Directors and Management

David Calverley FCA ¹
Non Executive Chairman

David Calverley was appointed to the board in September 2000 as chief executive, a position he held until 30 June 2005. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Tricone Development Limited and Millward Designer Homes Limited. Chief Executive of Try Group from 1995, he was formerly a director of Trafalgar House, chairman of Ideal Homes and Managing Director of Trafalgar House Property. Age 66

Greg Fitzgerald ¹
Chief Executive
 
Greg Fitzgerald was appointed to the board in July 2003 and was managing director of the Housebuilding Division before being appointed chief executive on 1 July 2005. He was a founder of Midas Homes in 1992 and its managing director when it was acquired in 1997, subsequently chairing Midas Homes and Gerald Wood Homes. Age 43.

Frank Nelson FCMA ¹
Finance Director

Frank Nelson was appointed to the board in September 2000. Finance Director of Try Group since 1988, he was formerly a divisional finance director with Wiltshier and a management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand. Age 56.


Chris Bucknall ¹ ² ³
Non Executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director

Chris Bucknall was appointed to the board in September 2000. He was recently an executive board director and Group Chief Executive, Commercial Services of Compass Group plc. Previously he was director of operations at Coca Cola, and Chief Executive of Norwest Holst. Age 58.
 
Jonathan Dawson ¹ ² ³
Non Executive Director

Jonathan Dawson was appointed to the Board in January 2004. He is currently the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Next plc and a Non-Executive Director of National Australia Group Europe Limited. He is also a partner in Penfida Partners LLP. He was previously an investment banker at Lazard. Age 56.

Amanda Burton ¹ ² ³
Non Executive Director

Amanda Burton was appointed to the Board in July 2005. She is currently Director of Global Business Services at Clifford Chance LLP and a Non-Executive Director of Fresca Group Limited. She was previously a director of Meyer International Limited and chairman of its timber group. Age 49.
 
Peter Rogers ¹ 
Non Executive Director

Peter Rogers was appointed to the Board in July 2008. He is currently Chief Executive of Babcock International Group plc. Prior to joining Babcock in 2002, he was a director of Acordis plc, having earlier held senior executive positions in Courtaulds and the Ford Motor Company.
Age 60.

Ken Gillespie BSc
Managing Director, Infrastructure Division

Ken Gillespie joined the Group in March 2006 on the acquisition of Morrison Construction, where he had been the Managing Director since 2005. He joined the Morrison Group in 1996 having spent the previous 13 years with the George Wimpey Group. Age 42.


Richard Barraclough BA FCIS
Company Secretary and Legal Director

Richard Barraclough has been company secretary and a member of the Group’s former executive committee since September 2000. He joined Try Group as a director and company secretary in 1991 and was formerly deputy company secretary of George Wimpey PLC. Age 53.

 
Ian Baker
Managing Director, South West and Eastern Housebuilding Division

Ian Baker was appointed to the executive board in March 2007. He joined the Group in 1995, initially with Midas Homes, subsequently becoming managing director of Stamford Homes in the Eastern counties in 2003. Age 37.



Key
1. Director of Galliford Try plc
2. Member of the Audit Committee
3. Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees