Alex Jablonowski

Chairman

Alex spent 30 years with Barclays Group worldwide, latterly as CEO of Barclays international and offshore operations. He was also a member of the Executive Board of the UK Bank, the major operating unit within Barclays and also of the Barclays Group Credit Committee. He then became CEO of a London registered merchant and private bank with a significant commercial property and funds management businesses. Alex now holds a number of director and advisory positions with UK government bodies dealing with infrastructure and transport projects. He chairs a number of government audit committees and is Chairman of a Swiss based investment and corporate finance boutique and two expanding software companies. As well as a strong governance background, he brings to enVision a lifetime’s experience in lending to property and construction projects across the world in both emerging and developed markets. He has had a long term professional and personal interest in Central and Eastern Europe with cultural and family ties to Poland, Russia, and the Czech Republic and speaks inter

William McKee CBE

Chairman

From 1993 until 2002, Will was director-general of the British Property Federation and chairman of the European Property Federation from 1996 until 2002. He has served as chairman of the CBI Trade Association Council and vice-chairman of the National Planning Forum. Previously he was chief executive of the London Borough of Merton from 1981 to 1992. Since 2003, he has been visiting fellow in property at Reading University. A past member of numerous Government review bodies, he is currently chair of Thurrock Urban Development Corporation, the first to be created of the new breed of regeneration agencies. In the private sector, he is currently Chairman of Tilfen Land, Weber Shandwick UK Property and Urban Exposure that has interests in the Czech Republic and Turkey. He received the CBE in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List, recognising his contribution to the industry in both the public and private sectors. Will is one of the most respected figures in the UK and European property sector, bringing immense experience, expertise and talent to the enVision team.

Alex Dyce

Managing Director

Alex worked for Barclays for 32 years in various senior executive positions mainly across Europe at Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and CEO levels, increasingly in the wealth management and offshore sectors. He was the Head of European Asset Management for Barclays’ banking activities in Europe that actively managed over € 11 billion of clients’ funds. Currently he has a number of non-executive and advisory positions in the UK and Europe related to investment management, corporate finance, property development and software services. As well as a practised understanding of investment management, including risk, compliance, governance and regulation across borders and cultures, he brings to enVision specific experience of structuring investment vehicles and funds for investors. In his banking career and more recently in his corporate advisory role, he has been directly involved in the appraisal and funding of residential and commercial property projects,especially tourist developments in Iberia and emerging markets.

Mark Pearce

Programme Management

Mark is a qualified civil engineer with over 20 years of experience at managing and delivering multi million pound infrastructure and building projects in the commercial, residential and leisure sectors. He has worked at project manager and director levels for Cyril Sweett, Eurobenefits, Stanhope Properties and Cementation International. He has extensive international experience having managed major projects in Africa, the Middle and Far East and the former Eastern Bloc and Russian Confederation, including Bulgaria, Romania and Kazakhstan. Apart from his technical knowledge and streetwise expertise in property projects in emerging markets, he brings to enVision a practical capability to control local contractors’ construction methods and disciplines in order to ensure quality and delivery, while overseeing the programme model.

Justin Mullen

Founder and Director

Justin is a successful entrepreneur having managed businesses and large projects in the software industry across Europe. He has founded, grown and sold two companies in the Information Management sector. Latterly he was responsible for European sales for a worldwide software company that allowed him to develop a strong network of contacts in Central and Eastern Europe. For the past 3 years he has successfully developed his own property interests in Bulgaria and sourced and managed projects for other investors through his own local development company and property team and has recently based himself and his family full time in Varna, Bulgaria. Apart from hands on expertise in sales, marketing and project management, he brings to enVision a business drive and ambition based on practical experience of the opportunities, pitfalls and risks of delivering property projects in the post Communist world.

Michael Shaughnessy

Project Sourcing and Management

Mike is a qualified engineer whose experience spans design, facility management, financial modelling, civil engineering, property management to property development. Having started his working life with IBM and Boston Scientific Corp, nearly 10 years ago he started developing his own property portfolio in Ireland, UK, Spain and Bulgaria and is currently involved in a multimillion euro project in the Costa del Sol and several in Bulgaria and Montenegro, representing a number of investor groups. Apart from his in-depth knowledge of the property markets in Croatia, Montenegro and Bulgaria, he brings to enVision on the ground experience of sourcing land and developing a pipeline of projects based in Montenegro where he and his family have set up their home.

Shane O'Neill

Project Sourcing and Management

Shane graduated with a BSc in building surveying. He worked in mainland Europe and subsequently on the construction of Citigroup Tower in Canary Wharf, London. He has worked as an asset management consultant to several Local Housing Authorities across London acquiring and redeveloping residential units. With other investors he set up Property West Enterprises, an investment vehicle for the procurement, re-financing and disposal of residential property in Central London. In 2003 he relocated to Varna in Bulgaria following considered analysis of the potential of the Bulgarian market and has since invested in several large property developments along the Black Sea Coast. He currently manages Pinnacle’s investments and projects on the ground. He brings to enVision a wealth of experience in asset management, land sourcing, land processing, project management and design. Through his time in Bulgaria he has established significant contacts for the sale and distribution of residential units in Central Europe.

Kalin Kanev

Construction and Planning Management

Kalin has over 12 years diverse construction experience, in Bulgaria and UK, having touched all facets of construction project development including land/site acquisition, design and planning, site management and project controls, project commissioning and facility management. Kalin has a Masters in Structural Engineering and further Masters in Construction Engineering and Management from a leading US university. Kalin worked in London for 3 years in various engineering and management positions working with some of the largest architects and building contractors in the world such as ISG Plc, HOK the world renowned architects and Bovis Lend Lease one of the top 10 building contractors in the world. Kalin brings a solid understanding of western construction methods and standards, and compliments this with up to date knowledge and experience about Bulgarian planning and building control regulations.

Jordan Krastev

Special Advisor

Jordan is the owner of one of the largest construction companies on the Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria. Before setting out on his own, he managed and ran several state owned building contractors that took on Soviet funded infrastructure and development projects all over the Eastern Bloc, Middle East and Africa. Apart from his detailed understanding of the realities of the Bulgarian property and construction sectors, he brings to enVision a network of political and local government connections in Bulgaria, but also throughout the Balkans and former Eastern Bloc that will assist the Fund in selecting opportunities, partners and contractors.

John Hanafin

Non-Exec Director

John qualified in economics and offshore finance (ICSA), and has been working in the offshore industry for over 12 years. He is currently Managing Director of Sovereign Corporate Services in Dubai. Prior to joining Sovereign, John worked with Helvetic Fund Administration Ltd, a privately owned fund administration company, specializing in setting up collective investment schemes and mutual funds in offshore and onshore jurisdictions. He joined Sovereign in 2004 and took up his present appointment in July 2006. John brings extensive offshore funds administration and tax experience.

Alan Cole

Non-Exec Director

Alan is a Chartered Accountant and career banker with over 20 years’ senior level experience in the financial services industry in both the Bahamas and the UK. He has worked for banks and professional accounting firms, including ten years as Executive Director of Ansbacher (Bahamas) Limited. In 2001, he founded Sterling Group, which offers a range of investment fund, corporate and administrative services in the Bahamas. Alan currently acts as a director of three banks and numerous investment funds. He is also a director of Sterling Management Ltd., the fund’s administrator. Alan brings strong governance and offshore administration experience.