WHO WE ARE
We are a privately owned property development and investment company with a wealth of experience. Prior to founding RISE, our leadership team was responsible for delivering some of the most successful mixed-used destinations in the UK.
We are a passionate and experienced integrated development business. We work across all major asset classes and focus on opportunities where we can add significant value. Our quality over quantity based approach, and unique blend of skillsets ensures we deliver best value for our partners and the area's in which we develop.
Key to our success has been the partnerships and trusted relationships we’ve enjoyed with investors, local authorities, stakeholders, and some of the world’s most respected design, environmental and technical specialists.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Our leadership team are experts in their fields and are supported by a multidisciplinary team of experienced property professionals.
Simon Cochrane - co-founder
Simon has over 25 years’ international experience in running mixed-use design and development projects across the UK, California, Milan, Brussels, Hamburg, Paris, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Simon specialises in directing architects and design teams through masterplanning, design, planning and development phases.
Notable projects include Westfield Group’s global flagship, Westfield London, Olympic Gateway project Stratford City, Century City in Los Angeles, and Croydon where he led the buy-out of JV partner, Hammerson PLC, in 2022.
Keith Whitmore - co-founder
Keith has over 40 years’ experience of running multi-million-pound development and construction projects across the UK and Europe. Keith has considerable experience across all the asset classes, as well as some of the most complex and technically challenging infrastructure developments in London.
Major projects include Europe’s largest retail and leisure destination, Westfield London, nationwide distribution centres and superstores for Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, large residential projects in Westminster and Newham, and Stratford City, gateway to London’s Olympic Park.
Kieran Hobbs - co-founder
Kieran is a specialist in mixed-use development having delivered projects with a combined gross development value of over £4billion. Kieran’s expertise spans acquisition through to asset management of major projects including residential, build-to-rent, student accommodation, premium hotels and large scale office.
He has been responsible for the inception and development of some of the UK’s most high profile projects including One Blackfriars, White City Park, and Coppermaker Square in Stratford, one of the largest and highest specification build-to-rent projects in the UK.
As an independent company, we are agile and decisive. Environmental innovation, design excellence, collaboration, trust and integrity are hallmarks of our approach.
Our values drive the way we work and engage with partners, unlocking the potential of complex and challenging sites, and informing the quality of the projects we deliver.
OUR APPROACH
VISION
We look at things differently.
Where some might not see potential, we often do. Unafraid to challenge the status quo, we are always looking for better ways to add value for our stakeholders.
INTEGRITY
We believe in doing the right thing.
We love what we do and are passionate about delivering sustainable value for our clients, partners, the environment, and the communities in which we work.
EXCELLENCE
We have high standards.
We have delivered exceptional projects. We hold ourselves accountable, are diligent and strive to be the best in everything we do, financially, environmentally and socially.
COLLABORATION
We value open and trusted relationships.
Our collaborative approach facilitates better and more interesting outcomes for all. Our consultants are an extension of our team, and we form extensions of our partners’ teams.