Ian Johnston

Delivery of a new concept for BP’s EV charging, hospitality, café and convenience store forecourts; architectural toolkit and brand usage guidelines for scale-up and roll-out; design SME within cross-functional project teams; agency/consultant/supplier briefing and coordination; prototyping, testing, value engineering, brand and quality guardianship; approval of design intent, construction drawings and design compliance; forward-focused strategy and detailed design; liaison with internal and external stakeholders.

Delivery of the retail showroom environment and real estate assets for the Ineos Grenadier from start-up; development of design and construction toolkit and dealer network guidelines; design SME within commercial/operational teams; input into evolving requirements and plans for related acquisition and network development; sourcing, evaluation and management of consultants, service providers and suppliers; approvals for dealership, hospitality, factory and service centre layouts; brand guardianship to other corporate real estate projects.

Design development of stores, events, FF&E, VM & signage across nine brands; sourcing, evaluation and setting of technical standards for global equipment vendors and suppliers; managing material specification, prototyping, testing and documentation; publishing formal usage guidelines to internal operational teams; approval authority for all group FF&E drawings, specifications and materials; implementing and running ongoing feedback processes from internal stakeholders and retail management; managing and mentoring design development direct reports and carrying out appraisals and approvals.