People

The most important part of our business. The people that make it all happen.

Caroline Railston-Brown

Sustainability Consultant

Caroline provides our design teams with sustainability and environmental advice.

James Horner

Senior Associate Architect

James currently specialises in higher education, development and research buildings.

David Hunter

Chairman

David leads the development of the practice and our employee-ownership journey.

Dominic Eaton

Director

Head of Residential

Dominic leads residential projects in our London studio.

Rachel Bell

Divisional Director

Head of Business Development, Transport

Rachel heads both business development and transport, and is a key voice for women in property.

Mike Harris

Senior Associate Town Planner

Mike leads planning projects and is a key voice for our stance on urban design.

Robert Delius

Divisional Director

Head of Sustainability

Rob heads our sustainable design team and leads green initiatives across the company.

Simon Trew

Regional Director

Head of Schools

Simon leads our Cardiff office and schools projects in Wales.

John Colvin

Senior Associate Architect

Head of Hotels & Leisure

John is head of hotels and leads leisure projects across the practice.

Graham Stephens

Director

Head of Town Planning, Masterplanning & Urban Design

Graham leads our integrated town planning, masterplanning and urban design team.

John Wright

Director

Head of Architecture

John leads our mixed-use commercial architecture.

Matt Tarling

Director

Head of Universities

Matt leads both our higher education and student living teams.

Steve Dolphin

Associate Senior Solutions Analyst

Steve is the Chair of our Employee-Ownership Forum and manages our internal business change projects

Pierre Wassenaar

Director

Head of Technology & Innovation

Pierre specialises in technology and innovation and helps run our Cardiff office.

Cora Kwiatkowski

Divisional Director

Cora manages our higher education, student accommodation and workplace teams.

Ian Tipton

Regional Director

Ian runs our Birmingham studio, formerly the architecture arm of Bournville Village Trust.

David Bayliss

Regional Director

Head of Defence

David manages the team and oversees projects in our Plymouth office.

Nicholas Morris

Senior Associate Architect

Nick leads education projects and is the joint chair for the RIBA in Plymouth.

Kieran Lilley

Divisional Director

Head of Student Living

Kieran leads our student living team, delivering accommodation across the UK.

Elizabeth Kavanagh

Divisional Director

Head of HR, Research and Innovation

Elizabeth is a well-regarded authority for culture change within the construction industry.

Robert Sargent

Director

Rob leads both the company’s digitisation and the marketing team.

Darren Wilkins

Managing Director

Darren is our managing director, having started life at Stride Treglown as a trainee.

Daniel Van Luttmer

Divisional Director

Head of Healthcare

Daniel delivers major healthcare projects on an international scale.

Jonathan Healiss

Regional Director

Jon leads large, complex projects in our Manchester office.

Caroline Mayes

Director

Head of Schools

Caroline is our director for schools.

David Steele

Director

David leads our Solent studio and is an expert in ports, harbours and industrial design.

Gordon Tero

Director

Head of BIM & Digital Design

Gordon runs our Manchester office and oversees our BIM and digital design team.

Peter Badger

Associate Sustainability and Planning Consultant

Head of Sustainable Assessment

Peter advises clients and projects teams on sustainability and environmental matters.

Ray Williamson

Regional Director

Ray runs our London studio, establishing our presence in the South East.

Greg McKay

Senior Associate

Head of Landscape Delivery, Landscape Architecture

Greg leads landscape projects across the practice.

Tristan Rhodes

Regional Director

Head of Office and Workplace

Tristan manages both our Bath office and the office and workplace sector.

Alexandra Gerrish-Ives

Associate Technologist

Alex is a chartered technologist, team leader and project runner in our Bath office.

Ray Cottrell

Associate PM and Cost Consultant

Ray advises the company on issues of cost and project management.

Gareth Mason

Divisional Director

Head of Retail

Gareth heads-up our retail sector, leading a team from our London office.

Anthony Walsh

Divisional Director

Head of Civic, Community & Culture

Anthony oversees any technical aspects of a project across the company.

Carl Harding

Senior Associate Architect

Carl delivers projects from our Truro and Plymouth offices.

Gary Milliner

Director

Head of Technology & Innovation, Residential

Gary leads mixed-use schemes from our Bristol office.

Chris Jones

Divisional Director

Chris is a talented and painfully handsome individual who has developed an innate skill in appearing to be simply incredible.

Alastair Wilson

Director

Head of Hotels & Leisure

Alastair leads our Plymouth and Truro offices.

Dougal Anderson

Senior Associate Architect

Dougal is a senior associate architect in our Bath office.

Thomas Sheehan

Associate Architect

Thomas is a project team leader in our Manchester office.

David Banner

Associate Architect

David is an architect and visualisation specialist.

Nik Hoggarth

Associate Architect

Nik is an architect specialising in hotel design.

Stephen Wilson

Divisional Director

Stephen specialises in commercial projects and helps manage our office in London.

Keith Deaney

Associate BIM Consultant

Keith is an expert in BIM and advises offices across the company.

Alan Humphrey

Senior Associate Building Surveyor

Head of Building Surveying

Alan leads our building surveying team alongside Chris Kemp.

Kasia Jemiol

Interior Designer

Kasia is an interior designer, responsible for the refurbishment of Promenade House.

Penny Burgess

Finance Director

Penny is on the board of directors and handles our financial affairs.

Steve Lomax

Associate Technician

Steve is a technical expert leading education and MoD projects.

Clive Tanner

Associate

Head of Graphic Design

Clive leads our branding and visual identity.

Cliff Messent

Senior Associate Project Manager

Cliff is a project manager and technical advisor to the MoD.

Karyn Williams

Senior Associate Technician

Karyn works in education and healthcare on the post-planning technical delivery of projects.

Sam Higgins

Architect

Sam specialises in project delivery and BIM.

Claire Symons

Associate Landscape Architect

Claire leads landscape projects in our Cardiff office.

Toni Riddiford

Associate Architect

Toni is an Associate Architect working across Retail and Workplace sectors

Mark Howell

Associate Project Manager

Mark manages projects and helps clients deliver successful buildings.

Bryony Staples

Associate Architect

Bryony is an associate architect in our Manchester office.

Chris Kemp

Senior Associate Building Surveyor

Head of Building Surveying

Chris leads our building surveying team alongside Alan Humphrey.

Adam Parry

Divisional Director

Adam oversees healthcare projects in Wales and helps manage our Cardiff office.

Jacqui Pollard

Associate Architect

Jacqui delivers residential schemes in our mixed-use team.

Isabelle Carter

Senior Associate

Head of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design

Isabelle leads landscape projects across our offices.

Simon Styles

Associate

Head of Project Management

Simon offers both health and safety and CDM advice to our design teams.

Paul Channing

Associate Architect

Head of Historic Building Conservation

Paul heads historic building conservation and has a full-time focus on heritage projects.

Bethan Hellings

Senior Interior Designer

Beth leads interior design projects from concept through to completion.

James Taylor

Associate Architect

James leads senior living projects from our Plymouth office.

Katie Parfitt

Associate Architect

Katie leads projects and plays a key role in our expansion into the South East.

Phil Grant

Senior Associate Architect

Phil is an expert in school design and leads major education projects.

Simon Boundy

Senior Associate Architect

Simon is a technical expert, specialising in healthcare projects and research design.

John Kirkby

Divisional Director

Head of Principal Designer

John leads both our primary school projects and CDM advisory group.

Rhiannon Hodgeon

Associate Architect

Rhiannon leads projects in our Manchester studio and currently delivers schools.

Lauren Cook

Associate Town Planner

Lauren works in our town planning team, specialising in the delivery side of planning.

Paul Seaver

Senior Architect and Masterplanner

Paul leads projects in masterplanning and urban design.

Sarah Lee

Associate Architect

Sarah is a front-end architect, leading projects in our Plymouth office.

Edward Davies

Senior Associate Architect

Ed leads education, university and more recently healthcare projects across the practice.

William Jones

Divisional Director

Head of Senior Living

Will heads our specialist living team, with expertise in elderly living.