Executive directors |
 Bill 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. |
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 Michael Dunn
Group Finance Director
Appointed to the Board in December 2010.
Committee Membership
None.
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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. |
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 Steve 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. |
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Non-Executive Directors |
 Bill 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). |
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 Kay Chaldecott
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in October 2012.
Committee Membership
Member of the Audit and
Remuneration Committees.
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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. |
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 Simon Clarke
Non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in October 2004.
Committee Membership
None.
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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. |
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 Lesley 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.
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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. |
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 John 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.
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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. |
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