Finance Director

Les joined Denne in 1971 as a Trainee Accountant and has been central to the development of the Company for a period of 39 years. After obtaining an HNC in Business Studies, Les became heavily involved in the management of Denne from an early stage.

The organisation went from strength to strength and was made up of as many as eight separate limited companies including Mechancial, Maintenance, Joinery and Heating & Plumbing retail businesses. Les was involved in all financial areas of these businesses, controlling and advising where necessary. Ensuring at all times that the basic accounting and administrative functions were in place across all companies, as well as taking a wider view with regard to the development and growth of the business.

Les was appointed a Director of the Denne Group of Companies in 1990, although he had been fulfilling this role for several years previously. Since the incorporation of Denne Construction into the Leadbitter Group, he has focused his experience and accounting skills solely in construction and has played a major part in the very successful integration of the Denne Construction business into the overall Leadbitter and Heijmans Group.

Les has been involved in the successful delivery to financial close of two of the largest recent PFI projects in the SE of England.