The team and what we do

The Site Wide areas are management by a team of groundsmen working under Olly Stubbings who is your principle point of contact for any issues on the ground. The back office team led by Olly Buck and Hugo Kirby manage the administration and accounting functions and are your point of contact for those areas.

An email to residents@channelsciuc.co.uk will be directed to the right person to deal with your query.

 

Olly Buck
Director - Ptarmigan Land 

Olly works for the land promoter Ptarmigan Land who were responsible for securing the original planning permission for Channels on behalf of the landowners. 

Ptarmigan continue to oversee all matters related to the Channels Development and therefore should residents have any queries of a strategic nature they should direct them to Olly. 

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Olly Stubbings
Estate Manager

Olly has been responsible for the day to day maintenance and running of the Channels Estate including when it was an operational 27 hole golf course. 

Olly is based on the Channels Estate and is the day to day contact for local residents in relation to all site-wide estate management matters.

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Hugo Kirby
Managing Director

Hugo is co-founder of Ptarmigan and retains an active interest in all Ptarmigan’s developments.  Closely involved in the Channels site he takes responsibility for making sure that we deliver.


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MANAGEMENT

  • CHARLES WHEATMAN BSc HKIS

    CHEIF EXECUTIVE

    Charles is a Co-Founder of Ptarmigan and has spent his whole career in property. Formally with Jones Lang LaSalle in both London and the Far East, he has a BSc Hons in Urban Estate and until recently he was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He is married with three children, is a keen rugby supporter amd lives near Hungerford in Berkshire.

  • HUGO KIRBY FFA CF

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Hugo is a Co-Founder of Ptarmigan and has been involved in property all of his working life - in planning, refurbishing and developing both residential and commercial properties. He has had an entrepreneurial career that has included IT, trading in derivatives and financial markets as well as attending London Business School. He is a Corporate Finance Accountant and affiliate of Royal Town Planning Institute. A passionate skier and ocean racer.

  • CRAIG NEILSON BSC MRCIS

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Craig joined Ptarmigan in January 2006 and was appointed Director in 2009. He previously worked at Davis Langdon and Land Securities Trillium. Craig overseas all sites that Ptarmigan are involved in from conception to disposal. When he is not at work he enjoys travelling as well as outdoor pursuits.

  • FREDDIE HILTON BSc (Hons) ACA

    CHEIF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Freddie joined Ptarmigan in 2018 having been at a boutique corporate finance firm where he was responsible for advising clients on all aspects of corporate finance, including raising capital and M&A tramsactions. He qualified as a chartered accountant at PwC where he focussed on clients in the real estate sector. He is a member of ICAEW and holds a BSc Hons in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University.

  • KARIM KARMALI

    CHIEF CAPITAL OFFICER

    Karim is an experienced Investment Banker and qualified accountant specialising in Real Estate Corporate Finance.

    A keen sportsman.

RETAINED CONSULTANTS

  • STEVE MCBURNEY BSc (Hons) MRTPI

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, NORTH

    Steve joined Ptarmigan to set up and lead the northern office. He started his career in 2000 as a planning consultant at GVA Grimley before moving into client-side roles at CEG and Highgrove. He has extensive experience in strategic land acquisition, planning promotion and land sales. Steve enjoys football and walking.

  • HAIDEE PRIDAY

    RETAINED COUNCEL

    Haidee trained as a real estate lawyer and practiced for 10 years for city firms, including Nabarro and Michcon de Reya, before becoming a consultant working with legal practices and as general counsel for real estate companies. Haidee has vast real estate experience. She enjoys travel, netball and cooking.

  • IAN TANT

    STRATEGIC CONSULTANT

    Ian is a Chartered Town Planner with 40 years’ experience in local government and the private sector. For 26 years, Ian was an equity partner of Barton Willmore LLP, one of the UK’s leading Planning and Design Consultancies: he was the Senior Partner for ten of those years. Ian has also played a leading role in his professional institute, for which he was the President in 2019 and Immediate Past President for 2020. With his extensive experience in the design and promotion of major developments, Ian provides leading advice on planning and delivery strategies.

  • SIR MERRICK COCKELL

    STRATEGIC CONSULTANT

    Sir Merrick is an experienced politician and businessman who has spent over 30 years in Local Government, becoming Leader of Kensington & Chelsea Council and then Chairman of the Local Government Association. He chaired the London Pensions Fund Authority until the end of 2019 and is Chairman of UK Municipal Bonds Agency.

SENIOR TEAM

  • OLLY BUCK BA (Hons), DIP TP, MRTRI

    DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

    Olly began his career as a Town Planner in 2004 and has experience spanning roles within local government, planning & environmental consultancy and commercial development working in a range of sectors. Olly is responsible for promoting projects through the planning process to achieve planning consent and also performs a master developer role for projects under construction. In his spare time Olly enjoys live music and festivals, is a keen swimmer and sports fan.

  • JOSEPH HAYES MAPAM

    COMMERCIALDIRECTOR

    Joseph started his career as an engineer, advising

  • Eleanor Parks

    SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.