Simon Potter

Simon Potter was appointed Group Commercial Director in July 2018.

He joined Wates in 1989 and has held a number of key roles within the business including most recently as Commercial Director for Wates Construction, where he had overall commercial responsibility for all construction projects – both pre and post contract, across the UK overseeing a team of 400 surveyors.

Simon works closely with our clients to overcome problems and define commercially viable solutions for their businesses, bringing extensive knowledge of all contractual forms, construction techniques and procurement types.