Our People

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.

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.

Previously a Managing Consultant for a leading recruitment business, Sabrina brings 10-years’ experience in international quantity surveying and commercial management recruitment to Soben. Sabrina is passionate about ensuring that we exceed client expectations in every engagement by attracting top talent to Soben as we continue on our exciting path of growth.

Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with over 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Paul has Master’s Degrees in both Construction Management and Construction Law and is a past Chairman of Glasgow Caledonian University Industry Advisory Group, a position he held for over seven years. Outside of work, Paul proudly represents Scotland in the Senior European Team Championships in golf.

Dr Oko is an expert in designing and delivering sustainability strategies and solutions across a range of industries. A Chartered Environmentalist, keynote speaker, and prominent sustainability thought leader, she was previously Head of Environment, Carbon and Sustainability at Bouygues Energies & Services Contracting UK, where she was responsible for delivering the net zero carbon policy and sustainability strategy. In her role as Soben’s Head of Sustainability, Dr Oko leads Soben Carbon Cost Management – a service designed to provide accurate, strategic advice, to help organisations achieve net zero affordably and sustainably.