Bernard Ainsworth, the project director of the Millennium Dome, has been brought in to head the development of the 312m Shard tower for Sellar Property Group. Ainsworth is leaving Atkins, where he is currently projects director, to project manage the Shard, and the surrounding London Bridge Quarter. Ainsworth, 61, said he had intended to retire this year from his role at Atkins but changed his mind after he received Sellar's offer. His work for Atkins included a secondment to doomed London Underground consortium Metronet. He will start his job on 14 April. He said: "I am very excited. I'm a project management guy, I like big projects and the Shard is a great project." Ainsworth, who is in Building's Hall of Fame, made his name on the Millennium Dome before becoming chief operating officer for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, which was lauded for regenerating the east of the city.
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