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Paul is a well-educated and experienced engineer with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in building, engineering and management.

Paul joined Tolent as a project manager in 1998 and progressed through the ranks, becoming area manager in 2007 overseeing all activities in the North East region.

In 2015, Paul oversaw the acquisition of Gentoo Construction, establishing Tolent’s housing arm, which is now one of the organisation’s fastest growing divisions. 

Paul has been with the group for over 23 years and has been on the main board since March 2018. In October 2021, he was appointed to the post of Chief Exectuive Officer. 

Mark joined with the business in February 2022 as Chief Financial Officer bringing over 30 years of industry experience to the role. As a Chartered Management Accountant with an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Mark is a highly qualified professional who works alongside Paul Webster, CEO in our executive board partnership.

Prior to joining Tolent, Mark spent over a decade at Colas, a £300m UK-based business in the transport infrastructure market, as their Chief Financial Officer as well as a number of high profile finance roles.

Craig was appointed to the board on 1 May 2018. He is a chartered accountant who spent most of his working life at KPMG.

He began his career in audit and maintained his status as a signing partner throughout. Shortly after qualifying he began to focus on advising on corporate transactions, leading the transactions team for KPMG in Scotland. This role provided extensive experience of flotations and of M&A both domestic and international.

For his last 12 years at the firm he was senior partner of the Scottish practice where he worked with many of Scotland's largest organisations.

Craig is also a non executive board member of the Beatson Institute of Cancer Research and an active volunteer for The Prince's Trust.

Olivier was appointed to the board on 9 September 2015. He is a civil engineer, and Chief Executive Officer of Gruner, a medium-sized consulting engineering firm in Switzerland. In 2000 he received an MBA from the University of Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow. His experience covers the construction industry, (building materials, accessories and consulting engineering) and the petrochemical industry (industrial lubricants, metal working industry) across a number of different countries.

Ian was appointed to the board on the 1 May 2018. He is a fellow of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB) and has a wide range of skills and experience from working within the construction industry for more than 35 years.

Ian’s previous experience includes being a main Board Director of a tier-1 Principal Contractor where he enjoyed a 13-year career and subsequently spent four years as Chief Executive Officer for a prominent Steelwork Contractor. 

Ian is also Non-Executive Chairman of E E Smith Contracts Limited, Billington Holdings plc and Executive Chairman of Staffline Group plc.