Duncan Gilmour

Chairman

Duncan has been a substantial equity partner in the well established firm of Chartered Certified Accountants Fawley Judge & Easton for over fifteen years. He has over forty years of experience in finance, management and tax planning. He has a keen interest in Education having been a school governor for more than fifteen years the last six as Chairman of an Ofsted rated “Outstanding” secondary school. He has also been involved in politics on a voluntary basis for many years.

Mark Bailey - MIH

Development Director

Mark has in excess of 30 years' experience in the hotel industry. From a family background in hotels Mark sought a professional hotel management career; culminating in restructuring the family business. He then moved into an advisory capacity within the industry, working for respected firms of chartered surveyors, who sought his operational expertise, where he latterly concentrated on hotel development.

Mark now leads the development program for Manor.

Robert Lane - FRICS

Property Director

Robert is a chartered surveyor and founder of Lane Walker Chartered Surveyors of Sheffield. His expertise is in urban regeneration and the commercial lettings market. Robert brings extensive regeneration expertise helping to create public/private sector partnership cooperation. He produced the baseline study for pilot regeneration company Sheffield One which created the Sheffield City Centre Strategy.

Ruth Gilbert

Group Education Director

Ruth has over 20 years of experience in professional services and the education sector, holding positions including Principal and CEO in Further Education. In the last 5 years, Ruth has set up and run a national charity, founded by Lord Baker, now supporting a network of 20+ industry-led Career Colleges across the UK, improving the work prospects of young people in digitech, construction, health, hospitality, engineering and professional services. Ruth has a passion for applying business principles and regional partnerships to educational ventures, to ensure their long-term sustainability. Ruth also holds several voluntary positions in support of education, with experience as chair of governors of an academy, and currently on the UCL Institute of Education Advisory Board and Department for Education Expert Panels.

Jonathan Leathley FCCA

Group Compliance and Internal Audit Director

Jonathan is a substantial equity partner in the well-established firm of Chartered Certified Accountants Fawley Judge & Easton. After spending twelve years as a senior manager in the retail leisure industry, he retrained, becoming a Chartered Certified Accountant and Registered Auditor in 2009. He received his Fellowship of the ACCA in 2014. He has over ten years of audit experience. Jon is married with two daughters.

Akrill Family Members

Group PR Director

Manor Property Group is a family business and the board always benefits from at least one permanent member of the immediate family as a director present at each board meeting.