New chair steps up at BCO South West committee

Cath Macpherson, director at Hoare Lea, has been appointed as the new chair of the BCO’s South West committee. She takes over the position from John Wright, director at Stride Treglown, who was appointed junior vice president of the BCO in July this year.

Wright will remain as a member of the committee.

Macpherson first became involved with the BCO in 2017 when she became a judge for the body’s South awards. She has some 15 years of experience working in the office and workplace sector and is passionate about making sure our offices truly work for the people who use them.

“I’m really pleased to be taking on the role of chair for the BCO’s South West committee,” said Macpherson. “As chair, I want to bring more of an occupier’s perspective to the committee, which is why I’ve already invited a couple of new members from that side of the market.”

She added: “We’ll be bringing forward more events focused on occupiers and continuing to provide members with great building tours across the region. I’m also keen to help demystify accreditations for our members so they can better understand what they mean and how they add value.”

Macpherson said she was looking forward to working with the committee to help shape great workplaces across the South West.

The South West committee currently comprises 17 BCO members, with four recent new additions, including Isabelle Davies from Legal & General, Danielle Kirk from LSH, Sarah Mitchell from Overbury and Toni Riddiford from Stride Treglown.

The full committee is as follows:

• Catherine Macpherson, Hoare Lea (chair)
• Charlotte Acreman, CBRE
• Harry Allen, Savills
• Gary Carver, Savills
• Isabelle Davies, Legal & General
• Henry Harrison, Mapletree
• Matthew Heaman, Hoare Lea
• Andrew Heath, CSquared
• Danielle Kirk, LSH
• Sarah Mitchell, Overbury
• Mark Nevill, Ramboll
• Toni Riddiford, Stride Treglown
• Mark Rogers, Turner & Townsend
• Emma Wan, AWW
• Paul Webber, Arup
• Ian Wills, JLL
• John Wright, Stride Treglown

To find out more about the BCO South West and to keep up to date with all its events and activities follow the committee on LinkedIn.