Project Director Appointed

St Clair Armitage has joined the project team as Project Director bringing a wealth of private sector knowledge and experience to the project.

St Clair's has been involved in PFI project in the private and public sectors since 1996. He has board experience of a variety of projects from inception to financial close.

He has worked on four hospital projects including tertiary and acute hospitals, and mental heath facilities. St Clair also has significant private sector and commercial experience having been managing Director of IT services company Logica's automotive division.

St Clair joins the project from Catalyst Healthcare where he was bid director on the New Birmingham Hospitals project. His appointment is part of the expansion of the Project Team to meet the challenges the team face in the next stage of the PFI procurement process.

St Clair said, "I am delighted to be joining such a strong project team that combines the strengths of acute, mental health and primary care trusts. I am looking forward greatly to working with the wide range of stakeholders in the project and with the three excellent bidding consortia to ensure the best possible healthcare outcomes for our patients and an outstanding new environment for staff and visitors".