John is responsible for HTA Design’s future business pipeline and works with team leaders across our studios to develop and secure new business relationships and opportunities.
John heads HTA’s procurement, bidding, and tendering processes and is a talented relationship manager. He specialises in pairing HTA with new leads and collaborative projects with clients that share our ethos on making great, sustainable places.
After joining HTA as an architect, John has held various project and management roles as the practice as grown. He combines this experience with extensive knowledge of our client base and their business priorities, as well as in-depth knowledge of marketing and networking.
John has a particular interest in urban development overseas, particularly in countries with emerging economies and the Global South. He has been involved in HTA’s exploratory activities in UAE and Africa and is an advocate for the adoption of sustainable placemaking approaches to project delivery, especially in the sub-Saharan region.
John is a key member of BLACC, HTA’s Black African Caribbean Collective.