Scannell Properties has appointed four senior hires to its UK business: Phil Sutton, Darren Cheeseman, Simon Borthwick and David Pither.

Phil Sutton and Darren Cheeseman join from Kier Property where they worked as Head of Trade and Logistics and Development Director respectively. Phil Sutton, who was also part of Kier Property's senior leadership team, will take on the role of Scannell's Managing Director UK. Darren Cheeseman, who has spent the last two decades working in the industrial and logistics sector as both a developer and an agent, will become UK Development Director.


Also joining as UK Development Director is Simon Borthwick, a construction, programme and project manager with over 30 years' experience, the last ten working at the John Lewis Partnership where he had responsibility for the construction of its new logistics network.

David Pither completes the team joining as Construction Manager from Gleave where he was a Senior Project/Construction Manager. David has a strong track record working alongside some of the UK’s largest supermarkets and online retailers.

The UK team, which already includes Senior Director Chris Davies and Counsel Ben Cavender, will report to Nick Deeks, Managing Director, Scannell International and will develop a mix of build-to-suit and speculative sustainable logistics and industrial properties across the UK.