Changes follow retirement of former managing partner Matthew Streets

Foster & Partners has rejigged its management team in the wake of the retirement of managing partner Matthew Streets.

The practice said it has created a new role of strategic development partner in 鈥渞esponse to our future plans for growth鈥.

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Fosters鈥 new strategic development boss previously headed the firm鈥檚 studio in Shanghai (pictured)

The post has been filled by Emily Phang who has been with the firm since 2001.

She is moving from China, where she has headed Fosters鈥 Shanghai office, to London to lead, the firm said, 鈥渢he implementation of the practice鈥檚 strategic objectives and, in particular, our global presence鈥.

Stuart Latham becomes managing partner, replacing Streets, having joined the practice in 1993. He has previously been heading Fosters鈥 management group.

And Chris Williams becomes finance partner, with the accountant having first joined Fosters in 2007.

Both of these roles had previously been part of Streets鈥 brief, the firm added.

All three appointments will sit on the firm鈥檚 partnerships board.