Michael Foster-Smith joined Adderstone Group in March 2020 to oversee the management of its expanding Projects Division.

Michael joined the business as Managing Director of Adderstone Projects from US real estate investment business, Tishman Speyer, where he has been Senior Development Manager for the past six years, responsible for the delivery of a number of significant development projects including a 1.2m sq. ft HQ for an American investment bank in the City of London.

Prior to this Michael was with global consultancy and construction firm, Mace Group where he delivered a £350m biopharmaceutical plant masterplan in Cumbria on behalf of a world-renowned pharmaceutical client.

Michael’s appointment as MD of Adderstone Projects saw him making a move from the capital back to his native North East, having grown up in Low Newton in Northumberland and studied a BSc in Building Project Management at Northumbria University, before moving south to embark on an MSc at University College London.

Michael has overall responsibility for the delivery of all schemes within Adderstone Group’s Projects Division.