Baerbel is a highly accomplished Board Executive and Non-Executive with 30 years of experience in architecture, construction, and development management with a strong focus in the residential market and environmental sustainability. She comes with strong financial acumen, legal expertise, and strategic leadership, with a track record of driving significant growth and profitability.
She currently holds two Non-Executive Director roles at East End Homes and ReSI Homes and sits on their Finance & Investment Committees.
Baerbel previously held executive roles as Development & Board Director at Wates Residential for 4 1/2 years and, before that, at Londonewcastle, where she spent 13 years shaping and delivering high-quality residential schemes in London. Across these roles, she led significant growth through challenging market cycles and built a reputation for navigating complexity with clarity and focus.
She brings deep expertise in joint ventures and partnerships, having served on and advised multiple boards. Her strength lies not just in structuring deals, but in aligning people, strategy, and delivery to make them succeed.
Originally trained as an architect in Germany, Baerbel’s career has evolved from design into construction, project leadership, and ultimately strategic development—giving her a rare, end-to-end perspective on the built environment.
In early 2026 she founded ‘be.haus’, a consultancy offering independent, strategic advice to funders and developers.
Throughout her career Baerbel has been passionate about driving positive change within the construction workplace culture, particularly for woman.
In her private time she enjoys travelling and being outdoors, playing golf, hiking, swimming and skiing in winter.
