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Robin Charles Bolton, Non-Executive Chairman, age 60
Robin Bolton recently retired from Adam & Co., the Scottish based private bankers, where he was responsible for Business Development in the South East of England. He previously held several senior appointments at Lloyds TSB, including Assistant Treasurer of the Bank and Senior Manager of the Corporate Banking Division, responsible for multi-national corporations, such as Hanson Trust, Hawker Siddeley, Lonrho and RTZ. |
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Kenneth Wills, Chief Executive Officer, aged 52
Ken Wills has had extensive experience in the commercial property sector and has been involved in property development and investment in the Thanet area for the past 25 years. He is also Managing Director of Summit Aviation Group of Companies, a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved Heavy Jet Engine overhaul business and Chairman of Fire Technology Limited and of Heli-Charter Ltd. Fire Technology Limited is one of the South East's largest and most successful Passive Fire Protection Companies. Heli-Charter Ltd is an EASA approved helicopter charter, sales, maintenance and flying training organisation.
In 1993 Ken co-founded 'KMfm for Thanet' formerly Kent Coast Radio Limited, one of the UK's most successful local commercial radio stations.
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Christopher Seymour-Prosser, Managing Director, aged 59
Chris Seymour-Prosser has over 30 years experience in senior property management.
His early career in Australia enabled him to develop his skills enhancing values on difficult waterfront sites. Chris built up a property company specializing in waterfront properties which were constructed using factory produced panels to control costs and ensure quality control of the finished products. He subsequently sold the company.
On returning to the UK in 1989, Chris set about building up a substantial residential rental portfolio.
In 1994 he was head-hunted to sort out a 20-storey office block in Wembley where the refurbishment works had faltered. The building was affected by the weak office rental market at the tail end of a recession. He embarked on a lease surrender and renewal programme in order to free up contiguous space to facilitate the refurbishment of the building. Chris completed this project and the building was sold in December 1997 giving the investors a successful exit from the venture.
In February 1998 Chris was invited by Dizengoff Trading 1952 Co Ltd, a major Israeli commodities broker and real estate company and one of the investors in the Wembley redevelopment project, to head up a property portfolio start up for them in the UK. In this respect Chris became solely responsible for all land purchases for Dizengoff and oversaw all of the major planning applications. He specialized in obtaining 'brown field' off-market sites that enabled the company to pursue major planning consents for various high-density schemes thus achieving substantial profits and ensuring that the company's initial investment was returned in a short period. Chris's most recent mixed-use developments for the company had a gross development value in excess of £200m.
In February 2006 Chris ended his relationship with Dizengoff to concentrate on building a new property development company with his fellow director Ken Wills and to this end they have transferred their interests in certain development properties to the Company creating the Company's current development portfolio.
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Brian Moritz, Finance Director, Part time, aged 70
Brian Moritz is a chartered accountant and former Senior Partner of the London office of Grant Thornton, one of the leading international accounting firms. He is currently chairman or director of a number AIM listed companies, the majority of which are in the mining and exploration sector operating in Africa. He also specialises in advising companies, mainly in the area of flotation, where he has been registered by the London Stock Exchange as a nominated adviser for companies seeking admission to the AIM Market and a Listed Company sponsor. He is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. |
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Julie Wing, Director, Non-Executive, aged 46
Julie Wing has been involved throughout her working life in the fields of design, marketing & sales. She started her career working for the Burton Group and subsequently ran a promotions and marketing team as a consultant for the Anvil Consultancy, a marketing agency, acting for clients that included Gallagher International, White & Mackay, National Westminster Bank. Julie also runs promotions for The Daily Mail and The Daily Express, and was the former Managing Director of Cabouchon Plc and the Costume Jewellery Company Limited. Julie has substantial experience in China having worked with Chinese manufacturers for the past 10 years
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