Company Profile

In a distinguished career in investment banking spanning more than 30 years, Mr Fry has held senior appointments at Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse and the Rothschild Group. He is presently Senior Adviser in the London office of international boutique investment bank Evercore Partners. He has also held numerous non-executive positions across a number of industries and is currently Chairman of Dairy Crest Plc.

Mr Fry served as a non-executive director of Mowlem, the construction company, for eight years and advised many building and property companies over the years.

He is presently a director of Control Risks, an international specialist risk consultancy and of Twig World, a Glasgow-based online education company. He is also a member of the BBC Trust, the body responsible for the overall governance of the BBC, is on the board of the English National Opera and is Chairman of Development at SOAS.

Anthony was appointed Non Executive Chairman of CALA in October 2010.

Alan trained as a chartered quantity surveyor with Ideal Homes before qualifying in 1984. He joined CALA in 1986 as a Development Manager for CALA Homes (South).

In July 1990, Alan became Development Director of CALA Homes (South) before being appointed as Managing Director of CALA Homes (Midlands) in 1995.

Alan was appointed to the Executive Board in July 2006, and the Group Board in August 2007, following his appointment as Regional Chairman of CALA Homes in England.

Alan also has Group responsibilities for Sales and Marketing and Corporate Communications. In November 2008, Alan took the role of Managing Director for CALA Homes across the UK.

In September 2009 Alan was appointed Chief Executive.

Graham’s career began in 1985 with Transport Development Group plc, whom he joined after gaining a joint BA degree in Computer Science and Accounting from Heriot Watt University.

He became a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 1989 while with the company, before moving on to the London office of Thomson Travel Group as Operational Auditor and later taking over responsibility for overseas finance.

Graham joined CALA in 1995 as Finance Manager for CALA Homes (Scotland) Ltd, and appointed as the Group’s Financial Controller in 1998. In 2001, Graham was promoted to Finance Director of CALA Group.

Graham is currently a member of the Scottish Finance Directors Group and ACCA Scotland deputy president. He is also on the governing council of George Watsons College, Edinburgh.

Robert was born and brought up in Belfast. He attended Dundee University and obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Town and Regional Planning. Robert started his career as a town planner with the City of Edinburgh Council, and subsequently qualified as a chartered surveyor before joining CALA as a land buyer in 1985 based in Edinburgh.

Following several board appointments in Scotland, Robert became Managing Director of CALA Homes (South) in 1995. Robert was appointed to the Executive Board and to the Group Main Board as Group Development Director in 2001, where he combined executive responsibility for the three English housing subsidiaries and Group land strategy.  

Robert is now Group Land and Planning Director, overseeing the Group land acquisition and product design programme. He is currently a member of both the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Ian is currently Deputy Chairman of the Weir Group plc, Chairman of a number of Pension Schemes and Chair of Queen Margaret University.

He was a member of the Treasury and DTI Coordinating Committee on Accounting and Auditing issues which reported in January 2003. He is a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, represented the UK on the International Auditing Practices Committee 1995-2000 and was Chairman of the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland until 2000. He was awarded the CBE for services to the accountancy profession and Local Government in 1996. He is an Honorary Professor of Accounting and Doctor of Laws at Aberdeen University.

He became Senior Non Executive of CALA in December 2000.

Mike Freshney was appointed as Non-Executive Director of CALA Group on July 2002, and is a member of both the Audit and Remuneration Committees. He is also Chairman of CALA Homes subsidiaries in South and Midlands.

Mike retired from the Main Board of the Berkeley Group plc in 2002, after a lifetime in the homebuilding industry. Prior to his time at Berkeley he had been Managing Director of Crest Homes plc and a Director of Alfred McAlpine Homes.

He has particular strengths in product, design, construction, technical and customer service aspects of the homebuilding business.

Mike is Non-Executive Chairman of NHBC Building Control Services Ltd, Chairman of Robust Details Ltd, Deputy Chairman of Westerman, Vice President of UEPC and Director of the Zero Carbon Hub Ltd.

In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of the Homebuilders Federation, and also represents UK Homebuilding interests in the European Housing Confederation (UEPC).

Kevin attended Napier University and gained a BEng (Hons) in Engineering with Management in 1994.

Following University Kevin joined United Biscuits as a Project Engineer from 1994 to 1996 before joining Yuill Homes as a Land Development Manager in 1996. Kevin left Yuill Homes to join CALA Homes Scotland as a Land Manager in 1999.

Since joining CALA, Kevin has progressed from Land Director in 2001 to Development Director in 2003, to his current position of Managing Director for CALA Homes (East) Ltd.

Kevin also has an MBA attained in 1999 at Newcastle University.

Alastair joined CALA in 2001 as a Land Director, and was appointed to Managing Director of CALA Homes (West) Ltd in August 2007. His career started in local Government where he worked within planning for 6 years before joining the development industry.

In 1994, Alastair joined Beazer Homes to set up a strategic land function in Scotland. He was promoted to Land Director in 1998 leaving in 2001 to join CALA.

Alastair has a BSc (Hons) in Town and Country Planning from Heriot Watt and is a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Darren started his career with Bryant Homes in 1989 as a Management Trainee. He worked through the ranks with Bryant's and became Commercial Director before leaving in 2002 to Join David Wilson Homes, initially as Development Director and then becoming Managing Director of their East Midlands Region. Darren then joined CALA in April 2006 as Managing Director of Midlands.

Graham joined CALA in January 2006 as a Land Director and was promoted to the position of Managing Director of CALA Homes (South) Ltd on the 1st July 2007.

With a BSC(Hons) in Residential Development from Nottingham Trent University, Graham started his career with Wilcon Homes on the Graduate Trainee programme. He then joined Laing Homes as a Junior Land Buyer in 1998, progressing to the role of Land and Planning Director when he left to join CALA in 2006.

Graham also has an OND in Construction Management.