{"id":106984,"date":"2022-03-07T11:09:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=106984"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:09:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T11:09:19","slug":"katherine-kitchener-willmott-dixon-regional-head-land-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/katherine-kitchener-willmott-dixon-regional-head-land-development\/106984\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Kitchener appointed Willmott Dixon regional head of land and development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Katherine Kitchener has been made Willmott Dixon regional head of land and development for the North to support levelling up plans<\/h2>\n<p>The appointment of Katherine Kitchener as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.willmottdixon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willmott Dixon<\/a> regional head of land and development arrives just in time for the company&#8217;s appointment to develop the Spindles Town Square in Oldham.<\/p>\n<p>Working with both public and private sector organisations, Kitchener will accelerate\u00a0town centre regeneration projects by leveraging funding, unlocking challenging sites and providing the extra capacity that can bring projects to site more quickly.<\/p>\n<h3>Expertise in residential development<\/h3>\n<p>Kitchener has significant experience in the field having worked for 15 years in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/de-risking-mmc\/104694\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">residential sector development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In joining the Willmott Dixon specialist team, Kitchener will provide essential expertise to help public sector organisations across the country unlock the opportunities coming from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/public-purpose-technology\/106499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government\u2019s Levelling Up agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her expertise comes in the form of asset and development management and support with funding solutions and land sourcing.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Sterling, Willmott Dixon\u2019s national head of land and development, said: \u201cKat\u2019s extensive experience will be a real asset to our local authority partners in the North as we work with them to deliver the regeneration opportunities that will drive future prosperity within our communities.\u00a0 Her knowledge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/moor-lane-development\/106692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">town centre regeneration<\/a> will help accelerate the plans we are seeing being developed across towns and cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Regeneration of the North<\/h3>\n<p>Willmott Dixon has an extensive portfolio of town centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/brownfield-regeneration-scheme\/106144\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regeneration projects<\/a> in the North, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the \u00a360m project to deliver 242 apartments and a Hampton by Hilton hotel at Upperbanks in Rochdale<\/li>\n<li>the \u00a339m Rochdale Riverside retail and leisure development completed in 2020<\/li>\n<li>it is also currently on site with the multi-million-pound transport interchange and residential development in Stockport &#8211; 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