Rob Heasman appointed as CEO of the Earls Court Development Company as major zone 1 scheme gains momentum

• Rob Heasman has been named CEO of The Earls Court Development Company, the new Earls Court based business responsible for bringing forward the Earls Court masterplan
• Earls Court is one of London’s most strategically important development opportunities, which will deliver a combination of homes for Londoners, and commercial opportunities alongside green and cultural spaces

The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) is pleased to announce Rob Heasman has been appointed as the company’s CEO. Rob will be responsible for driving the development forward on behalf of the Earls Court Partnership, the joint venture between Transport for London and Delancey’s investors, who purchased the site in December 2019. This is the latest in a number of significant developments for Earls Court, following June’s announcement that the architects HawkinsBrown and Studio Egret West will lead on designing a brand-new masterplan for the area. The cleared site is the largest in Zone 1 and will help London achieve its housing targets by becoming a world-class, mixed used development, which will stitch Earls Court back into its local area.

Heasman joins The Earls Court Development Company following a decade at Lendlease including two years as Managing Director of Euston Over Station Development, as development partner for the Department for Transport and Network Rail, bringing forward plans for the UK’s most ambitious station destination right in the centre of the capital. Prior to that, for nearly eight years he served as Project Director for the flagship Elephant Park development in Elephant & Castle, where through a strong focus on collaboration with key stakeholders and the local community, he delivered on the early vision to create a place full of life.

Rob Heasman’s appointment is just the latest sign of continued and growing momentum around the Earls Court site. Rob will now work alongside the newly appointed architect team to deliver a vision for the area which is truly inspiring and benefits local people as well as the wider London community.

Jamie Ritblat, on behalf of The Earls Court Development Company, said: “We are delighted to be able to announce Rob Heasman as The Earls Court Development Company’s new CEO. We have been consistently impressed by his desire and enthusiasm to create something ground-breaking at Earls Court. Rob understands the importance of sustainable, considered development, as well as the need for an approach which brings the community with us on the journey to deliver an Earls Court which reflects its rich and vibrant local heritage, as well as acknowledging its place in the heart of a dynamic London.”

Rob Heasman, newly appointed CEO of The Earls Court Development Company commented: “The Earls Court site represents perhaps the most exciting significant development opportunity anywhere in London. I am both thrilled and privileged to have the opportunity to take it forward as the new CEO of The Earls Court Development Company. I will work with our shareholders, the local community, and other local stakeholders to build on the tremendous heritage of the area, and in doing so meet the need to create a community where people can live , work and play. Similarly, I also look forward to building strong and collaborative relationships with our state partners; the local authorities and Transport for London, as we all embark together, on this new journey, to create a seamlessly integrated regeneration which respects its surroundings, neighbourhood and also reflects its historic global status.”