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An accountant with an MBA from Warwick Business School, John has been with the company since 2009. Prior to his appointment as CEO, John was responsible for the commercial, operational and financial aspects of the business. Immediately before joining Robust Details, John worked as a consultant specialising in acquisition delivery and post completion integration.

Paul is a Chartered Building Engineer who specialises in the Building Regulations and the Building Control system. Previously employed as a Registered Building Inspector and Head of Building Control, Paul spent his career working in Local Authority teams in Hertfordshire and Essex. He continues to engage with regional and national technical working groups aimed at improving consistency of interpretation and delivery of technical guidance and training.

Former Director of Technical Services at The Home Builders Federation and Chief Building Surveyor for the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. He was previously employed in local authority building control in and around London and spent ten years as a visiting lecturer at the School of Construction, Housing and Surveying at the University of Westminster. Mr Baker was awarded an OBE for services to the construction industry in 2013.

Sean led the original sound insulation RSD project to develop robust details for Part E. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics and has advised CEN and ISO committees on acoustics, sound and vibration within buildings. His applied research has been utilised within building regulations to improve sound insulation in many countries. He serves on a number of construction industry groups and is Chair of Future Construction at the University of Edinburgh.

After an early career in banking, Richard has been active in private equity / venture capital investing since 1998. Throughout this time, he has worked with dozens of Boards across multiple sectors, including as Chairman of a leading building control / clerk of works group, advising on growth strategies and leadership team development