Team — Legacie Developments

Gavin is responsible for the overall management and governance of the construction business. He is a proven senior executive with over 25 years of experience in the construction and development industry, 10 of those in senior leadership roles.

During his career, he has worked across the United Kingdom on a wide variety of projects, including some iconic buildings that were constructed under political and media scrutiny and plc requirements.

As a Chartered Director, Gavin brings a particular focus on leadership, governance, strategy and culture, which combined with his industry knowledge ideally places him to bridge and implement the growth strategies of Legacie.

Stuart Polak is a British Conservative politician and life Peer in the House of Lords.
He was born in Liverpool. Before his appointment to the House of Lords by former Prime Minister David Cameron, he had a successful business career and was the Director of Conservative Friends of Israel for twenty-six years.
He is a strong advocate of opportunities for young people from disadvantaged communities and in his early career worked as a youth officer. He is passionate about the regeneration which led to his decision to join Legacie Developments as an adviser.
He is a supporter of the social mobility charity, Football For Change and was appointed a CBE in 2015 for political services.

A qualified property professional with over 30 years’ experience in both the private and social housing sectors. Starting his career in property in 1989 with Liverpool City Council Colin has worked for a number of private and social landlords in numerous roles which have provided him with a wealth of knowledge and experience of the property sector.
Has experience in all aspects of property management including block management services, Asset Management, Planned and Responsive repairs, service charge and ground rent accounts, leasehold management, and tenancy management.
Currently heading up the Asset team for Legacie Management and Lettings Colin’s attention to detail combined with a well-balanced positive and can-do attitude compliments the work he does with freeholders, leaseholders, tenants and other stakeholders alike.

Marie looks after all administrative matters to ensure everything runs smoothly.
She has a broad background in the development of hospitality and the construction industry having worked for multinationals and SMEs in the Middle East and the UK.
Her experience in manufacturing, finance, logistics and customer services gives her a unique insight into how our processes link together.

Colin is responsible for overseeing all aspects of safety, quality and production across our projects.
A chartered civil engineer with 25 years of construction experience, Colin has a track record of leading multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of award-winning and high profile projects across the residential, leisure, education and commercial sectors.
Open and honest in his approach with a hands-on management style, Colin deals with challenges as they arise in a positive, collaborative and non-adversarial manner.
He is passionate about fostering and developing strong relationships to deliver excellence at every opportunity.

Joseph has gained devise experience of commercial activities progressing throughout various quantity surveying aspects. Wide experiences of schemes from high-rise residential to hotel/leisure projects have been achieved including end-user clients as Hilton / IHG / Club and Spa / Marco Pierre White.
Utilising his commercial acumen, a promotion to Supply Chain Director allows a holistic overlook at all aspects of project award. This includes the creation of framework agreements with preferred and specialist Suppliers / Sub-Contractors and with an overriding knowledge of schemes allowing final supply chain negotiation.
Joe holds a BSc Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying.

Juliette leads our people agenda.
Qualified to CIPD Level 7, with over 18 years’ experience working in Human Resources in various sectors from the service industry, not for profit sector and construction. She has a keen focus on performance, development and culture and is passionate about encouraging people to be their best and driving performance improvement for the business.

As Commercial Director, Will is responsible for the commercial aspects of our projects. A Chartered Surveyor (RICS) with over a decade of experience in the residential market across the North West, Will brings extensive industry knowledge and a solutions-focused mindset to the business.
As a leader, Will is committed to building high-performing teams and fostering a collaborative culture. His dedication to building strong, lasting relationships with clients, stakeholders, and supply chain partners ensures the business remains agile, competitive, and well positioned for future opportunities.
Will thrives on tackling complex challenges and driving collaboration, always focused on delivering sustainable results across our portfolio.

Mike is responsible for the delivery of our projects, ensuring safety, quality and a solid strategy for success and completion is at the forefront.
Mike has 20 years experience working in the Manchester area delivering a wide variety of complex projects. A Chartered Construction Manager he has developed the skills required to ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme and to the highest quality.
Having delivered, and supported, residential projects exceeding £500m in value, Mike’s knowledge and collaborative approach to delivering our portfolio of projects secures our growing business.
Supporting the project teams, Mike ensures that communication, strong relationship building, at all levels, and creating a solid team ethos delivers our success.

Rachel is a chartered account who gained her fellowship in 2020. She studied in Liverpool and gained her ICAEW qualification in a local practice. Throughout her career, she has worked with stakeholders in numerous sectors and business sizes ranging from sole trader to multi million pound turnover organisations, with both national and international footprints.
Rachel joined the Legacie team in 2022 to bring a refreshed focus to the finance function as the business continues to grow.