Ian Harrabin has over 30 years’ experience in major regeneration projects working in partnership with local and central Government and the Community. He has delivered a large number of projects of varied use type with an emphasis on high quality design of new buildings and restoration of the historic environment achieving many awards. His early career saw him work with the team who developed Camden Market.

Based in London, Ian has worked in most parts of the UK but has recently concentrated on projects in the Midlands and in particular Coventry, his city of birth. Ian works closely with Coventry City Council on the regeneration of the city and is Chairman of Historic Coventry Trust, a charity set up to own and restore the city’s heritage buildings. The Trust has in excess of £20m of projects in progress. Ian is also a member of the executive steering group for the Coventry City of Culture Trust. Ian was awarded an MBE in December 2017 for services to heritage and regeneration in Coventry.

Steve is a highly experienced professionally qualified development and regeneration specialist with a 35 year track record of successful delivery covering all aspects of physical and economic regeneration and property development.

Over the years Steve’s responsibilities have encompassed a wide range of areas including complex urban regeneration schemes, residential, commercial, retail, leisure and mixed use waterside development projects.

The particular skills Steve has developed include forging strong partnership relationships on projects, securing project finance especially from public sector grant and loan programmes and a pragmatic approach to achieving commercial goals. These skills cross all boundaries including public sector agencies and organisations, political groups, private sector businesses, investors and developers, community, social and faith groups.

Steve has worked in both the public and private sector becoming Chief Executive of Opportunity Peterborough URC in 2007. In 2010 Steve set up 3D Innovative Solutions Ltd in response to central government’s abolition of the UK’s regeneration sector when he transferred his skill set into the sustainability sector and proceeded to work on bio energy projects, waste recycling schemes and low carbon off-site manufactured housing solutions. Steve has been retained by Complex Development Projects Ltd for over 7 years now to provide specialist regeneration, development and funding advice to assist in the delivery of a range of heritage led mixed use, leisure, residential and commercial projects in Coventry and the West Midlands.

James is a Chartered Surveyor and an RICS Registered Valuer, with a strong background in Commercial Agency, Valuation, Development Appraisal and Professional work. James in his previous role at Warwickshire based Chartered Surveying practice Bromwich Hardy, has worked for CDP as their retained agent and advisor, working on a number of CDP projects such as Coventry Telegraph Hotel, Priory Place, Electric Wharf, Far Gosford Street and Abbotts Lane. At Bromwich Hardy James won numerous awards, being named as West Midlands Dealmaker of the year in 2017, 2019 and 2020, also helping Bromwich Hardy to be named Warwickshire Agency of the year from 2013 – 2021 and winning the First Pro Property Deal of the Year alongside CDP for the Coventry Telegraph project.

James has a very strong book of contacts from the Agency world and is particularly looking at the funding of current CDP projects to drive completion, but at the same time bringing forward potential new projects. Current focuses are to alongside Katie Burn, drive forward the delivery of Abbotts Lane and Mill Street in Coventry, as well as the Spencer Yard and Creative Quarter in Leamington Spa. In James’s spare time he acts as an advisor on agency, management and valuation to the Historic Coventry Trust.

Jo was born and raised in Coventry and has spent many years working in marketing and development roles to support growth of the city’s tourism, inward investment and small business networks in both the private and public sector.

She has recently worked on the development of FarGo Village and the Far Gosford Street Regeneration project and now working on marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement in Leamington Creative Quarter.

Holly is an experienced community and arts venue manager with a facilities background, Holly has worked in the charity sector and managed soft services for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Motivated to support creative ventures to thrive and be part of the creation of welcoming spaces for communities to come together Holly oversees the operations and strategic development of Fargo Village and its on-site businesses and spaces.