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Management Team

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The Board

Executive directors

Bill OliverBill Oliver

Chief Executive

Appointed to the Board in January 2000.

Committee Membership
None.

Experience
Has over 30 years’ experience in the property industry with residential and commercial development companies such as Alfred McAlpine, Barratt and The Rutland Group. Finance Director of Dwyer Estates plc from 1994 to 2000. Joined St. Modwen in 2000 as Finance Director, and was subsequently appointed Managing Director in 2003 and Chief Executive in 2004. A qualified Chartered Accountant.

Michael DunnMichael Dunn
Group Finance Director

Appointed to the Board in December 2010.

Committee Membership
None.

Experience
Joined Coopers & Lybrand on graduating before moving to The National Grid Company in 1994. Joined Carillion plc in 1997 and was Finance Director of Carillion Private Finance and Carillion Building. Joined St. Modwen in 2010 from May Gurney Integrated Services plc where he spent five years as Group Finance Director. A qualified Chartered Accountant.

Steve BurkeSteve Burke

Construction Director

Appointed to the Board in November 2006.

Committee Membership
None.

Experience
Joined St. Modwen in 1995 as a Contracts Surveyor after a number of years’ construction experience in senior roles with national contracting companies including Balfour Beatty and Clarke Construction. Appointed Construction Director in 1998 and joined the Board as a director in 2006.

Non-Executive Directors

Bill ShannonBill Shannon

Chairman

Appointed to the Board as non-executive director and Chairman Designate in November 2010 and became Chairman in March 2011.

Committee Membership
Chairs the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Experience
A 30 year career at Whitbread plc which culminated in his appointment as a main Board director for 10 years until his retirement in 2004. Former Chairman of AEGON UK plc (previously Scottish Equitable), Gaucho Grill Holdings Ltd and Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd, and former non-executive director of The Rank Group plc, Barratt Developments plc and Matalan plc. Currently a non-executive director of Johnson Service Group plc. A qualified Chartered Accountant (Scotland).

Kay Chaldecott Kay Chaldecott
Independent non-executive director


Appointed to the Board in October 2012.

Committee Membership
Member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

Experience
Joined Capital Shopping Centres Group plc on graduating and held a number of senior management positions, including Managing Director, during a career spanning 27 years. Also served as a main Board director from 2005 until leaving the group in 2011. Currently a non-executive director of New River Retail Limited. A member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Simon ClarkeSimon Clarke
Non-executive director

Appointed to the Board in October 2004.


Committee Membership
None.

Experience
Former Deputy Chairman of Northern Racing plc and director and Vice-Chairman of The Racecourse Association Ltd. Currently Chairman of Dunstall Holdings Ltd. The son of Sir Stanley Clarke, founder and former Chairman of St. Modwen, and represents the interests of the Clarke and Leavesley families, the Company’s largest shareholders, on the Board.

Lesley JamesLesley James, CBE
Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the Board in October 2009.

Committee Membership
Chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and
Nomination Committees.

Experience
HR Director for Tesco plc from 1985 to 1999 and a main Board director from 1994. Former non-executive director for a number of companies including Care UK plc, Alpha Airports Group plc, Inspicio plc, Liberty International plc and the West Bromwich Building Society. Former Trustee of the charity I CAN. Currently a non-executive director of Anchor Trust. A Companion of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

John SalmonJohn Salmon
Senior Independent Director

Appointed to the Board in October 2005 and became Senior Independent Director in March 2013.

Committee Membership
Chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Experience
Admitted to partnership of Price Waterhouse in 1976 and was a senior client partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with lead responsibility for a range of major listed companies until his retirement in 2005. A former member and Deputy Chairman of PwC’s Supervisory Board. Currently a Trustee and Council Member of the British Heart Foundation. A qualified Chartered Accountant.
 

 


Senior management

John Dodds John Dodds FRICS
Regional Director - Midlands
Guy Gusterson Guy Gusterson MBA
Residential Director
Mike Herbert Mike Herbert
Regional Director - The Trentham Estate
Rupert Joseland Rupert Joseland MRICS
Regional Director - South West & South Wales
Stephen Prosser Stephen Prosser MRICS
Regional Director - North
Tim Seddon Tim Seddon MRICS
Regional Director - London & South East
Rupert Wood Rupert Wood MRICS
Regional Director - Northern Home Counties