Steering Committee
The Forum's executive authority is invested in the Steering Group which, according to the constitution comprises five Business and five Resident members, and up to five Community members.
There are also two sub-committees for dealing with:
Community Infrastructure Levy - click to contact
Planning & Public Realm - click to contact
Gordon Morrison (Resident)
Steering Group Chair
Gordon has spent most of his career in the construction industry covering a range of activities including maintenance and development. Since selling his construction business in 2001, he has built up a large farming enterprise and property and investment portfolio. In addition to his business activities, Gordon has chaired a number of national and international charities focuses on childhood cancer and has been a Governor of the University of Hertfordshire between 2006-2018.
Fr Stephen Coleman (Community) - Deputy Chair
Father Stephen is Priest-in-Charge of the Grosvenor Chapel on South Audley Street, a Church of England church that has served Mayfair for almost 300 years. Formerly a corporate and financing solicitor in the City of London, he was ordained in 2014 and before moving to Mayfair he worked in parishes in North London. Father Stephen is deputy chair of the MNF, and is a member of the NCIL Sub-Committee. He is also chair of governors at St George’s Primary School and is vice chair of the Westminster Schools Forum.
Jeremy Bishop (Resident)
In 2009, after many years running public and private companies around the world, Jeremy relocated from California to Mayfair, where he and his wife have owned a home since 2005. Attracted by Mayfair’s central location and the quality of life that it offers, Jeremy enjoys London’s theatres, opera houses, galleries, parks and museums. His connection to London extends to the City, where he is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers.
Nicola Rochfort (Business)
Nicola leads on Community Engagement for Grosvenor and is committed to involving local people in the future of Mayfair and its ongoing management. Nicola champions the business-wide commitments Grosvenor made in their community charter, Positive Space, enabling teams to deliver effective local engagement.
John Walker (Business) - Planning & Public Realm Sub-Committee Chair
Howard Williamson (Business) - NCIL Sub-Committee Chair
Howard is a Chartered Surveyor and the fund director at Harwood Real Estate who are located in Stratton Street Mayfair. Howard is also chair of NCIL subcommittee and looks forward to working with the community to bring NCIL projects to fruition.
Charles Owen (Business)
Charles is Head of Asset Management at The Crown Estate responsible for the Regent Street portfolio. He also sits on the NWEC board which represents 600 businesses across 80 streets within the West End. Ahead of joining The Crown Estate, Charles was a Property Director at Shaftesbury PLC overseeing the Covent Garden portfolio.
Belinda Harley (Resident)
Dee Corsi (Community)
Dee is Chief Executive of New West End Company (NWEC), the UK’s largest retail, leisure and hospitality Business Improvement District. It represents over 600 property owner and occupier businesses across the West End, and is anchored by Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street. Working alongside its members NWEC delivers transformational projects, sustainable place management, destination marketing, advocacy, and commercial insights, all in service of maintaining the West End’s global reputation as a flagship destination.
Hugo Watts (Business)
Hugo is an asset manager at Berkeley Estate Asset Management, overseeing a prime and diverse estate in the heart of Mayfair. His work focuses on fostering strong engagement with the local community and the surrounding public spaces. With over 10 years of experience in the Mayfair community, including his previous role with the Pollen Estate, Hugo has developed a deep connection to the area where his core passions of architecture and history converge.
Jonathan Aaron (Resident)
Jonathan is a Green Street resident and business owner of a gallery in Berkeley Square. He has been actively involved in the area for many years, promoting art, science and natural history. With many any friends & colleagues that live or work in the area, Jonathan is eager to help make Mayfair a beautiful, safe and practical place for residents, businesses owners and visitors. He looks forward to working with MNF members to help deliver exciting projects for the community.
Vanessa Cassidy (Community)
Vanessa has been a commercial property lawyer for over 20 years and lives and works in Central London. Her two children attend St George’s Primary School, which is located in the heart of Mayfair, and she has also been a parent governor at the school for the past five years. Vanessa holds Mayfair very close to her heart and has made some beautiful memories there with her children. She is very passionate about ensuring, as much as she can, that it retains its ‘village style’ community spirit that shines through its streets today.
Fr Dominic Robinson SJ (Community)
Fr Dominic Robinson is Parish Priest at Farm Street Church, the Jesuit Church in London, situated in the heart of Mayfair. Farm Street and the London Jesuit Centre on Mount Street are a place of welcome, worship, education and service attracting people from across London and further afield. A particular focus of Farm Street's outreach is to the street population and poor, in which they work together with local hospitality and civic authorities. Fr Dominic has lived and worked at Mount Street since 2008.