Directors

Andrew Carr-Locke - Executive Chairman

Appointed Executive Chairman in April 2010.  Andrew has a wealth of business experience from both inside and outside the development sector. 

Andrew has experience in senior finance positions at Courtaulds Textiles, Diageo, Bowater Scott and Kodak.  He held the position of Group Finance Director at George Wimpey Plc until 2007 and is a Non-Executive Director at Dairy Crest Plc and has previously held non-executive directorships at Royal Mail Holdings, Venture Production and AWG.  Andrew is a member of the Corporate Management and Risk Management Committees.  He is also a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee.

Richard Cherry - Deputy Chairman

Appointed Deputy Chairman in 2005. He is the Group's New Business Director and is Head of Division of our Regeneration Divisions in the South and the North. He joined the Group as a graduate trainee from Reading University in 1982. Appointed to the Board in 1986. Chairman of the Corporate Management Committee and a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee.

Graham Cherry - Chief Executive

Appointed Chief Executive in 1996.  He is Head of Division of the Group's New Homes and Communities Division and is Chairman of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Committee and the Risk Management Committee.  He is also a member of the Corporate Management Committee. He joined the Group as a graduate trainee from Reading University in 1980 and was appointed to the Board in 1984.

Wendy Colgrave - Group Finance Director

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 2002. She joined the Company in 1991 as a qualified accountant from Pannell Kerr Forster Chartered Accountants and has held a number of positions within finance before taking her current role. Member of the Corporate Management and Risk Management Committees.

Federico Canciani  - Non-Executive Director

Appointed a non-Executive Director in April 2013. A Vice President of Oaktree, whom he joined in 2006 from Matlin Patterson Advisers.    Prior experience includes three years at TerraFirma Partners as an Associate and two years in M&A and Corporate Finance Advisory at Goldman Sachs.  He received a Laurea Degree in Business Administration from the Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy. 

Jim Van Steenkiste - Non-Executive Director

Appointed a non-Executive Director in April 2013. A Managing Director of Oaktree, which he joined in 2002. Before Oaktree, Mr. Van Steenkiste worked for UBS Warburg LLC as an Investment Banking Analyst, gaining experience in financings, restructurings, LBO's, recapitalisations, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior thereto, he worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as an Investment Banking Analyst. Mr. Van Steenkiste received a B.B.A. degree from the School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan. He is also currently a non-Executive Director of Bavaria Yachtbau, R&R Ice Cream and Pegasus New Build Ltd.