Beena Tanna has joined Project Etopia as its new business development and sales director from BRE where she was commercial manager
Beena Tanna joins the company from building science and research company BRE, where she was the commercial manager in charge of innovation parks and the group’s industry forum, Constructing Excellence.
As its new business development and sales director, Tanna’s responsibilities include:
- Building relationships with councils and housing associations, helping them plan and deliver affordable, sustainable housing projects
- Growing Project Etopia’s B2B sales pipeline and managing relationships with industry partners
- Expanding the sales team and handling customer relationships from first contact to project delivery.
Prior to working at BRE, Tanna was employed at Intertek as business projects manager for 12 years and served as a director (UK and Ireland) for engineering firm ERATech for two years.
Pushing Modern Methods of Construction
Joseph Daniels, CEO of Project Etopia, said: “We are pleased to be able to bring on board someone with as much solid industry expertise as Beena.
“Her experience will be invaluable as we embark on our ambitions to address housing challenges both in Britain and worldwide, and try to keep pace with demand for modern methods of construction.
“Sustainable schemes for housing associations and councils will be a key focus for her, and that’s an incredibly important area for us.”
Beena Tanna, added: “I’m thrilled to be joining Project Etopia.
“It is a critical time for offsite construction methods in Britain and the company has made no secret of the fact it sees itself at the leading edge of this revolution in housing provision.
“Councils and housing associations are going to play a critical role in alleviating the housing crisis, and I’m looking forward to helping to make their contribution a reality.”
