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Sean was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in 2008. In 2004, he led the management buyout which subsequently created UPP from Jarvis plc. He is responsible for the commercial architecture of the Group’s bespoke public-private partnership approach.

Sean joined Jarvis plc in 1996 as Construction Director.  He has previously also held senior positions at Mansell, part of Balfour Beatty plc.  Sean is a Quantity Surveyor and also a member of The Prince’s Trust Built Environment Leadership Group.

Richard was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2016. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Water Limited, the largest water only supplier in the UK, a position he held for five years from 2010. Richard also worked for 13 years at Veolia Water UK Limited, part of Veolia Environnement SA, the global leader in optimised resource management.

During his time at Veolia Water UK Limited, Richard held a number of senior financial positions, including Chief Financial Officer for six years. In this role, he helped grow the turnover of the business from £250 million to £600 million; led the sale of Veolia’s interest in Southern Water in 2006 and the acquisition of non-regulated contracts from Thames Water and United Utilities in 2007 and 2010 respectively; and managed the refinancing of £200 million of debt at Three Valleys Water, the debut long dated Sterling bond issue for Veolia Environnement SA. Richard is a Chartered Accountant and an associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Jon was appointed Group Director, Strategy and Communications in 2007. In this role, he is responsible for the evolution and delivery of the Group’s vision, as well as activities relating to public affairs and communications.

Jon has more than 20 years’ experience in the higher education sector. He originally joined UPP in 2000, when the Group was Jarvis plc, as Head of Research and Development. He has also worked as a Senior Advisor to the higher education team at KPMG.

Jon is a member of the Higher Education Commission and was elected on to The Confederation of British Industry London Council in 2016 for a three year term.

Julian was appointed Group Compliance Director and Company Secretary in 2006. In this role, he has responsibility for all matters relating
to risk, governance and compliance.

Julian was part of the management buyout, which founded UPP from Jarvis plc in 2004 and was Group Finance Director for a period thereafter. Julian joined Jarvis plc in 2002 as a Divisional Financial Director. Prior to this, he worked as Finance Director of Schal and also UBS AG. Julian is Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years post-qualification experience.

Mike was appointed Group Health & Safety Director in 2016. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the highest standards within the fields of safety, health and environment across the Group.

Mike joined UPP from Wates Construction, a division of Wates Group Limited where he was Head of Operational Safety. He also previously worked Direct Line Insurance Group plc as Head of Operations and Marketing Supply Chain. Prior to this, Mike was Logistics Director for Royal Mail plc (Midlands) and held other senior roles within the Group including Head of Engineering and positions within property development, business continuity and network management. Mike has also worked at The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.

Paul was appointed Group Business Development Director in 2014. He is responsible for business development activities and delivering opportunities through the Group’s growth pipeline.

He has over 20 years’ experience working in the higher education sector. He joined UPP from the Association of Business Schools, where he was Chief Executive Officer and also worked with the Government to develop the Small Business Charter. Prior to this, Paul was the Executive Director of the 1994 Group of Universities and held several advisory positions within Government.

Paul sits on the Advisory Board and Funders Group of the HE Global, an initiative between Universities UK and the UK Higher Education International Unit.

Paul was appointed Managing Director of UPP Residential Services Limited in 2015. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the Group’s provision of specialist residential management services.

Paul has over 25 years’ experience in construction and operational management. He joined UPP from Balfour Beatty plc where he spent 15 years of this career, most recently as Commercial Director for UK Support Services. Paul has also held senior roles at Shepherd Building Group Limited, Taylor Wimpey plc and Mowlem, now Carillon plc. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

Andrew was appointed Managing Director of UPP Projects Limited in 2016. In this role, he will oversee the Group’s design, planning, funding and development business which is responsible for the origination, negotiation and sequent financial close of all transactions.

Andrew joined UPP from VINCI Construction UK, a national construction and facilities company and the largest British subsidiary of VINCI PLC where he was Director of VINCI UK Developments and VINCI Investments. In this role, he was responsible for the day to day management of VINCI’s involvement in the redevelopment of New Covent Garden Market, one of the largest regeneration projects in London. Andrew has held senior positions within Taylor Woodrow Construction, focused on origination of public/private partnership transactions, prior to its acquisition by VINCI PLC in 2008. Andrew is also a Board member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Chairman of Stevenage First, a partnership focused on achieving the long term regeneration of Stevenage town centre.

Kelly was appointed Group Human Resources Director in 2016. In this role, she has overall responsibility for people strategies across the Group.

Kelly joined UPP from Balfour Beatty plc, where she was Director of Talent & Development of the Construction Services (UK Division), as well as a member of the senior management team. Prior to this, she was Human Resource Director UK & Ireland for Tech Data Corporation Inc. In addition, Kelly has held senior positions at Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (UK), MJ Gleeson Group plc and Crest Nicholson plc. Kelly has also acted as a consultant for the charity, Age UK (Southampton) on a voluntary basis.

Mark was appointed Managing Director of UPP Management Limited in January 2018. He leads the newly-created asset management company which will focus on driving the long-term performance of UPP’s Special Purpose Vehicles, both individually and as a portfolio.

He joined UPP from Lancaster University where he held the position of Director of Facilities. Having joined Lancaster in 2003, he led the University’s estates team through a significant campus redevelopment programme, including the investment of over £500 million in its Bailrigg Campus.

Prior to joining the University, Mark worked for the BBC in its corporate property department and he is a past Chair of the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE).