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.
Amanda Burton ¹ ² ³ Non Executive Director and Senior Independent 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.
Andrew Jenner ACA ¹ ² ³ Non Executive Director
Andrew Jenner was appointed to the board in January 2009. He is currently Finance Director of Serco Group plc. Prior to joining Serco in 1996 he worked for for Unilever and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Age 39.
Ken Gillespie BSc Group Managing Director, Construction
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