The Team
CEO: Howard Hughes
BA (Australian/British, Age 38)
- 15 years advertising, new media, strategic planning, IT design
- Corporate Upper Management: Account Director, Bates Advertising
- Head of Advertising, NTL UK, Global Head of Advertising, O2
- Built a London property investment portfolio on a part-time basis, from zero to £4m in 3 years
Managing Director: Paul Longega
BA (British, Age 35)
- 8 years in advertising and media: Senior Account Manager, Grey Advertising
- NTL (45 content partners including ITN, WH Smith, Argos & The Guardian)
- 6 years Corporate Management: Head of Client Services O2 (& BT Cellnet)
- Exceptional marketer, people & logistics manager
- Direct set up and growth of Construction Division to £3m contract turnover and growing
Finance Director: Wayne McDonnell
BCom (Australian, Age 37)
- 10 years Corporate Finance / Financial Control
- Chartered Accountancy / Auditing, Coopers and Lybrand
- Financial Derivative Financial Control, UBS Warburg
- Financial Control of Equity trading house, Knight Equity Markets
- 1st place Mathematics Certificate for the entire state of NSW, Australia
Construction Director: Chris Watt
Dip Surv (British, Age 38)
- 15 Years Construction Experience, 10 Years in the UK
- Contractor & Consultancy based Quantity Surveyor
- Residential & Commercial Project Management
- High quality retail, commercial, residential & new build
- Supported by quantity surveying staff in office
Senior Contracts Manager: Anthony McCarney
BSc (Australian, Age 37)
- Originally studied Mining engineering in Australia before switching to construction
- Manager of site staff and H&S, responsible for cost control and project progress
- Liaison with local authority / building control
- Experience in material procurement procedure and negotiation
- Experienced property developer - £4million portfolio built in 3 years
Senior Contracts Manager: Simon Davies
(New Zealander and British, Age 37)
- Over 17 years industry experience in New Zealand and the UK
- Simon has considerable man management skills
- Team-based approach to all projects
- Powerful project planning and implementation skills with a delivery focus
- Experienced property developer - £4million portfolio built in 3 years
Commercial Manager: Sam Owen
BSc Hons (British, Age 26)
- Worked on a Consultant basis for a range of commercial and private clients before joining Ship Shape
- Residential and Commercial Quantity Surveying and Project Management
- High quality residential, commercial & new build projects
- Experience on projects in the UK and overseas
Commercial Manager: John Hedges
(Australian, Age 33)
- 7 Years Residential Construction background in UK and Australia
- Australian qualified Housing Supervisor
- Broad residential job management experience
Contracts Manager: John Moore
BCom (New Zealander, Age 29)
- 7 Years Construction experience in New Zealand and the UK
- Held several Site Management and Foreman positions before joining Ship Shape
- Powerful project planning and implementation skills
Electrical Services Manager: Niall Bracken
(Irish, Age 28)
- Apprenticeship in Ireland: schooled on large commercial and governmental projects
- 6 years experience in US working for leading New York Electrical company - Midland Electrical
- Experience on large commercial, residential and industrial projects