Executive Committee

Mark Clare, Group Chief Executive. Mark was appointed Group Chief Executive on 2 October 2006, replacing retiring Group Chief Executive David Pretty. Previously Managing Director of Centrica's British Gas Residential Energy operation, he joined British Gas in 1994, becoming Centrica's Finance Director in 1997 and Managing Director of British Gas Residential Energy in 2002. He was a Non-Executive Director of BAA plc until its recent acquisition.

Steven Boyes, Director. Steven joined the Group in 1978. Formerly Managing Director of Barratt York, he was appointed to the Group Board in July 2001 and is responsible for operations in Scotland, Northern England, the Midlands and South Wales.

Laurence Dent, Company Secretary. Laurence joined the Group in January 2001. He is a solicitor and has extensive corporate management experience working previously as Corporate Services Director and Deputy Chief Executive of a national housing association. He has responsibility for health and safety, environmental performance, information technology and internal audit.

Clive Fenton, Director. Clive initially joined the Group in 1983, becoming Managing Director of Barratt West London in 1996. He was appointed to the Group Board in July 2003 and is responsible for operations in London, Thames Gateway, Southern England and East Anglia.

Patrick Law, Group Corporate Affairs Director. Patrick joined the Barratt Group in 2007. Patrick joined us from Centrica plc, where he was Director of the Chief Executive’s office, Director of Corporate Affairs for the British Gas brand and Director of Public Affairs with responsibility for Centrica’s Government and Community Relations work. Prior to Centrica, Patrick held various posts at British Gas in the communications field.

Jayne Mee, Group HR Director. Jayne joined Barratt Developments PLC in late 2006. Jayne has over 20 years’ experience in HR having held similar positions at the Spirit Group, Punch Taverns PLC, and positions as Director of Organisation Development at both Royal Mail Group and Whitbread. She is a Non-Executive Director at the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills and KidsOut.

David Thomas, Group Finance Director, ACA, was appointed as Group Finance Director and as an Executive Director on the Barratt Board on 21st July 2009. 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.

Nick Richardson, Managing Director, WB Developments. Nick joined the Executive Committee from Wilson Bowden and has overall responsibility for Wilson Bowden Developments, a business which specialises in commercial property development and construction. Nick joined Wilson Bowden Developments in 1991 and was appointed Managing Director in 1999. He is a Non-Executive Director of Derby Cityscape Limited, a government sponsored urban regeneration company.

Richard Brooke, Regional Managing Director East Region. Richard joined the Barratt Group in 2007 following the acquisition of Wilson Bowden plc, where he was Operations Director for David Wilson Homes. Prior to that, he was Finance Director of David Wilson Homes for 8 years.

Gary Ennis, Regional Managing Director Southern. Gary joined the Barratt Group in 1995 and was appointed Managing Director of Barratt North London in July 2003. In January 2006 he was appointed Chairman of our Southern Region.

Paul Gieron, Regional Managing Director Central. Paul joined the Group in 1980 and was Managing Director of Barratt Bristol before becoming a Regional Chairman in July 1997.

Adam Lawrence, Regional Managing Director London and Thames Gateway. Adam joined the Group in 1997 and was appointed Managing Director of Barratt West London in July 2002. He was appointed Chairman of our London and Thames Gateway Region in January 2006.

John Reed, Regional Managing Director Northern. John joined the Group in 1989 and was appointed Managing Director of Barratt York in 1999. In January 2006 he was appointed Chairman of our Northern Region.

Steven Wilks, Regional Managing Director West. Steve joined the Group in 1987. He was Managing Director of Barratt Southampton for 11 years until his appointment as a KingsOak Regional Chairman in May 2006. In January 2007 he was appointed Chairman of our West Region.