Leadership

Anne Kavanagh

Chief Executive Officer

Telford Homes

Anne Kavanagh is the Chief Executive Officer of Telford Homes, a Trammell Crow Company Developer. In this role, Anne is responsible for developing the firm’s overall strategy, the day-to-day operational performance, risk management, stakeholder relationships and all other long-term business planning. She chairs the Telford Homes Executive Committee and sits on the Board of Directors. Anne previously served as Board Director and Chief Investment Officer at PATRIZIA, a Germany-based global real assets investment manager. Under her leadership, PATRIZIA grew to manage more than €55 billion in real estate assets. She also oversaw key acquisitions and all investment activities for the firm, including PATRIZIA’s key fund management strategies. Prior to joining PATRIZIA in 2017, she held leadership roles at AXA Real Assets, Lazard, Cambridge Place Investment Management and JLL.

Lesley Chen Davison

Chief Operating Officer

Telford Homes

Lesley is the Chief Operating Officer of Telford Homes, a Trammell Crow Company Developer. In her role, Lesley is responsible for Telford Homes’ investment underwriting, Investment Committee processes and the implementation of business plans. The Investment, Development Management and Customer Services teams report directly to her. Lesley has over 26 years’ experience in real estate and is a well-established leader in the UK’s build to rent (BTR) market, having been heavily involved in some of the UK’s earliest purpose-built BTR projects, including East Village and Elephant Central during her time at Delancey. Lesley was previously the Head of Commercial Strategy for GoSpace AI Limited, where she oversaw strategic, go-to-market, client and operational initiatives along with investor and partner relationships. Prior to that, she was CIO of Seaforth Land leading the firm’s investment strategy, property acquisitions and financing.

John Hickman

Operational Finance Director

Telford Homes

With over 20 years’ experience working in finance roles, John joined Telford Homes in March 2011 as Financial Controller, before being appointed Operational Finance Director in 2017. John is responsible for all aspects of the finance function within Telford Homes – including statutory compliance, tax, FP&A, SOX, group reporting, debt funding and compliance. During his time with the business, John has overseen the expansion of the group’s finance function and the integration with CBRE; including US GAAP reporting and the adoption of SOX.

Liam Foweather

General Counsel

Telford Homes

Liam joined Telford Homes in October 2021, with over 20 years of experience of acting for large real estate developers, obtained both in-house and from private practice. Liam has a wide and varied role at Telford Homes, which includes leading the Telford in-house team, strategic legal advice, risk detection, prevention and mitigation, overseeing Telford’s legal matters, including transactions, and managing external counsel. Liam is a member of the Senior Management team at Telford Homes and, along with his team, regularly works with the Sustainability team to ensure that Legal supports sustainability initiatives within the business, including policy and governance

Susan Venton

Head of People, TCC Europe

Telford Homes

Since joining Telford Homes in April 2021 as the People Director, Susan’s role has expanded to include the wider TCC Logistics operation in Europe currently covering Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Susan is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and is responsible for supporting senior managers with talent and leadership development, succession planning, employee engagement and organisation design, as well as building capability to support the attraction, retention, and development of employees. Susan is also responsible for the oversight and management of complex employee relations, contract and policy development, people process implementation and operational HR activities. Prior to joining Telford Homes, Susan previously held Head of European Business Partner roles and Specialist Employee Relations roles at Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings, Citi and Moody’s. Susan left Moody’s to join GAIN Capital as their Head of HR EMEA/APAC before opening her own HR Consultancy business, where she became acquainted with CBRE and Telford Homes.

Martin Kelly

Construction Management and Remediation Director

Telford Homes

Martin joined Telford Homes in 2023 as Construction Management and Remediation Director. With nearly 40 years’ experience in the industry, Martin is responsible for all Operations of Telford Homes projects – including Pre-construction, Technical, Commercial and Construction. Martin’s role includes setting the strategy for the Operations Department, project approach, change management and stakeholder engagement. Martin sits on the Executive Leadership Team which allows him to input into wider Company strategy. Martin has held Director level and Managing Director positions with KPMG, Arup, Severfield plc and Qualter Hall. Martin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a Quantity Surveyor and holds a law degree.

James Bercich

Deal Principal

Telford Homes

James Bercich serves as Deal Principal at Telford Homes. Based in London, his responsibilities include identifying, structuring, and securing ground-up development deals and investment opportunities, as well as the capitalisation strategy around securing debt and equity, asset management, and dispositions. James is an experienced senior real estate investment professional with proven experience in principal investing in multiple real estate asset classes across the UK, Continental Europe, and Australia, with a specialisation in the living sector (purpose-built student accommodation and residential/multifamily). Prior to joining Telford Homes, James was Senior Vice President and Head of Investments for Europe at CA Ventures. Prior to CA, James held Senior positions at Global Student Accommodation Group and Scape, as well as five years’ experience at Deloitte and the Royal Bank of Canada. James has significant experience in acquisitions (across multiple capital structures and joint ventures), development management, disposals, and investment structuring, with a track record of raising and deploying over $4Bn of institutional capital into the living sector across the UK, Continental Europe, and Australia.