KAJIMA HIRES REAL ESTATE PROJECT MANAGER FROM BLOOMBERG

Philip McLaughlin has been appointed as Project Director to strengthen Kajima’s London-based team. Phil joins from Bloomberg and will be directly responsible for overseeing the delivery of development projects.

In addition to managing the company’s central London development pipeline, Phil will also oversee the construction of developments across the business' European portfolio, focusing on logistics and student accommodation.

Phil brings extensive project management experience in the EMEA region from his previous roles. Phil undertook multiple leadership positions during his 13 years at Bloomberg, including capital project management. He delivered projects in over 15 European locations and worked on Bloomberg's landmark £1bn RIBA Stirling Prize-winning European headquarters in the City of London.

Before Bloomberg, Phil spent seven years at Stace LLP working across a range of sectors including Corporate Real Estate, Retail, Hotel and Leisure.

Kajima’s central London portfolio includes the upcoming development of Orwell House in the West End, and the redevelopment of an 80,000 sq ft workspace at 77 Coleman Street in the City of London. In March, the team started work on Kajima's first ‘Cat A +’ refurbishment of a boutique office space Grove House in Marylebone.

Kajima's expanding European portfolio consists of a range of real estate developments across key sites in Poland, Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands.

Philip McLaughlin, Project Director at Kajima, said: "I am excited to join Kajima's European team. The business has a great reputation in the market and an impressive track record of investments across the UK and Europe. I look forward to building upon the achievements of current projects and supporting opportunities to grow the portfolio.”

John Harcourt, Managing Director at Kajima, said: "We're delighted to bring in someone of Phil's calibre to help deliver our vision. His project management expertise is valuable for our core team and will be imperative to helping deliver the best projects across the UK and Europe. Phil's appointment comes at an exciting time for Kajima as we continue to pursue investment, development and management opportunities."