THIS IS PROJEKT - Key Persons


Joel Davies

Joel works closely with the GLA, local councils, tenants, developers and other partners to successfully deliver a variety of projects. His role also involves overseeing the companies cultural and events program, curating art exhibitions, festivals, brand launches and music events. His creative role is complex and requires flexibility and versatility, and his events generate significant revenue and real cultural capital. His role also includes marketing, communications and projekt's proposals and presentations. Joel has 20 years' experience in the music, arts and events industries. He has managed esteemed DJs, producers and record labels and run art exhibitions and festivals across the world. joel@thisisprojekt.com

Mandeep Tutt

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Mandy comes from an events producer and operations director background. A culture and arts enthusiast, Mandy fosters and cements relationships with arts-focused businesses and institutions and maintains projekt's network of creative businesses. Mandy is the driving force behind The Soho Studio Project. Mandy has delivered a plethora of hugely successful high-profile events, exhibitions and showcases in recent years, including Latitude and Graduate Fashion Week and was community operations for The Mill Co. Project.

Nick Hartwright - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Nick Hartwright is one of the UK's leading social entrepreneurs and a proponent of long-term, sustainable and holistic regeneration. He is also an ardent supporter of the arts and culture-based projects and wants to make them accessible to all. Nick is the founder of projekt. Through projekt, Nick is starting to change the way in which developers and landowners approach commercial and residential spaces in the built environment throughout the UK and Europe. Nick is the founder of some of the most innovative regeneration and culture projects in the capital, including The Hotel Co. Project Ltd at Green Rooms arts hotel, the Soho Studio Project Ltd at 58 Old Compton Street, The Carlsberg Tetley Project Ltd at The Silver Building and The Gasworks Project Ltd at Clarendon Yards.

Rahman Arshad - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Operations Director
  • Project Manager
Rahman is a operations director and project manager. He sets up working processes for new sites alongside reviewing and refining processes in existing sites for better outputs. Rahman has expertise in creating relevant and engaging KPI's to drive success in both people and financials. Rahman also works closely with the finance team to enable accuracy of reporting and increase revenues. Rahman has 18 years experience in operations. He has successfully managed or overseen numerous hospitality sites throughout London from smaller individual sites through to large corporate central London sites.

Tim Sawers

Job Titles:
  • Finance
Having spent 20 years in the oil & gas industry and a further 20 years in theatre, Tim has embarked on a portfolio career that encompasses charity work, restaurants, opera singing and working for This is Projekt. Despite a very varied career, his focus has always been on the financial and commercial aspects of the business and he brings over 20 years of financial management experience to the company.