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Craig Smith

Chief Development Officer

Craig works with clients to allocate the best Oktra teams to their projects, delivering excellence through every stage of the process. He creates successful delivery strategies and ensures that projects exceed expectations.

Martin Leeper

Group COO

Martin is a driven operational leader with a strong belief that everything we do should be challenged at every step. He has a wealth of experience and is focused on driving group performance.

Mike Murray

Managing Director, Oktra South

Mike has been with Oktra since 2009 and his experience has led to a detailed understanding of how the working parts of a successful Design and Build company come together. The success and happiness of his team are always two of Mike’s top priorities.

Dominic Dugan

Creative Director

Dominic acts as an advocate for our clients, challenges our in-house designers, and steers the creative direction of the design to exceed our client's aspirations.

Claire Elliott

Group Design Operations Director

Claire is responsible for the process and standards of design from start of a project through to practical completion and beyond, including the implementation and ongoing development of BIM, Revit, Graphics and Visualisation across the whole Group.

Martin Reeves

Development Director

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Martin has worked for high-profile design firms in the UK and overseas. He is currently focusing on early-stage client relationship management for our key accounts.

Aleksandra Moskowa-Stachowicz

Group Finance Director

Aleks’ focus is strengthening Oktra’s group financial health and ensuring our financial and commercial strategy supports our long-term objectives. She brings unparalleled insight from over 20 years of experience in finance.

Richard Mort

Furniture Director

A product designer with a background in industrial design and a passion for interiors, Richard believes in collaborating closely with client teams and is an expert in building professional partnerships that deliver results.

Martin Peck

Group Health and Safety Director

Martin is responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of all our sites and offices. He has led the development of our site-specific health and safety measures for COVID-19 and plays a fundamental role in our ability to create COVID-secure reintegration strategies and design considerations.

Wayne Judge

Managing Director

Wayne Judge has worked in office Design and Build since 1991 and brings a wealth of engineering knowledge to his role. He has a consultative approach to projects, collaborating with client teams to understand their unique requirements and consistently delivering end results tailored to their needs.

Rob Gregory

Managing Director

Rob’s team works closely with client and professional teams to deliver future-focussed spaces. With an extensive working knowledge of property portfolio rationalisation and project roll-outs, Rob constantly encourages his team to challenge convention in the pursuit of providing enhanced service.

James Saunders

Managing Director

James has over 15 years of experience in the Design & Build industry, and during that time he has developed a culture of challenging conventions within his project teams, driving them to seek innovative ways to create positive impacts. James ensures that the solutions we deliver are not only tailored to current needs but also primed for future success.

Paul Sherwin

Managing Director

With over a decade of leadership experience in the industry, Paul has developed a profound understanding of Design and Build. His expertise lies in managing teams that integrate all essential aspects—creative, technical, costs, programme, and construction—to support clients comprehensively from the property acquisition phase to the successful completion of construction.

Meet our design team

- Monika Passey
  Design & Strategy Director
  
  I’m passionate about architecture and the world of workplace. My role varies from workplace strategy, to designing landlord and developer-led projects.
- Aaron Jones
  Senior Technical Designer
  
  I make our designers’ visions a reality, while problem solving on site and managing our client throughout the design and build process.
- Shabazz Chapman
  Interior Designer
  
  I work collaboratively with our clients, forming a close bond that helps us to truly understand their brand identity, brief, and vision for their new workspace.
- Haydee Cairo
  Senior Technical Designer
  
  With my academic background in environmental design, I look forward to incorporating more sustainable solutions into our projects.
- Jemma Harrison
  Design Director
  
  I love walking into a space and envisaging the potential it has for a business. The process of bringing that to life is why I love my job.
- Daisy Sarson
  Senior Designer
  
  I love that every project is different. Each client we work alongside needs a solution that is unique to them, a solution that responds to the needs of their business.
- Andrew Bardzik
  Technical Designer
  
  I take great pride in creating drawing packages that both: convey our vision clearly to our clients, as well as our project delivery team.
- Laura Koriakinaite
  Designer
  
  Creating a space that works and the ability to capture a spirit of the client and the essence of the space has always driven my passion for design.
- David Hollis
  Technical Design Manager
  
  While logic will get you from A to B, imagination will take you anywhere. It’s important both are used in harmony.
- Izabela Kokot
  Designer
  
  I love seeing the progress of the project and when the creative ideas becoming a very unique and exciting place to work.
- Semra Ekinci
  Senior Designer
- Gordon Byrne
  Creative Lead
- Becky Skeels
  Senior Designer
  
  My background in hospitality design helps me to create spaces that are more than just a place to work. I aim to design a people-centric, engaging workplace experience.
- Asia Ciccarelli
  Junior Designer
- Danielle La Porte
  Designer
- Jordan Holdcroft
  Designer
- Sophie Busby
  Creative Director
- Nadir Abadeer
  Architectural Technologist
  
  My favourite part of my job is studying the technical aspects of every project to produce a coordinated technical pack that allows the site team to do their job smoothly.
- Emma Page
  Interior Designer
- Simon Durrant
  Visualiser
  
  Collaborating with designers to bring an idea to life through visualisation, inspiring a client to buy into a design is what drives me to work as a visualiser.
- Brittnee Covich
  Graphic Designer
- Carla Yuja
  Technical Designer
- Hugo Loureiro
  Senior Designer
- Emily Clark
  Visualiser
- Marina Herrero
  Technical Designer
- Johanna Sellers
  Senior Technical Designer
- Milagros Lozano
  Design Manager
- Lissie Ostrer
  Junior Designer
- Bradley Smart
  Senior Designer
- Fernando Navarro
  Design Manager
- Jenny Edwards
  Creative Director
- Tina Ridings
  Senior Designer

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Management team

Craig Smith

Martin Leeper

Mike Murray

Dominic Dugan

Claire Elliott

Martin Reeves

Aleksandra Moskowa-Stachowicz

Richard Mort

Martin Peck

Wayne Judge

Rob Gregory

James Saunders

Paul Sherwin

Meet our design team

Join our team

Get in touch if you are interested in joining our dynamic and talented team