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Leon Stone

Chief Executive Officer

Leon is a senior finance specialist and qualified Chartered Accountant with over twenty years‘ global experience across finance and senior management. Leon was appointed CEO of McGregor Coxall in May 2024.

In his previous role as McGregor Coxall Chief Operating Officer, Leon led leading McGregor Coxall’s digital transformation, automation, and streamlining of processes organisation wide. Leon’s exposure to entertainment, finance, and design industries culminates in a rounded leadership offering with a deep understanding of strategic governance.

Prior to McGregor Coxall, his previous roles include CFO and Managing Director, where he designed IT infrastructure and streamlined finance operations. Lee has held senior positions across various sectors, overseeing the implementation of CRM/ERP systems and financial modelling for start-ups. His experience spans finance, corporate governance, and strategic planning.

Expertise
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Marketing Strategy

Qualifications
  • BSc in Pure Mathematics
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales

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A woman and a man stand against a two-toned wall, with the left side gray and the right side light pink. The woman wears a black dress with a leather jacket, and the man wears a green jacket with jeans. Both look at the camera, their confident stance reflective of McGregor Coxall's new Managing Principals in the Sydney and Melbourne studios.

McGregor Coxall announces three new Managing Principals

October 1, 2024 General
McGregor Coxall has announced three Managing Principals across its Sydney, Melbourne and new Emerging Market Studios – Nadia Greatbatch, Nick Griffin, and Fraser Halliday. These appointments mark an exciting milestone for McGregor Coxall as it continues to focus on growth and deepen its commitment to interdisciplinary design. Nadia Greatbatch,...
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Two Design Excellence awards for McGregor Coxall at 2024 Good Design Awards

September 24, 2024 Awards
Parramatta Aquatic Centre and Campbelltown Blue Green Grid Plan recognised for excellence in design and innovation.   McGregor Coxall has been recognised at Australia’s International Good Design Awards, with two Sydney projects collecting awards at this year’s Awards Ceremony celebrating the transformative impact of design. This year celebrated the...
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Planning Approved for Clarence Road to Deliver New Homes in Bristol

September 23, 2024 Project Milestone
Bristol City Council has granted planning permission for 435 new homes at Clarence Road, a development site situated adjacent to the iconic Bristol Temple Meads Station and forming part of the Temple Quarter regeneration area, which aims to create a ‘flourishing new urban quarter for Bristol’. Work will now...
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Reimagining Heritage: How Adaptive Urban Design Is Shaping Resilient Cities

September 11, 2024 Insights
After centuries of human evolution, loss of biodiversity and exploitation of natural resources, our cities face the formidable challenge of adaptation. Adaptable design for cities and landscapes seeks to restore and enhance planetary health. It reimagines heritage as not only the legacy of the past, but as a transformative,...
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Thomas Chapman joins panel at 2024 Innovation Symposium

September 11, 2024 Event
What does it mean to innovate? Thomas Chapman, Computational Design Lead at McGregor Coxall and Founder of LandArch Tools, will join a panel of other experts at the 2024 Innovation Symposium to explore the state of tech and innovation within the landscape architecture profession. Chapman applies a rare mix...
An idyllic lakeside scene at sunset, with tall, leafless trees reflected in the still water. Wooden posts stand partially submerged along a fence line, leading towards a distant, grassy hillside. The sky is partly cloudy with a warm, golden light—an ideal setting for Project Groundwater.

Project Groundwater: Driving Innovation in Flood Resilience

September 4, 2024 New Project
We are delighted to be appointed on the Evaluation, Learning, and Innovation Workstream on Project Groundwater, a Defra funded programme which will drive innovation in flood resilience and adaptation to climate change. McGregor Coxall will be developing a framework methodology and indicators to measure community resilience to flooding and...
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Designing for renewal in a landscape of death

September 4, 2024 Insights
While cemeteries have always been symbolic spaces, recent approaches to their design are embracing conditions of impermanence, multiplicity and change. by Emma Sheppard-Simms 2 Sep 2024 Landscape Australia Designing for renewal in a landscape of death | Landscape Australia Burial space in Australian cities is in short supply. Creating...
A person stands inside a wooden structure with large windows, looking out at a lush, green forest. The space, honored with dual accolades in this year's International Architecture Awards, features wooden tables and benches. Sunlight filters through the trees, creating a serene, natural atmosphere.

Dual Accolades at this year’s International Architecture Awards

August 20, 2024 Awards
McGregor Coxall awarded International Architecture Award 2024 for The Drying Green and The Grampians (Gariwerd) Peaks Trail – Stage 2.   Awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies, the IAA is a prestigious distinguished global...
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Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070

August 14, 2024 Project Opening
The exhibition, opening soon at the National Gallery of Victoria, invites us to consider what we want for the future of Birrarung.   Eight leading Australian landscape architecture firms including McGregor Coxall, Aspect Studios, Bush Projects, Office, Openwork, Realm Studios, SBLA Studio, and TCL Studio, imagine a new vision...