Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 13, 2003
GARVIS SNOOK, Chief Executive of Rok property solutions plc, has
30 years' experience in the construction industry. He joined
Stansell Limited in 1984 as manager of its Small Works section,
and progressed to becoming Managing Director in 1995. In 1996 he
was appointed a Regional Managing Director of Morgan Sindall Plc.
In May 2000 he joined the Board of EBC Group Plc (now Rok
property solutions plc), and became Chief Executive on June 1,
2000. Since then he has overseen the transformation of the
company from a sleepy, traditional, contractor/developer to a
property solutions provider. He is known for his outspoken views
for modernizing the industry and was a founding Director of
Somerset Training & Enterprise Council and Somerset Business
Link. In his spare time he enjoys sailing, hill walking, foreign
travel and spending time with his wife, Lindsey, and his five
children. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a historical sketch and introduction toRok property solutions?
Mr. Snook: Rok property solutions originally started life in 1939
when a couple of building companies