety standards across the Division and provides safety-related advice across operations, maintenance, construction, projects, residences and hospitality. Maria also manages  incident investigations and performance reporting, as well as the development of policies and procedures.
  • Charlotte Newell

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    Charlotte Newell Head of Governance and Performance

    Location

    1st Floor, The MediaWorks, White City Campus

    Summary

    Charlotte tracks the Division’s performance across its top initiatives, utilising a roadmap management system to support institutional reporting (both internally and externally) and stakeholder engagement. Charlotte is also responsible for the Division's learning and development arm.