Paul has worked in the construction industry for the last three decades in MD and CEO roles with building materials manufacturers, Alumasc and Marshall Tufflex. He also spent six years as Non-Executive Director for the Builders Merchant Federal Board. Paul now enjoys a portfolio career as Non-Executive Director, Trustee, Advisor, Investor and Vistage Peer Group Chair. He is a Fellow at the Institute of Directors, Sussex Vice Chair and Manufacturing and Engineering Ambassador, and is on the UK Government’s Industrial Development Advisory Board. He is a keynote speaker and social media influencer, with nearly 12,000 followers on LinkedIn. Paul was ahead of his time when, in 2000, he wrote about the impact of the internet on housebuilding as part of his MBA, well before broadband was commonplace. Paul already has a significant understanding of BRE, having been a BRE Trustee for the last four years.