Our People

Our Leadership Team

Colin Skellett, YTL UK Group Chief Executive
Colin Skellett
Group Chief Executive, YTL UK Group

Colin is a scientist and engineer by training and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

He was appointed Chief Executive of Wessex Water in 1988. He is now Chief Executive of the YTL UK Group, which also includes YTL Developments, YTL’s UK Hotels, GENEco and a number of retail businesses. He became Chair of Business West in April 2022.

Colin was awarded an OBE for services to business and WaterAid in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours and has Honorary Doctorates in Engineering from the Universities of the West of England and Bristol.

Baldip Singh, YTL Developments Chief Executive
Baldip Singh
Chief Executive, YTL Developments

Baldip Singh is CEO of YTL Developments (UK) and Executive Director of YTL Construction (Malaysia).
 
Baldip joined the YTL Group in 1991 as an architect, rising to lead the Group’s in-house architecture and design practice. Under his leadership, the team won four Gold Medals from the Malaysian Institute of Architects, including Building of the Year for Stripes Hotel in 2019 and was nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
 
Baldip relocated to the UK in 2022 to lead the transformation of the former Filton Airfield into Brabazon, a thriving new neighbourhood for Bristol, with a remit to focus specifically on sustainable placemaking and design quality.

Ben Jones, YTL Developments Finance Director
Ben Jones
Director of Finance, YTL Developments

Ben trained at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Bristol and became a member of the ICAEW in 2016. On moving into industry, Ben has specialised in the construction sector, working within main contracting and development across the South West.

Since joining YTL Developments in 2023, he has worked with the executive team to drive excellence in risk management, reporting, process, systems & controls. He now sits as Finance Director across both YTL Developments and YTL Construction, the Group’s new main contracting business.

Jon McDiarmid, YTL Developments Sales & Marketing Director
Jon McDiarmid
Director of Sales & Marketing, YTL Developments

Jon has a track record of success at senior levels across some of the UK’s most respected housebuilders and mixed-use developers, including Crest Nicholson, Berkeley Group, ISG, Dandara and Solum.

Since joining YTL Developments in 2018, he has held overall responsibility for Sales, Marketing, Customer Relations and Asset Management on the executive team, growing the firm from a new venture to a multi-award-winning developer. 

Sebastian Loyn, YTL Developments Director of Planning & Development
Seb Loyn
Director of Planning & Development, YTL Developments

Having trained in both Architecture and Planning, Seb has spent a career at some of the property industry’s most innovative developers, starting out at Urban Splash, Skanska and Studio Hive before joining YTL Developments in 2017. 

He now leads the team responsible for one of the most exciting regeneration projects in the country. He is also a Trustee of Design West, which champions quality design and placemaking across the South West.