British Council for Offices Appoints Helen Hare as New President

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04 July 2025

Great Portland Estates’ Director of Projects Helen Hare has been elected President of the British Council for Offices.

Helen succeeds Peter Crowther, Chief Executive of Tatton Estate and Co-Founder of HERE.

Starting out as a quantity surveyor, Helen joined Great Portland estates (GPE) in 2007 as a Project Manager. She was promoted to Director of Projects in 2019, and has successfully delivered several key projects such as  GPE’s largest mixed-use development at Rathbone Square in Fitzrovia, 12/14 New Fetter Lane and 33 Margaret Street.

Prior to taking up her presidency role, Helen acted as a mentor for The Circle Partnership, a networking and mentoring group focussed on gender diversity at senior leadership level in the built environment.

Helen said: "This is an incredibly exciting time not just for the BCO, but for the office sector.  With our refreshed focus on the whole life cycle, you will hear us reference design, develop and operate much more - building on what we debated at this year's conference in Milan and the clear evidence that offices matter to us as humans - and the amazing fresh talent we have coming into our sector. Again building on our gallery wall in Milan, which encompassed some of the great work that our membership undertakes, data capture and sharing is high on my agenda for the year ahead."

The BCO has also appointed Head of Future of Workspaces & Design at NatWest Andy McBain to Vice President, and John Wright, Director of Stride Treglown to Junior Vice President.

Picture: a photograph of Helen Hare. Image Credit: BCO

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 04 July 2025

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