Board of Directors

The biographical details of the Directors and senior management of the Company are set out below:

Roger Knowles
FRICS, FQSi, FCIArb, Barrister (Non-Executive Chairman)

Roger is a well known figure in the construction industry. He commenced his working life as a Quantity Surveyor in private practice where he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and spent the early part of his career. Having a great interest in dispute resolution he qualified as a Barrister and set up his own company; James R Knowles Limited, offering dispute resolution services to the construction and engineering industries. The company grew steadily and became a world player. In 1998 the company (James R Knowles (Holdings) plc) floated on the AIM market with Roger taking up the positions of CEO and chairman. He relinquished the CEO role in 2002 and remained as chairman until selling his interest in 2006.

Roger is president of Quantity Surveyors International and an external examiner at John Moores University; he is also a very experienced international lecturer.

Clive Sayer
BSc(Hons), MSc(Arch), CEnv, FRICS, MCIOB, MAPM, MaPS, (Chief Executive Officer)

Clive completed his Quantity Surveying training in the family business of Alex Sayer and Partners in the 1970s following completion of a Surveying BSc at University of Reading and a Masters Degree at Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. He managed that firm's expansion, including its move into related services of project management and building surveying during the 1980s. In 2000 he was instrumental in the merger of Alex Sayer and Partners with Boxall Davenport Limited to create Boxall Sayer. In 2005 he instigated the acquisition of Ash Preston Limited, a central London based Quantity Surveyor.

Patrick Lineen
MA, FCA, (Finance Director - Non-Executive)

Patrick qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1982 before joining Short Brothers in Belfast as financial controller. In 1986 Patrick joined James R Knowles Limited where he was responsible for group-wide financial control functions and the wider day-to-day management of that group. Patrick resigned from James R Knowles (Holdings) plc in December 2002 and has since set up his own accountancy practice and advises a small portfolio of private clients.

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Graham Williams
ABEng MaPS, (Executive Director)

Graham trained as a Quantity Surveyor with Denley King and John Laing Construction in the 1970's. He became a director of Denley King in 1995 and is responsible for the management of the Winchester office which has provided a full range of Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Employers Agent, Project Co-ordination Services and Health and Safety (CDM) services to many sectors of the industry. During the last 15 years he has specialized in the Affordable Housing sector and advised on partnering and Government supported demonstration projects. Graham has been instrumental in Denley King's expansion in recent years into London, the South East and abroad as well as widening the range of services offered by Denley King to include BRE Eco Assessments and Expert Advisory Services.

Robert McNeill
FRICS, MCIArb, MaPS, (Executive Director)

Rob qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1978 before establishing Fletcher McNeill in 1986. He has been instrumental in developing Fletcher McNeill into a sustainable and profitable firm focused on the leisure sector. He has overseen the opening of regional offices and supervised the implementation of the diverse range of services that Fletcher McNeill now provides.

Norman Cave
BSc Ceng MIET, (Non-Executive Director)

Norman qualified as a Chartered Engineer with Cutler Hammer (latterly Eaton Yale Corporation) in 1976. He joined the Dowty Group plc in 1980 working in various sales and marketing positions before becoming a director and general manager of Dowty Circuits Limited in 1984. In 1989 Norman moved to The Morgan Crucible Company plc ("Morgan Crucible") and was appointed managing director of a number of electronic businesses before becoming chief executive of Emblem Technology Plc in 1994, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Crucible. Since leaving Morgan Crucible in 2000 Norman has set up his own consultancy and, in 2003, was appointed chairman of The Farplants Group Limited.