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Julian Bell

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Julian has 30 years of experience in national, London and local government politics having served as Council Leader of the London Borough of Ealing for 11 years and worked with many MPs in Parliament and on the campaign trail for the Labour Party during the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown years. Julian has extensive experience in transport policy and infrastructure delivery in London having chaired London Councils Transport and Environment Committee and most recently served on Transport for London’s Board. Julian is a keen cyclist and a fervent follower of his beloved Sheffield United.

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Amy Kernick
Account Executive (Communities and Placemaking)
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Bolu Sodipo
Account Executive (Planning)
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Cathal Kavanagh
Senior Account Manager (Planning)
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Charlie Murphy
Account Manager (Planning)
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Charlotte Platten
Account Director (Local Government Affairs)
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Chris Tinker
Non-Executive Director
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Dan Henderson
Account Executive (Communities and Placemaking)
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Dan Humphreys
Director (Public Affairs)
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Duncan Flynn
Senior Director (Planning)
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Hanna Jarvi
Team Coordinator
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Imogen Spencer-Dale
Senior Account Manager (Communities and Placemaking)
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James Goldstone
Director (London Planning)
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Jenny Riddell Carpenter
Managing Director (Corporate Affairs and Advocacy)
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Jenny Cooper
Account Director (Communities and Placemaking)
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Julian Seymour
Managing Director (Planning and Communities)
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Kim Heilbron
Financial Controller & Company Secretary
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Louise Hingley
Account Director (Planning)
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Luca Difato
Digital and Social Media Officer
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Matt Spencer
Account Manager (Planning)
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Nick Kilby
Chief Executive Officer
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Osman Dervish
Associate Director (London Planning)
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Peter Banks
Head of Marketing
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Remi El Farsi
Account Manager (Public Affairs)
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Robert Delaney
Client Finance Controller
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Sarah McKee
Director (Corporate Communications and Local Government Relations)
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Sharon Sherfield
Finance Assistant
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Sukhpal Garcha
Account Executive (Public Affairs)
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Vanisha Solanki
Account Director (Planning)
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