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Launch of the Solent Freeport

22 June 2022
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Our Economic Development team supported the Navigator Quarter tax site at the recent launch of the Freeport presenting alongside Steve Thurston Head of Planning and Development at Southampton International Airport Ltd to promote the investment opportunities of Navigator Quarter a 112 acre tax site within the Solent Freeport providing a state-of-the-art research, manufacturing and industrial facilities in the UK’s preeminent global trading hub.

Navigator Quarter combines unique access to air and rail transport infrastructure with a vibrant R&D hub, creating a focal point of regeneration and opportunity for global Britain.

See videos from the launch event

Following the successful launch, the Solent Freeport is now looking to recruit a new Chief Executive Officer.

As the new Chief Executive Officer you will play a critical role in delivering the Solent Freeports ambitious agenda, working at pace to deliver economic growth and development which is of national importance.

They are looking to appoint an inspirational leader with a passion for place making and an outstanding track record of success in delivering complex major regeneration and place-making schemes, coupled with the ability to work effectively and credibly across the public and private sector interface.

This is a high-profile role, working in a complex landscape and requires a skilled communicator, who can operate across a wide and complex set of stakeholders and draw others into the vision for the Solent Freeport.

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