The former head of Lendlease UK construction unit manager resigned from the Australian firm after 20 years few months after the sale of the divistion to US private equity Atlas Holdings
Simon Gorski, a former managing director of Australian Lendlease UK construction unit that previously joined in 2024, said with a LinkedIn post that he created Hillman Scott Consulting for supporting real estate players.
“I am delighted to announce that I have started my new consulting company, Hillman Scott Consulting, after my fantastic 20 years at Lendlease Construction. The goal is to work with new and mature organisations to help them define their business strategies, optimise their operating models and develop their new business plans to ensure they truly thrive in their target markets. I am already working with two new companies in a strategic advisory role and intend to support both UK and international organisations operating at all levels in the construction industry.
Gorski was a member of Lendlease’s European senior executive team, with full responsibility for leading the construction business, and had left the group in 2024. David Cadiot, formerly executive general manager of Lendlease’s regional operations, took his role.
The changeover came just months after Lendlease announced the sale of its UK construction business (press release). In January 2024, the vendor said it signed a binding agreement for a 35 million GBP sale of the business to US private equity fund Atlas Holdings (press release) which will pay 10 million of the total amount in June 2026. The transaction must receive regulatory approvals before the closing that the parties target to complete by the end of the Australian financial year in June 2025.
In 1999, Lendlease acquired Bovis Construction, born in 1885, and rebranded it as its construction unit. The firm has contributed to the development of the most iconic building projects in the UK and Europe, such as the reconstruction of Regents Street in 1923, Lloyds of London headquarters refurbishing in 1980, the first phase of Canary Wharf in 1991 and of 8 Bishopsgate in the City of London.
Peter Bacon, an operating partner of Atlas, said: “We are thrilled to acquire one of the UK’s leading construction companies with a long track record of delivering large, complex projects for public and private sector clients. We look forward to working with David Cadiot and his team to continue building the business.”
Atlas was born in 2002. Its affiliates own and operate 26 platform companies employing more than 50,000 people in 350 facilities worldwide. The company’s operations generate aggregate annual revenues in the region of 16 billion US Dollars.
