The Lagan Homes Team
Lagan Homes has developed a strong reputation for innovation and quality in the
Northern Ireland new homes market. This track record has been combined with a highly
experienced senior management team to spearhead the drive into the English new homes
market.
Group Chairman Kevin Lagan is one of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs
with a formidable reputation for business vision and integrity.
Group Finance Director Sean McCann manages the Group’s accounting
and treasury functions. His excellent relationships with the banking community mean
that Lagan Group has the capability to finance a number of large scale development
projects simultaneously through a mixture of debt and equity.
Who’s Who at Lagan Homes – England
Lagan Homes Chairman Martin Donohue was Chief Executive of Westbury
Homes from 1995 to 2005. During this period, Westbury’s market capitalisation
grew ten fold from £100m to £1bn. He retired in November 2005 prior
to Persimmon’s acquisition of Westbury and now holds a portfolio of non-executive
directorships and consultancy roles. His reputation and contacts within the English
house building market are second to none.
Lagan Homes Regional Managing Director John Lougher was Managing
Director of Westbury Homes Central Region and then Managing Director of Persimmon
Homes South Midlands Region before joining the Lagan Group at the beginning of 2007.
A Chartered Surveyor, John has extensive experience of land acquisition and planning
negotiations in addition to the general management of large scale house building
businesses.
Land Director Simon Cash previously worked as Group Land &
Planning Director for Chase Homes and Land Director at Fairclough Homes. Simon is
a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years experience, both as an agent and a developer,
in the land and property sectors in the Midlands.
Associate Technical Director Stuart Pearson was previously Technical
Director at Persimmon South Midlands. He previously worked with Beazer Homes, McLean
Homes and George Wimpey.
Associate Commercial Director Gerry Gardiner joined Lagan Homes
from Buckinghamshire-based building contractors Frank Wood, where he was Managing
Director. Gerry has also worked in the new homes industry for Barratt, Try and Heron
Homes as well as for Tarmac.
Head of Construction Darren Wright has wide ranging experience
encompassing residential, industrial, commercial and retail sectors, from single
dwellings and small works to large scale regeneration projects. Prior to joining
Lagan, Darren held development and contracting roles within companies such as Crest
Nicholson and the Anderson Group.
Senior Buyer Steve Glendinning began his career in construction
with Sunley Turriff before moving to the private housing sector with Nicholas King
Homes. Before joining Lagan, Steve spent 4 years with Linden Homes in a buying and
surveying role.
Senior Sales Manager Dave Winfield has had extensive experience
in sales and customer relations roles within the retail and house building sectors.
He was customer relations manager in Westbury’s Northampton region for 5 years before
moving into a sales management position, transferring to Persimmon at the time of
their acquisition of Westbury. Dave joined Lagan in February 2008.
Office Manager Louise O’Neill joined Lagan Homes from the Housing
Department of Cherwell District Council where she was Information Technology and
Administration Officer. Louise also has extensive experience in accounting and management
systems.