About us -
People
The company's
greatest asset is its staff, which operate as a network of
supportive teams throughout the UK and is managed by the following
key people:
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Paul Usher
- Managing Director.
Paul joined PFA in March 1998 initially as an Electrical Design Engineer
involved in all aspects of site acquisition and design before becoming
Design Team Coordinator in May 2000 and Operations Director
responsible for all PFA operations in December 2001. In 2008 he set up
PFA’s energy performance and surveying activities and in July 2009 took
over responsibility for the Civils Division. Paul was promoted to Managing
Director on 1st October 2009. He is an Incorporated Engineer, a member
of the Institute of Engineering Technology and a Member of the Institute
of Directors
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Chris Rodger -
Financial Controller. Chris joined PFA in November 2004 as Financial Controller. He is
responsible for management and financial accounting information,
financial control, payroll and tax affairs. He is also the Company
Secretary. Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
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Alex Maitland
– Design & Construction Director. Alex joined PFA in May 2007 as Director of Design and Construction with
responsibility throughout the UK. He joined the company from Mono
Consultants with an enviable reputation for quality in acquisition, design
and construction of telecommunications sites for Vodafone, Airwave, O2
and 3. Alex has expanded the Company’s expertise to cover wind power
generation and outdoor media and he is now responsible for all
professional service activity for PFA. Alex is an honours graduate in Civil
Engineering, a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Civil
Engineers
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- Kevin Thompson -
Director of Property Services.
Kevin joined PFA in February 2002 and has gained a reputation for
customer focused acquisition management, specifically with Orange and
Vodafone. In October 2004, Kevin became regional manager for North of
England and Team Leader on the Vodafone acquisition. He is now
responsible for all acquisition activity at PFA. Kevin is a qualified
Electronics Engineer
- Paula Suttie -
Administration Manager. Paula joined PFA in August 2001 supporting the design and acquisition teams and in June 2007 became HR Manager. More recently Paula has
led a project to introduce Lean Management techniques into the business and is now responsible for all administration. Paula is an honours graduate in Computer Science and Business Studies and a Member of the Cartered Instititute of Personnel Development.
The Management Team is supported by the company's
non-Executive Directors,
John Morrish (Chairman) and
Senga Farfan.
John has over twenty years' senior management experience in the UK
telecommunications industry; Senga is one of the Company's
co-founders, with over ten years' experience in the UK consulting
industry.
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Alex Maitland
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Chris Rodger
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Kevin Thompson
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Paul Usher
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Patrick Farfan Associates
Limited is registered in England (Number 2875575) at Theatre Building, Carrington Business
Park, Carrington Manchester, England M31 4DD. Vat No: 917 7291 01 |