Billard Leece Partnership has appointed 12 principals and 11 associates as its new leadership team, with Tara Veldman to take over as managing director following David Leece’s recent retirement.
Veldman has 20 years of experience in the health care sector across Australia, Europe and the Middle East. She established Billard Leece’s Sydney office 10 years ago and has built the studio to 70 staff, delivering a range of health, schools and tertiary projects, including the soon to be completed Campbelltown Hospital and the University of Sydney Health Precinct, designed in collaboration with Diller Scofidio and Renfro.
Veldman said she would continue to foster the evidence-led, user-focused design strategy employed successfully by the practice for the past 25 years.
“The significant projects BLP is working on will shape the future of social infrastructure in Australia and overseas,” she said. “We design for a healthy world. We are focused on re-envisaging hospitals, health hubs, education precincts, high tech research labs, residential communities and continuing to pioneer new ways of working.”
Billard Leece’s new team of principals includes Veldman, Ron Billard, Mark Mitchell, Adam Muggleton, Tonya Hinde, Emily Gilfillan, Raj Senanayake, Ken Tsen, Matthew Hughes, Paul Longridge, Ariel Lopez, and Shane Wood.
Adam Muggleton has been newly appointed as a company director, joining Billard, Veldman and Mitchell on the board, with non-executive directors Tim Shannon and David Tregoning.
“I’m delighted to lead this talented team at this challenging moment in history, continuing the legacy of design led by Ron and David for more than two decades,” said Veldman.
