An Audience With

Canary Wharf strategy boss Howard Dawber: ‘East London has always been underestimated’

The strategy head of the Canary Wharf Group has a bold claim: the company’s daily cleaning rota has rendered its offices cleaner than hospitals.

The east London hub of Canary Wharf has also been reimagining its future as a retail destination after the pandemic
The east London hub of Canary Wharf has also been reimagining its future as a retail destination after the pandemic Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

It’s testament to Howard Dawber’s eagerness for workers to return to Canary Wharf when they can, that our interview begins with a 10-minute explanation of the Covid-era cleaning rota at his East London offices.

In fact, the strategy head of the Canary Wharf Group has a bold claim: the company’s daily cleaning rota has rendered its offices cleaner than hospitals.

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