The Bridgemere group of companies is led by Steve Morgan CBE. Under his guidance, Bridgemere has built a powerful track record of building successful businesses and investments across its core sectors of property, leisure, and healthcare.
Bridgemere, has a substantial presence in the housebuilding sector through its substantial shareholding in Redrow plc and its subsidiary Castle Green Homes, one of the UK's fastest growing housebuilders.
In 2001, Steve founded the Steve Morgan Foundation, to which he has donated more than £300 million to both regional and national charities.
Under Steve's direction, Redrow built more than 100,000 new homes and grew to a market capitalisation in excess of £2 billion.
Steve Morgan is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and Chairman of Bridgemere. At the age of 21 he established Redrow, which he grew to be one of the UK’s most successful housebuilders.
Steve stepped down as Chairman of Redrow in 2019 having guided the business to record levels of trading and profitability, with a turnover of £2.1 billion and profit before tax of £406 million. He is Chairman of the Steve Morgan Foundation. In 1992 Steve received an OBE for Services to the Construction Industry and, in 2016, received a CBE for Philanthropic Services.
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Will Heath
CEO
Will joined Bridgemere as CEO in 2020, having spent 12 years at Redrow, where he held several senior positions including Group Development Director and Chairman of Harrow Estates, Redrow’s strategic land business. He is the Chairman of Castle Green Homes, and CEO and co-founder of Carden Group. A Chartered Surveyor by background, Will qualified at Strutt & Parker, where he spent seven years.
Ashley Lewis
Group Finance Director
A qualified chartered accountant with significant commercial experience, Ashley is the Group Finance Director of Bridgemere. Ashley was Group FD of Homeform Group and a Non-Executive Director on the board of Manchester City Football Club from 1994 until 2005. He is also Treasurer and a Trustee of the Steve Morgan Foundation.
Rob Duxbury
Commercial Director
Rob joined Bridgemere as Commercial Director in July 2023. He brings a solid track record in property and construction, including project management roles at Robert Alpine, Lendlease, and Laing O’Rourke. Most recently, Rob was Managing Director of Collinson Construction.
Karen Murphy
Legal Director
Karen is Bridgemere’s Legal Director and joined the business in July 2022. A qualified solicitor, Karen founded law firm Murphy Hodgkinson in 2000, before joining Brabners as a partner in 2011. She has substantial experience in property development and commercial property.
Bryan Dix
Non Executive Director
Bryan has been involved with Bridgemere since its creation in 1996, originally advising as a partner with Deloitte and then as a non-executive director. Bryan left Deloitte in 2003 to lead a management buy out of Deloitte’s offshore administration business which was bought by Barclays Bank in 2007. Subsequently, Bryan was Global Head of Barclays Wealth Advisory division before retiring in 2009.
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