Fusion Group, one of the United Kingdom’s largest privately owned student accommodation developers and operators, has appointed Richard Pilkington as its new group CEO. He succeeds Nigel Henry, co-founder and CEO, who becomes chairman of the business.
Pilkington joins from Modon, the Abu Dhabi–based real estate group, where he has recently served as CEO for its international business, including the establishment of Modon’s presence in the United Kingdom. For this, Modon partnered with British Land and GIC in the development of the landmark 2 Finsbury Avenue building at Broadgate, London.
Before joining Modon, Pilkington was head of European real estate at Cain International and also held senior leadership roles at Oxford Properties and MGPA, a private equity real estate firm that is now part of BlackRock.
