Gary France
Media
Mace Group Board Director
Gary joined Mace in 1990, the year the company was formed. He is a group board director and heads up a team of 60 that provides specific expertise to the early stages of Mace projects and preconstruction consultancy work for clients.
Gary is a very effective project strategist, helping to shape projects from their inception. Gary frequently contributes to the conceptual/feasibility stages of his clients' projects and he has worked upon some the UK's most significant developments. Gary has a particular skill in identifying challenges to a project, devising how those challenges will be overcome and communicating the issues in a simple and effective way.
Gary played a significant part in London's winning bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, devising the strategy and delivery plans for how the venues and infrastructure would be delivered.
Timeline:
2005 Played significant role in London winning the 2012 Olympic Games
2004 Set up the Planning Engineers Organisation
2001 Took part in the management buy out and became part owner of Mace
1995 Appointed to the Mace board
1994 Established Mace consultancy services
1993 Appointed associate director of Mace
1992 Set up the Mace preconstruction group
1990 Joined Mace
1986 Joined Bovis with responsibility for strategic planning on the Broadagte project in the City of London
1983 Responsible Norwest Holst D&B planning
1981 Joined Norwest Holst as senior planner on Wellesley Road project
1979 Responsible for all Eve Construction planning
1977 Joined Eve Construction
1973 Joined John Laing Construction in the tender planning department
