Leadership

Mike Lafitte

Chief Executive Officer, Trammell Crow Company

Mike Lafitte is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trammell Crow Company (TCC). In this role he is responsible for the management and day-to-day operations of the Company. Mike is the chairman of the TCC Executive Committee and a member of the TCC Investment Committee. Mike additionally serves as the Global CEO for CBRE’s Real Estate Investments (REI) business segment, which includes TCC; CBRE Global Investors, the company’s global real asset investment management business; and Hana, the firm’s flexible/agile space business. In this role, Mike is a part of CBRE’s Executive Committee. Mike previously served as Global CEO of CBRE’s Advisory Services business, which includes Advisory & Transaction Services (Occupier and Investor), Property Management, Capital Markets, Local Project Management and Valuations. Earlier he served in a number of executive leadership roles for CBRE, including Global Group President, Chief Operating Officer, President, Americas and President, Institutional & Corporate Services. Mike joined CBRE with the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company in 2006. He started with Trammell Crow Company in 1997 and served in various roles, including President of Global Services, Chief Operating Officer of Global Services, Regional Director of the Central region of the U.S. and Dallas Market Leader. Mike has been in the commercial real estate industry since 1984 when he joined Lincoln Property Company in Dallas and also served in production, leadership and development roles with Bear Stearns and PREMISYS Real Estate Services, an affiliate of Prudential Life Insurance Company.

Jon Di-Stefano

MA (Econ), ACA

Chief Executive Officer, Telford Homes

Jon Di-Stefano is the Chief Executive Officer of Telford Homes, a Trammell Crow Company developer. He is responsible for group strategy, day-to-day operational performance, risk management, stakeholder relationships and all other long-term business planning. He chairs the Telford Homes Executive Committee and sits on the Board of Directors. Jon joined Telford Homes in 2002 and was appointed as CEO in 2011. During this time he has overseen a prolonged period of business growth and, since 2015, led the group’s strategic move towards the delivery of build to rent homes. More recently, Jon played a significant role in the group’s acquisition by Trammell Crow Company, a subsidiary of CBRE, and the successful integration of those businesses. Jon is also a Non-Executive Director of Urban&Civic plc.

Katie Rogers

(BA) Hons, ACA

Chief Financial Operating Officer, Telford Homes

Katie Rogers joined Telford Homes in 2007 and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2011 and Chief Financial and Operating Officer in 2020. Katie works closely with Jon Di-Stefano (CEO) to drive the strategic direction of the business. She is instrumental in the transition to build to rent and was influential in the acquisition of Telford Homes by TCC/CBRE and the subsequent delisting from AIM in 2019. Katie leads and manages the finance team for the Group and is responsible for long-term profit forecasts and for maintaining ongoing relationships with the Group’s funding partners. Together with Charlie Weatherill, Telford Homes’ Capital Markets Director, Katie is heavily involved in procuring development finance for new projects and maintaining relationships with the business’s key lending partners. Katie is also responsible for the legal, risk, ethics and compliance and the marketing and communications teams.

John Fitzgerald

FRICS, ICIOB

Group Managing Director, Telford Homes

John Fitzgerald joined Telford Homes in 2003. In his current role as Group Managing Director he is responsible for operations across the business including health, safety and sustainability. John has overseen the internal restructuring of the Group’s operations. He has been influential in developing joint venture relationships with a number of partners. John began his career in 1987 with Willmott Dixon Construction, followed by Willmott Dixon Housing and has 30 years’ experience in construction and housebuilding. John sits on the leadership board of the Home Building Skills Partnership.

Jerome Geoghegan

BA (Hons)

Group Land and Planning Director, Telford Homes

Jerome Geoghegan joined Telford Homes in January 2018. Jerome has been working in residential development for over 30 years and for 20 years was at L&Q group, most recently as the Executive Director of Development and Sales. Prior to that he was at East Thames Housing Group. Jerome led the significant and successful growth of L&Q, delivering substantial volumes of new homes through regeneration and placemaking. He also led on creating their own construction arm and acquiring and overseeing a strategic land business. He is responsible for the Groups land buying and planning strategy, land acquisition, major planning applications, development management service and maintain key partnerships.

Charlie Weatherill

MSc

Capital Markets Director, Telford Homes

As Capital Markets Director, Charlie is responsible for all capital markets relationships and focuses on securing funding partners for a growing pipeline of BtR developments. Charlie plays a critical role in establishing and nurturing relationships with funding partners who are keen to invest alongside Telford Homes in purpose-designed and built rental homes. Charlie joined from Savills, where he was a founding director of the Operational Capital Markets business. Charlie has been an influential contributor to the rapid evolution of the UK’s BtR sector and has personally advised on approximately £4 billion of funding transactions in the sector to date.