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William Stanton
Founding Director


William is a Founding Director of Pigeon and leads the strategic direction and the company’s business development. He works with the Commercial, Land Promotion and Funding teams at Pigeon.
William was formerly a Board Member of Savills (L&P) Plc, and during his 30-year career has gained extensive knowledge and experience of the property market. He is a founding director of Cambridge Power, one of the largest battery storage companies in the UK.
William is a Chartered Surveyor, a member of the CLA and former Director of the Suffolk Development Agency. He enjoys a range of sports when the seasons allow, including tennis, cricket, golf, skiing, and running the family farm.

William van Cutsem
Investment Director


William is a co-founder and Investment Director for Pigeon. He is Chairman of the Investment Committee and leads the investment activity for both commercial and residential sectors. He works closely with the Pigeon teams to evaluate opportunities to find strong returns for the risks taken. He helps manage the Pigeon Group and is particularly involved in the strategic growth of the business.
William is a Chartered Surveyor and previously worked in the Investment Team at Savills.

Emma Conley
Property / Office Manager


Emma has been with Pigeon since the very early days and is responsible for managing the office as well as the expanding Pigeon property portfolio. Her role spans health and safety, human resources and property management - it’s fair to say that it needs patience, dedication, and high-level organisational skills! Before becoming part of the fledgling Pigeon family in 2004, Emma ran a business with her husband for ten years.
Away from work, Emma enjoys walking her dogs and is a trustee and committee member for the Bury St Edmunds Constitutional Club.
"I enjoy the wide variety of my responsibilities at Pigeon along with the autonomy I am given to do my job well. "

Ben Guest
Director - Investment


Ben is responsible for the acquisition, management and exit strategy for Pigeon’s commercial investment properties, whilst setting the business plan that will drive the returns for all stakeholders.
Ben excels at making things happen and enjoys working with people, whether it is colleagues, consultants, tenants, or our investors. He believes that property is a people business and Pigeon is good at recognising this.
He joined Pigeon in 2014 having started his career at Savills as a graduate before working at RBS and Morston Assets. Ben is a Chartered Surveyor and a member of the Investment Property Forum.
Away from work, Ben likes to keep fit and spend time with his family.
"I enjoy the positivity at Pigeon. It’s genuinely entrepreneurial and new opportunities are explored and welcomed. "

Angus Williams
Asset Manager


Angus implements the asset management strategy across the portfolio of commercial investment assets that Pigeon manages. This involves regular contact with the occupiers of the properties he looks after to make certain that the service Pigeon is providing is best meeting their needs. Angus excels in getting to know all of the occupiers and understanding more about their businesses.
He joined Pigeon in 2021 and brought extensive knowledge of public sector property from working with local authorities across East Anglia. Angus is also a qualified Chartered Surveyor.
Away from work, Angus enjoys spending time back home in rural Essex.
"We have a great team at Pigeon and I am proud to work at a company that’s held in such high regard by other property professionals. "