Legal & General Capital has hired a number of people to its housebuilding arm L&G Homes as part of its expansion plans.
Chris Sly has been appointed as the new finance director and joins from property developer, Berkeley Homes where he was head of finance for the Western division.
He is a chartered accountant played a key role in the demerger of the business from St James Group.
Prior to joining Berkeley Homes, Sly was senior finance manager at BT Openreach, commercial finance manager at E.ON and was also finance director of two SMEs.
He also spent six years as non-executive director of Bromsgrove Housing Initiatives, a public sector housing association.
L&G Homes has also appointed Matthew Stubblefield as the health and safety officer.
Stubblefield has 16 years’ experience in construction health and safety management and joins from Croudace Homes, where he was group head of health and safety.
L&G is aiming to build more than 80,000 properties over the next five to ten years.
It has three sites across Berkshire and Oxfordshire and a pipeline of over 3,000 new units.
L&G Homes chief executive James Lidgate says: “As well as addressing the chronic shortfall of housing in the UK, Legal & General Homes is looking to regenerate the UK’s landscape for the better and build vibrant communities where people want to live.
“Using long-term capital, we are seeking to create a legacy that we are proud of.
“To do this, we are putting together a capable and experienced team.”
