I'm a senior marketing professional with over 17 years experience in the construction industry, having worked for SME, PLC and private organisations. I bring a wealth of experience of leading successful, complex marketing, communications and change programmes in the built environment sector. As Global Director of Marketing and Communications at construction consultancy Gleeds, with nearly 3000 employees and turnover of £290m, I lead on strategy, brand and leadership communications, as well as leading a central team supported by a Global network of marketing and communications professionals. In my previous role I led complex organisational change and marketing operations at Mace, a £2bn turnover construction firm. My work at Kier, supporting areas of the business in their strategy and planning and managing Group wide change projects, was recognised with the CMA’s best contractor marketing campaign for their Shaping Your World campaign in 2017, encouraging young people to consider a career in the construction industry. In 2022, my leadership of Mace’s purpose and priorities business change programme was recognised with the CMA’s best professional services marketing campaign, and highly commended in best stakeholder / internal communications campaign. I also led on a culture change programme, embedding an employee value proposition as well as values and behaviours across the 7500 strong firm. I can demonstrate my experience in my leadership of volunteers as Chair of CIMCIG and in maintaining the highest standards of inclusive, professional etiquette and performance. I also co-led on the Mace marketing and communications emerging talent portfolio, mentoring and developing graduates and apprentices across the functions. As a Chartered Marketeer and a professional member of CIM, my skills lie in leadership, strategy, consultancy, project and change management and I thrive on helping others to grow their career in the industry.

Debansu Das is a highly experienced marketing leader with over 20 years of expertise in the UK housing sector, specialising in sustainability, offsite construction, and social impact. As Sales & Marketing Director at Zed Pods, he has played a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth - from £1 million to £15 million in four years, while transforming it from a little-known SME into a respected, award-winning brand. Under his leadership, Zed Pods has won 11 trade awards annually for the past three years and secured high-profile partnerships across the public sector. Debansu leads on business development, strategic communications, and stakeholder engagement, delivering innovative modular housing projects that address climate and housing crisis. Recognised as a thought leader in the housing sector, he is known for shaping strategic partnerships and delivering forward-thinking solutions that turn complex challenges into scalable, community-focused innovations. He earned accolades such as ‘Marketer of the Year’ and the European Marketing Excellence Award in 2012. Previously, Debansu held senior international marketing roles at Philips and ICI Dulux, where he served as a Product Manager, launching innovative products.  As Chairman of the Housing Diversity Network (HDN), Debansu champions equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across the housing and construction sectors. He is committed to developing the next generation of leaders through mentoring and leadership programmes. He brings a unique blend of marketing & commercial insights, purpose-driven leadership, and cross-sector experience to everything he does.

Chartered Marketer | Built Environment Specialist | Passionate About Strategy, People & Growth I’m a Chartered Marketer (CIM) with over 8 years' experience in the built environment and 20+ years in the marketing profession. Throughout my career I’ve led teams through the constant evolution of marketing — from traditional print to digital-first, from generic messaging to deep audience understanding and data-driven decisions. Starting out in small, family-run businesses, I now lead the marketing function for a multi-million-pound organisation operating across multiple offices in the UK. I’m passionate about driving marketing strategy, developing teams, and staying at the forefront of industry change. I’m always keen to connect with peers working in marketing across the construction and property sector to share ideas, experiences and insights.

Experienced, Chartered Marketer with over 25 years experience across B2B, B2C, B2B2C channels.   With over a decade at director level I have demonstrated a history of success in developing and implementing successful marketing strategies.   Experienced across all traditional marketing channels through to digital and social media activity, CRM programmes, managing small and large budgets and focussing on the customer to deliver growth campaigns and activity.  People are at the heart of what we do as marketers and therefore understanding customer behaviour, their needs and wants and how your product or service is so important.  Being able to step back and challenge is this right for the customer is vital to succeeding in marketing. 

I am a Director at Built Environment and Architecture Media Ltd (BEAM), which includes the operational responsibility for the Construction and Built Environment Marketing Network and the CMAs. I have held senior publishing and journalistic roles at many leading business-to-business publications and have wide experience of managing publishing and editorial teams in many markets, including civil engineering, manufacturing, telecoms, business travel, health and logistics My track record ranges widely outside core magazine publishing to encompass the launch and development of conferences, exhibitions, on-line offerings and awards as well as book publishing, training programmes and bespoke “networking” events for specific markets. Following a number of years on the Board at Emap Construct, the publishing group that included AJ, Construction News and NCE, I led the launch of Emap Communications’ first global summits – World Retail Congress and World Architecture Festival. I then worked as a consultant for many companies, including two years as the Independent Chair of RIBA Journal’s Editorial Panel As Editor of Local Government Chronicle in the 1990s I spent a year in South Africa launching a weekly national news magazine for senior local government officials at the invitation of the ANC as part of the post-Apartheid reconciliation process.