John Pratt
MSc, FCIM, MICE, MIMC, CEng, CMC, Chartered Marketer
John founded Leading Edge in 1988 and has a wealth of experience in the construction and construction products sector. He has worked with a number of our clients’ senior directors and chief executives as a mentor or sounding board for ideas. Although he has hands-on experience in all aspects of marketing and research, his specific strength lies in the bank of knowledge built up over numerous assignments in the field of marketing strategy, planning and research
His sales & marketing career started with Rentokil plc and then, as Sales & Marketing Director, with Steetley Brick & Tile, before being appointed a main board director of the privately owned lighting business David Webster Group. He understands the issues surrounding working on construction sites from his involvement on construction projects early in his career, with Costain Civil Engineering, Halcrows and Whitecroft plc. As a management consultant with P-E Consulting Group he was involved in factory refurbishments and managing major capital projects.
John is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), as well as being a Certified Management Consultant and a Chartered Civil Engineer. In 2001, he was elected as Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, having been a Vice-Chairman for the previous three years. Before that he was Chairman of the CIM’s Construction Industry Group.