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THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL IS SUSTAINABILITY
Are you a Net-Zero Hero™?
Ecofocus by name and nature.
Ecofocus by name and nature.
Women and Men in leadership roles across our public and private sectors know that every self-respecting organisation has a focus on sustainability and the 'green' agenda. Your stakeholders increasingly expect it. Your organisation benefits from it. Your planet desperately needs it. Governments are legislating for Net-Zero. Ecofocus Group specialises in sourcing some of the most innovative products and services in the World for sustainability in the built environment.
We can help you become a Zero Hero™ - faster.
Martin Baker MRICS
Founding Director & Chairman
Martin Baker MRICS
Founding Director & Chairman
Martin has spent a lifetime in the property sector and his responsibilities included sustainability when he was Property Director of Safeways one of the UK's largest supermarket groups. Subsequently he has been been active in the commercial property development and venture capital sphere.
David Jensen FRSA DIoD
Founding Director
David Jensen FRSA DIoD
Founding Director
David started his working life at United Glass when they opened the first UK bottle bank recycling point in 1977 - an early sustainability initiative, culminating his 'corporate life' as a divisional Director in Accor, one of the World's largest hospitality businesses. He has subsequently successfully launched a range of new products and services appealing to corporate and institutional clients spanning executive search, venture capital and Board consulting.
Colin Taylor
Associate
Consultant - Local Government
Colin Taylor
Associate
Consultant - Local Government
With a degree in Public Administration Colin operates as a Consultant providing public sector organisations with the tools to maximise income generation. Specialising in strategic planning, service evaluations, defining commercial options, producing robust business plans, developing implementation strategies, mentoring and supporting managerial and operational staff.
Jeremy Williamson MBIFM
Associate
Business Development Director
Jeremy Williamson MBIFM
Associate
Business Development Director
Jeremy has spent over 20 years as a Director in the facilities management sector with OCS and as such has an unrivaled knowledge of buildings, systems, project management and the hunger for sustainability to be built into refits and new builds. He consults a wide variety of organisations on building operational performance.
John Callender MILT
Associate
Business Development Director
John Callender MILT
Associate
Business Development Director
John held senior roles in some of the UK's best known major multiples Tesco and Homebase before consulting across the world of retail and logistics. With a BA in Agricultural Economics he subsequently qualified as a Prince 2 Practitioner in Project Management and CircularX on the circular economy from Delft University.
Justin Hill
Associate
Business Development Director
Justin Hill
Associate
Business Development Director
In terms of the built environment, especially commercial property, Justin has let it, sold it, acquired it, bought it, designed it, planned it, developed it and refurbished it.
All since 1980 where he started his career in the City of London for then Chartered Surveyors, Michael Kalmar and Company. Justin has designed and fitted out offices, shops and restaurants as well as rationalising, altering and refurbishing space whilst the clients are in situ. His experience gives him both practical and technical knowledge of the systems of buildings and needs of occupants.
Michael Nagle
Associate
Business Development Director
Michael Nagle
Associate
Business Development Director
Michael won the Energy Manager of the Year 2019 award for his outstanding work at Luton Airport. With a qualification from the Energy Institute, Michael is experienced in energy auditing, metering, regulations and standards. His particular areas of interest are airports, logistics, warehousing and the education sector including universities with numerous buildings and large campuses.
Paul O'Meara MBA IET MCMI
Associate
Business Development Director
Paul O'Meara MBA IET MCMI
Associate
Business Development Director
Paul O’Meara is an accomplished Businessman having worked within some of the major organizations in Europe managing delivery from order to invoice. He has worked in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Security, EPOS ,and other specialist areas for a multitude of clients in varying industries .
He is a qualified Electrical Engineer experienced in selling technical solutions.
Sue Wheldon MRIBA FRSA MBFUA
Associate
Architect
Sue Wheldon MRIBA FRSA MBFUA
Associate
Architect
Sue is an internationally renowned architect and has held Board appointments at 3D Design, BDGMColl (part of WPP) and Douglas Wallace Designers and Architects. She has worked with clients internationally in the retail and hospitality sectors and was an early evangelist for sustainability and occupant well-being in commercial buildings. Sue believes passionately in creating beautiful places for guests and customers to enjoy and for staff to work, that are also commercially effective.
David Copus MBA
Associate
Business Development Director
David Copus MBA
Associate
Business Development Director
David is a Business Development Director, with a breadth of successful experience, who partners with CEOs, executives and solopreneurs to help them grow their personal, professional and business brands, through strategy to implementation, human-to-human.
With 30 years in Business Development for multi-million pound brands and startups, David has a passion for working collaboratively with clients to enable him to better understand their true needs, ambitions and goals. Imperative to creating win/win scenarios.
David believes that sustainability should be more than a fad or tick box exercise for regulation purposes as it
improves brand Image & competitive advantage; increases productivity and reduces costs; reduces waste; and attracts employees and shareholders
Simon Whitney
Associate
Business Development Director
Simon Whitney
Associate
Business Development Director
Simon has over 35 years experience in supply to all areas of the Hospitality Industry, from Bistros to Premier League Stadiums. Many of those years were spent working for a well known Global brand supplier with full EMAS accreditation. As a result Simon has worked with some of the World’s most notable hospitality brands; including Hilton, Rezidor and Carnival Cruises, as well as many Michelin rated restaurants. More recently this has been extended to the care and senior living sector. The result is expertise in finding innovative business solutions at all levels from SME to PLC, employing a consultative approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.
Ian Vernon
Associate
Business Development Director
Ian Vernon
Associate
Business Development Director
Ian has spent his career in food manufacturing always seeking to run high efficiency operations and as such, is keenly aware of the need for outstanding air conditioning and refrigeration systems that are not only operationally effective, but also cost effective to run. This developed his successful food manufacturing turnaround capability that has been put to good use in some of the UK’s best known brands. He focuses on manufacturing excellence, environmental factors and waste management – all available within the Ecofocus Group product range.
Liam Mullins
Associate
Business Development Director
Liam Mullins
Associate
Business Development Director
A global real estate leader with over 25 years multinational experience at a senior level as both “client” and “service provider”. By always adopting a positive approach he is able to galvanise all stakeholders to ensure successful projects delivered on time and exceeding financial targets. Highly experienced in portfolio strategy planning; transactions; projects; development: construction; facilities management; sourcing and procurement; P&L accountability. Led multi functional regional teams in APAC, India, LATAM, CALA, NAM and EMEA also been based in the Caribbean, New York in previous roles.
Michael Engsted BSc Eng
Associate
Consultant - Waste Management
Michael Engsted BSc Eng
Associate
Consultant - Waste Management
A qualified engineer, Michael has enjoyed a distinguished career in the waste management sector. He was CEO of Weiss of Denmark which designs, builds and operates large-scale projects within the renewable energy sector and Managing Director and Chairperson of two subsidiaries within the Kingspan Environmental & Renewables business, a pioneering insulation and building envelope technology business with a focus on energy conservation. Prior to that he was Chair of Team National Ltd, a B2B service provider within the HVAC and solar installations sector. Before that he was Managing Director of Cleanaway Waste Disposal Services working with local authorities as well as C&I waste streams. He has consulted on outsourced services to local authorities (councils) as well as commercial waste solutions for larger corporates such as BASF, Syngenta, Bayer and Glaxo.
Calvin Man BSc
Associate
Consultant
Calvin Man BSc
Associate
Consultant
Calvin is senior business leader with an exemplary career with one of the largest global banking and financial services groups, encapsulating all aspects of Investment and Corporate Banking (M&A, capital markets, credit and liquidity management) in both established and emerging markets: Europe, Asia and China. Proven track record of delivering sustained growth and shareholder value through transformation, innovation and stakeholder engagement. Expertise incorporates design and development of sound, successful business strategy, regulatory compliance and international and board level experience. A true leader and builder of effective teams with experience gained from an early career in the military. A Trustee of Combat Stress.
Lee Belcher
Associate
Business Development Executive
Lee Belcher
Associate
Business Development Executive
With a sales career honed in the automotive world , Lee has latterly been working in the property and facilities management arena with clients such as serviced office providers WeWork and Regus, as well as managing the relationships across their London portfolio of major brand occupants, ensuring their space is 'fit for purpose' and meeting the requirements for sustainability and operational efficiency.
Kristen Tapping BSc BA
Associate
Business Development Executive
Kristen Tapping BSc BA
Associate
Business Development Executive
Kristen is a multi-award winning industrial designer spanning the sustainability, automotive, construction, heating and disability sectors. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, she graduated from the London South Bank University and the University of Northern Colorado. An experienced sales and sales training professional across numerous sectors.
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