About

Mark has spent his whole career working across the UK rail industry and has held several senior positions within a number of large engineering and technology companies including Network Rail.

Using his industry experience and knowledge, Mark founded Gryphon in 2008 with the intention of providing specialised advisory and project support to large transport and technology organisations.

Some 15 years later, Gryphon has gone on to achieve great success working alongside many of the UK’s leading transport and technology businesses delivering a broad range of engineering, technical and commercial programmes.

An Executive Property Director, with a proven track record in change and leadership management within an international commercial real estate and asset management environment. Stuart has both developed and implemented numerous property strategies spanning 32 years across multinational PLC and public sector industries, and professional consulting environments.

In his previous role as Group Property Director for a leading international Plc transport group, Stuart was recruited directly to develop and deliver a 5-year turnaround transformation programme of the property function for the PLC business.

With a very large and complex international property portfolio of some 1500 commercial properties with a net freehold value of more than £600m and over 1100 leasehold properties with a £30m annual rent roll Stuart also held responsibility for managing 100,000sqft office accommodation and 800 retail shop units generating some £17m in annual rent income.

Under Stuart’s leadership, he had delivery responsibility for some £400m of construction work across 112 projects in multiple geographies. Many of these projects were complex operational buildings that required specialist supply chain partners operating in very restrictive environments.

Stuart has worked in the telecommunication sector for over 25years, with the last 15 almost exclusively within Rail SISS telecoms.

A specialist in all aspects of SISS engineering from option engineering (GRIP 3/ES3) Reference System Design (GRIP 4 ES4) and detailed design (GRIP 5/ES5)

Stuart is a recognised Network Rail telecoms CRE (Design and Construction) and has delivered multiple projects for Network Rail and TOCs, working under NR/L2/RSE/02009 to provide assurance and governance to projects

Stuart has recently been providing DPE (Designated Project Engineer) service into a major UK TOC for a major CCTV(VSS) renewal.

This included providing technical guidance to the TOCs chosen design partner, and reviewing the design solutions to ensure compliance with applicable standards, using NR DRN process, and buildability status.

Stewart has held a number of senior management and engineering posts over the past 35 years largely in the field of telecommunications (wireless, mobile and fixed) and heavy industry (steel).

Stewart has gained a very deep understanding of the UK railway telecoms sector having helped win and successfully deliver many of the major SISS (Station Information & Surveillance Systems) programmes during his time at telent and Gryphon.

Having joined Gryphon in early 2018, Stewart has provided extensive technical and commercial support to our major clients in:

• Supporting client procurement campaigns relating to high-value and complex CAPEX technology programmes
• Developing detailed programmes and delivery models relating to technology and transformational projects
• Development of alternative funding models for the renewal and enhancement of station-based technologies and systems (SISS, Networks, ATGs, TVMs)
• Providing cost management and QS services

With a forensic approach to both project deliverables and costs, Stewart’s experience and skill-sets have been instrumental in keeping many of our client’s major programmes in control, on track and safely delivered.

Stuart has worked within the railway and telecommunications sectors for nearly 40 years. A specialist in telecommunication transmission and network technologies, Stuart has worked across the UK both building and commissioning large-scale networks for the railway and 3rd party network operators.

Stuart joined the Gryphon team in 2013 and has led a number of client’s telecoms renewal projects for PA, CIS, CCTV and PAVA. When Gryphon were asked to lead and provide full design services for new ATG (Automatic Ticket Gates) programme at 26 Northern Rail stations, Stuart played a leading management and engineering role throughout. The project was a great success and completed in record time and to budget.

With a deep understanding of the railway environment and the latest telecoms networking technologies, Stuart’s project management and engineering experience provides our clients with excellent all round advice and guidance and is well versed in obtaining necessary consents and approvals associated with station change.

Lottie has spent over 20 years in the UK Banking and Finance sectors and has held multiple senior management roles during this time. Lottie has responsibility for overseeing and managing regulatory compliance issues within the business and provides objective and independent advice to enable it to make better decisions in the interest of all stakeholders.