Bob is also the Chairman of Genus plc and a Director of The Federation of Groundwork Trusts. He was Chairman of Hays plc until November 2010.  Prior to that Bob was  Managing Director of the Vitec Group and Chief Executive of Electrocomponents plc.

Mark is a member of the Government’s new Green Construction Board, and is a Trustee of the BRE Trust and the UK Green Building Council. He chaired the Housing Workstream of the Government’s Task Force looking at environmental innovation in the construction industry.

Previously Managing Director of Centrica's British Gas Residential Energy operation, Mark Clare joined British Gas in 1994, becoming Centrica's Finance Director in 1997 and Managing Director of British Gas Residential Energy in 2002. Whilst at British Gas he served as a member of the Energy Saving Trust and was on the Government's Fuel Poverty Advisory Group.  He was a Non-Executive Director of BAA plc until its acquisition.

Prior to that David was Deputy Chief Executive and Group Finance Director of GAME Group Plc. Before joining GAME, he was group finance director at Millennium and Copthorne Hotels plc and previously held senior financial roles with House of Fraser plc and Forte plc. 

Formerly the Managing Director of Barratt York, he was appointed to the Group Board in July 2001 and is the Group Board Executive Director responsible for the Barratt North Region.

He was appointed to the Group Board in July 2003 and is the Group Board Executive Director responsible for the Barratt South Region.

He is also a Non-Executive Director of Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc and a member of the Investment Advisory Board for North East Finance. He was previously Chairman of Biffa, a Non-Executive Director of British Energy Group plc, the Chief Executive of Arriva plc and the chair of the Board of Governors of Sunderland University. He was also the Chairman of the CBI Regional Council in the North East and a Non-Executive Director of Sunderland ARC urban regeneration company.

Tessa is also a Non-Executive Director of Wolseley plc, a consultant at Spencer Stuart and a Governor of the British Institute of Florence. Tessa was formerly a Director of Cantos Communications Limited and a Director of J Henry Schroder & Co with whom her career spanned over 12 years in various roles.

He was formerly the Commercial Director and an Executive Director of the National House-Building Council (‘NHBC’) Main Board before retiring after 25 years’ service in April 2006. He is a member of the Governing Board of the NHBC Foundation, an independent charitable research foundation which is a joint venture with the Building Research Establishment and a Director of the National Centre for Excellence in Housing.

Mark is also a Non-Executive Director of The Sage Group plc and Hornby Plc and Chairman of Lane Clark & Peacock LLP. He was formerly the Finance Director of Gallaher Group Plc for seven years until April 2007 when it was acquired by Japan Tobacco Inc. His career with Gallaher spanned 20 years during which time he served in various finance and executive roles.

Tom trained at Simmons & Simmons from 1984 to 1986 and became a Partner in 1991.  He left in November  2000 and became General Counsel & Company Secretary with Gallaher Group until  its acquisition in  2007 . He was General Counsel & Company Secretary with United Utilities between December  2007 and  April 2011.