Amato exits Dalian Wanda after 10 months in role

摘要

The development director of Chinese property giant Dalian Wanda's UK arm, Peter Amato, has left the business just 10 months after taking on the role. Amato (inset) departed last month, before main construction works had begun on Dalian Wanda's debut UK project, the £900m One Nine Elms double towers in central London. Building understands part of the reason for Amato's departure was a difference of opinion between him and Dalian Wanda's parent company about which of the scheme's three shortlisted contractors - Mace, against two separate China State Construction Engineering Corporation joint ventures with Interserve and Atkins respectively - should win the job. Last month Dalian Wanda awarded the job to the China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Interserve joint venture. Building understands from separate market sources that Amato favoured the Mace bid. A spokesperson for Dalian Wanda confirmed Amato had exited the company but declined to comment on a reason.