Our People

Joe joined Soben in April 2021 to head up our exciting expansion into the Americas regions. Joe is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has over 30 years’ industry experience working on many prestigious projects around the world. Joe originates from Scotland but has been based in America for over 20 years. In his role as Group COO, Joe Cusick oversees Soben’s global service delivery, ensuring consistency and world-class standards for Soben’s global clients. Since joining Soben, Joe has leveraged his 30+ years of industry experience to lead the company’s expansion into the Americas, where Soben now has operations across the US, Chile, Brazil and Mexico.

Carol specialises in helping growth businesses succeed, working with many companies to transform their businesses and themselves since 2005. She coaches and mentors ambitious owner managers, working with them and their top teams. Carol is the Programme Leader of the Business Growth Programme at Cranfield School of Management, a scale-up institute accredited programme. She holds a Cranfield MBA, where she received the Strategy Prize, and holds a Cambridge MA in Economics. Carol is accredited in various psychometric tools.

Since joining Soben in 2023, Colin has played a key role in overseeing financial operations, strengthening controls, and driving the company’s strategic decision-making and financial growth. In his role as Group Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for managing finance, commercial operations, controls, reporting, and compliance across the group.

Kate is Soben’s Group People Director. A forward-thinking leader with a passion for people-first leadership. Kate is focused on reinforcing Soben’s commitment to our people, championing our values and building a world-class working environment.

Before joining Soben, Kate spent a decade in the defence industry where she developed an acute commercial understanding with a focus on delivering people focused outcomes that align to service delivery and cost delivery models.

Claire is a seasoned global marketing leader with wide-ranging experience at ambitious tech start-ups, growing SaaS scale-ups, and some of the world’s leading construction consultancies. She specialises in designing strategies to grow successful brands, build engaged audiences, and drive revenue for visionary B2B companies. Claire is also passionate about creating and building inclusive, high-performing teams. Whether developing a brand, transforming a business, or reaching new audiences, Claire’s got a talent for bringing people along with her by coaching, nurturing, and motivating, so everyone brings their A-game.

Drawing on his extensive experience in data centre development, construction and sustainability, Pieter is dedicated to working with Soben’s most important data centre clients to support their growth and expansion plans. A recognised thought leader in the sector Group Development Director, Pieter, supports clients in navigating complex data centre projects, ensuring their successful delivery.

Based in the U.S., Mark brings 20 years of quantity surveying experience across multiple continents and sectors. Mark has extensive knowledge and experience carrying out quantity surveying functions from initial feasibility studies to the completion of multiple projects for both contractor and client-based organisations. His specialist areas include cost planning and control, contract administration, value engineering, risk management, and supply chain management. In his role as Group Account Executive, Mark is dedicated to supporting Soben’s largest global tech client with their ambitious expansion plans.

Mick is a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying gained from Leeds Beckett University. He has extensive industry experience spanning over 35 years working within estimating and cost management roles in 22 different countries across the globe. Mick has represented either the owner, contractor or subcontractor on a variety of diverse capital construction projects in the commercial, hi-tech, oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and public sectors.

Leonie brings 9-years of experience in international engineering and construction recruitment to Soben. Working closely with key clients to ensure they receive the right consultants to support their project needs. Leonie believes the key to success is building strong relationships between both clients and consultants.