Abingdon: West Waddy ADP appoints non executive chair

Oxfordshire’s longest-established firm of architects, town planners and urban designers, West Waddy ADP, has appointed Alex Pratt OBE as non executive chair of the partnership.

A serial entrepreneur, Pratt is chairman at Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and chairs Buckinghamshire Business First.

Since March 2014, he has also chaired the management board of the national LEP network of all 39 LEPs, bringing together private, public and civil sectors in a focused mission to drive stronger economic growth and business development across the UK. He was previously a director of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).

Pratt’s appointment is intended to give strategic guidance to the partnership at a time of considerable growth and opportunity, particularly within the housing and transport sectors.