Tony Gadie, BSc, joined us in 1997. He served as Chairman of Accent Yorkshire, (1998), and Deputy Chairman of Accent Homes, (2000), as well as holding director positions on many of the Group's subsidiary boards.

He was elected as Group Chairman in 2001, a position he held until just recently in September 2007.

Tony was born and brought up in Bradford and, after studying Fuel Technology at Leeds University, he embarked upon a wide-ranging business career. Much of his career was spent in business development and industrial marketing, holding senior management positions with large corporate organisations in the energy and construction industries. After spending some time in the local family construction business, Tony moved to London, initially as a Senior Manager in Gas Conversion and latterly with GKN Mills Building Services. A succession of appointments as General Manager/Managing Director of a number of smaller companies followed. Tony continues to work as a self-employed management consultant and is also currently a consultant advising a number of small companies on matters of strategy and finance.