The Oak Holdings Flight Crew are:-

Malcolm Savage | Steve Lewis | Michael Hill
Michael Wiseman | Graham Axford | Peter Collins
Graham Farrer

Malcolm Savage FRICS - Executive Chairman

Over 35 years' experience of property development and investment. 1979 – 2000 worked for and became Chief Executive of St. Martins Property Corporation, a multi-national property company owned by the State of Kuwait. Major projects undertaken included London Bridge City, Windmill Business Park Swindon, Rialto Towers Melbourne and Tour Manhattan in Paris. Malcolm is past President of the European Property Federation.

Stephen Lewis FRICS DipProjMan (RICS) - Chief Executive

One of the youngest Fellows of the RICS ever elected. 30 years' experience of major development and investment projects for blue chip companies. 10 years at St. Martins Property Corporation. Part of the team on the London Bridge City extra scheme. Also employed by the Grosvenor Estate, Heron International, Estates & General plc and Planet Hollywood (Europe) Limited. Major projects undertaken include Castle Mall (Norwich), Cribb's Causeway (Bristol), the UK headquarters for AIB (Uxbridge), Sound Republic (London and New York) and establishing the Heron City Concept in Europe.

Michael Hill - FCA Finance Director

Professionally qualified having gained wide experience over various sectors, bringing a wealth of corporate and financial experience to the Board. Accustomed to change and fully conversant with business re-engineering and M&A activity. Worked for Crittall Holdings Ltd for over 20 years and before this for eight years in a professional accountancy role.

Michael Wiseman MA MRICS

Michael qualified as a Chartered Surveyor while working at Knight Frank and has experience advising both landlords and tenants from the public and private sectors on a range of leasing, valuation and appraisal issues. Prior to joining Oak, Michael worked in Knight Frank’s Docklands office advising on a number of large scale regeneration projects in the Thames Gateway region.

Graham Axford - BCom FSI FInstD Director

Worked for 20 years for James Capel & Co rising to become an Equity Partner and the Managing Director of their Corporate Finance Department. Instrumental in creating, inter alia, the first redeemable stepped interest debentures, drop-lock loans for many local authorities & corporates including British Land Plc, Citicorp & Societe Generale de Banque, the first cocktail of bonds including the first zero coupon bond in the UK for North Housing, the Housing Finance Corporation, the first centralised mortgage provider (now Paragon Group of Companies Plc), and raised the original venture capital funding for a large number of companies including Satellite T.V, which became BSkyB. Subsequently a consultant to James Capel, consultant to Bank of Ireland Corporate Finance, then Head of UK Corporate Finance at Credit Lyonnais Laing between 1992 and 1997. Now provides confidential strategic advice to a number of clients at Corporate Finance Partners Limited and recently acted successfully as "company doctor" of Parallel Media Group Plc, an AIM-quoted company.

Peter Collins - Director

Worked on corporate insurance programmes for blue chip organisations including IBM, Michelin Tyre and Hays plc. Handled the insurance and risk management requirements of Hays plc for 20 years while developing external business. Peter has worked on project policies including those for London Bridge City and Castle Mall Norwich.

Graham Farrer - Consultant

A professional with 38 years' experience in Architecture and Project Management.  With proven experience of complex and innovative development projects from inception to completion, particularly in retail, leisure, hotel and commercial sectors. Headed project team for international Planet Hollywood projects. Now investing directly into major PFI initiatives in the UK and abroad.