New leadership structure for the next chapter at Whittam Cox Architects
by Anna Lingard
Marketing Manager
Effective from 1st December 2024, marking the start of our financial year, the new structure will see the Executive Directors continue to lead the practice in terms of service and project delivery, whilst also taking on additional responsibilities for specific areas of strategic and operational leadership.
Andy Dabbs and Nick Riley will take on newly formed roles as Managing Executive Directors. These positions will draw on the personal and complementary strengths of each individual’s experience and impact to date.
In addition to Andy and Nick, the Executive Director team will consist of existing shareholders; Dave Savage, Jon Godwin, Dan Cocker, Steve Spedding, David Skelton, Mark Williams, Ian Lowson and Paul Rogers.
“This is an important milestone for us in our sixth decade. We’ve achieved so much progress and diversification in the last ten years, and we are both excited and optimistic about the future. This evolution of our practice leadership structure recognises and promotes the directors into one team. We believe this will positively support leading the business effectively and successfully into the future. We feel both confident and excited about this news and the transition which we are looking to fully realise over the next year and beyond”.
Managing Executive Director
“Our compass in navigating this change has been centred on providing the best outcome for the practice holistically and for our clients. This structure will provide more opportunity for inclusive progression of colleagues and will help us to continue building on the strength of our service offering to clients. As a practice we want to leave a positive impact and legacy in everything we do and for us this is about being Progressive by Design.”
Executive Director
Ashley Turner:“This marks a new era for Whittam Cox Architects and is part of a succession plan and practice evolution essential for the long-term success of the practice that we set in place just over 10 years ago. I have every confidence that this remarkable business will continue to be successful and grow with this leadership model.”
(Photo L-R: Andy Dabbs, Nick Riley)