Lendlease has appointed Justin Gabbani as its Asia chief executive, effective June 1, 2021. Based in Singapore, Mr. Gabbani will take over from Tony Lombardo. Based in Singapore, Mr. Gabbani will take over from Tony Lombardo, who was appointed group chief executive officer (CEO) designate in February 2021. Outgoing group CEO Steve McCann will retire from Lendlease's board on May 31, after a 16-year career with the group, including more than 12 years as group CEO and managing director. Mr. Gabbani was most recently Lendlease's chief financial officer (CFO) for Asia, where he was responsible for key functions across the region, including finance, investment and capital markets, research, as well as strategy. The group also appointed Deborah Yates as its chief people officer, based in Sydney. She will start her new role on July 1, 2021. Ms. Yates' appointment follows the resignation of Alex Christie, Lendlease's group head of people and culture. At present, she is KPMG's national managing partner for people and corporate affairs. Before KPMG, Ms. Yates was chief human resources officer at British multinational consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser. She has 25 years of experience in all areas of human resources.