Bicester Motion is the UK’s leading destination for past, present and future mobility technology. We acquired the former RAF base in 2013 and since then have invested more than £25 million in providing a place for ambitious companies involved in all streams of mobility technology. Through a 20-strong team of real estate and motorsport enthusiasts, we are delivering an ambitious one million sq ft masterplan to create a vibrant destination that celebrates innovation, community and experience of mobility within the automotive and aviation sectors.
DANIEL GEOGHEGAN
Chief Executive
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DAN PROVIDES BICESTER HERITAGE WITH STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CONCEPTION, VISION AND FOUNDATION AS WELL AS THE ACQUISITION OF THE RAF BICESTER SITE IN 2013.
A passionate vintage car enthusiast, he has a keen interest in the preservation and promotion of the UK’s automotive heritage and has overseen Bicester Heritage since its inception.
Dan has a 20+ year background in international business foundation and, for the last 15 years, property investment. He was founder of Argo St George, a corporate finance adviser, was a founder and board member of Heracles LLP (a UK property partnership) and sits on the boards of Historit Ltd and StarterMotor, a charity providing access to classic cars to students.
SARAH-JANE CURTIS
Chief Operating Officer
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SARAH-JANE CURTIS JOINS BICESTER MOTION FROM VALUE RETAIL, WHERE SHE WAS BUSINESS DIRECTOR AT BICESTER VILLAGE, LEADING ON BUSINESS STRATEGY AND DELIVERY OF SALES AND ASSET PERFORMANCE.
Before joining Value Retail in 2016, Sarah-Jane was a Director of Covent Garden for Capco, where she was instrumental in the reinvention of that famous, vibrant and historic location.
Sarah-Jane has spent the majority of her career with Grosvenor, where she gained significant experience both on the London Estate as Retail and Residential Director, in the shopping centre portfolio and latterly as Fund Manager for Liverpool One.
Sarah-Jane has recently been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of TR Property Real Estate Trust PLC and remains a part time consultant to Value Retail.
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JOHN BENTLEY
Chief Financial Officer
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JOHN JOINED THE TEAM IN 2021 TO LEAD THE BUSINESS’ FINANCIAL PLANNING AND REPORTING AHEAD OF ITS NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH.
John is a former investment banker and private equity professional who began his career at Rothschild before moving to Credit Suisse. Immediately Prior to Bicester Motion, John was CFO and then CEO of Inspiring Learning, a £100m private-equity backed business which was the UK’s second largest provider of out of classroom learning experiences for children and young people in the UK.
MICHAEL POWER
Chairman
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MICHAEL TRAINED AS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT. FROM 1986 HE WORKED FOR CAZENOVE AND CO, BECOMING A PARTNER IN 1990.
In 2001 when Cazenove incorporated he became Finance Director and held the same position in JPMorgan Cazenove, the joint venture with JPMorgan. He remains a non-executive director of Cazenove Capital Holdings. He is a trustee of the Chichester Cathedral Millennium Fund and is Honorary Treasurer of The Wildlife Trusts.
Michael’s love of machinery is now concentrated on cars from the 1920′s. He drove his Vauxhall 30-98 from Peking to Paris in 2007 and his Sunbeam to Istanbul and back in 2011. He competes regularly in Vintage Sports Car Club trials.
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BOB MEIJER
Non-Executive Director
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BOB MEIJER HAS BEEN AN INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC-PROPERTY DEVELOPER AND INVESTOR FOR OVER 30 YEARS, WITH A SPECIALIST SKILL IN TAKING HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND IDENTIFYING MODERN-DAY FUNCTIONALITY AND VIABILITY. HE WAS A FOUNDER INVESTOR IN THE REGENERATION OF THE HISTORIC THERMAL SPA IN BATH (THERMAE BATH SPA).
Bob was the co-founder of Venture Capital Investors B.V. (“VCI”) in 1980, based in the Netherlands, as one of the very first Venture Capital firms in the country, as well as Cocon Vastgoed Management, in 1985, a specialist in converting historic buildings to make them fit for contemporary use, such as hospitals, schools and industrial complexes.
Bob is an active traveller in historic motor-cars and has recently completed a trip to Istanbul in a 1930 Bugatti in which he has already driven around the world. His latest project is the creation of a private club for motoring enthusiasts, based at a freshly restored 14th century chateau in the Dordogne, now known as Club des Autos.
ANDREW BURGESS
Non-Executive Director
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EXPERIENCED CHAIRMAN, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTOR WITH 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
Former Global Partner of international Private Equity Firm. Qualified accountant. Previous Boards have included RAC, Britax and PA Consulting.
LIZ PILLING
Associate Director, Events
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LIZ JOINS THE BICESTER MOTION TEAM FROM CENTER PARCS, WHERE SHE WAS CORPORATE EVENTS COMMERCIAL MANAGER, DEVELOPING THE CORPORATE EVENTS SALES AND DELIVERY OFFERING AND STRATEGY.
Previous to Center Parcs, Liz was the Event Organiser for Silverstone Circuit for seven years, planning and delivering all aspects of large scale Motorsport public events such as Formula 1, MotoGP, World Superbikes etc long with other events such as the Mini United festival.
With over 15 years event experience for outdoor events and conferencing, Liz started her career running local authority festivals and events such as Carnivals, Diwali, Bonfire nights, etc learning and developing skills for cultural events planning.
PHILIP WHITE
Associate Director Brand and Marketing
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PHILIP JOINED THE ORIGINAL BICESTER HERITAGE TEAM IN 2014, TAKING ON THE COMMERCIAL LETTINGS, BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING FOR THE BURGEONING BUSINESS ESTATE.
He has since helped grow the Bicester Heritage Technical Site from a handful of key motoring specialists to a home for more than fifty industry leading businesses and now manages brand development and marketing for the Bicester Motion Group.
With a background in sales and marketing in the historic motoring industry and a passion for historic architecture, Philip grew up with petrol in his blood and has a strong family heritage in aviation and motoring. He competes regularly, enjoying various vintage endurance rallies although his favourite is that early November special, the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, on which he drives a 1903 Panhard-Levassor.
JONTY ASHWORTH
Associate Director Property Development Manager
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JONTY IS AN EXPERIENCED CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL WHO SPECIALISES IN MASTERPLANNING AND MAJOR PROJECT DELIVERY.
He has a wide range of experience in delivering developments including museums, luxury hotels, motorsport circuits and driver experience centres, automotive manufacturing and showroom facilities.
He grew up restoring classic cars at home with his father and brothers gaining experience in the family construction and car dealership businesses. He was introduced attending one of the original Bicester Heritage’s classic car maintenance courses.
Previous projects include: Zhejiang International Circuit – China, Royal Air Force Museum – London, BMW Park Lane, Media City UK – Salford, BMW UK headquarters and various Jaguar Land Rover development projects.
He grew up restoring classic cars at home with his father and brothers gaining experience in the family construction and car dealership businesses. He was introduced attending one of the original Bicester Heritage’s classic car maintenance courses.
ALICIA WHITE
Partnerships Manager
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CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE, ALICIA STARTED HER CAREER AT CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE WORKING AS A SALES COORDINATOR FOR THE WORLD ART CLUSTER. HER TIME AT THIS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AUCTION HOUSE ALLOWED HER TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN ORGANISING AUCTIONS AND LARGE SCALE EVENTS.
Prior to joining Bicester Heritage, Alicia worked with the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust in Oxford, before becoming a founding team member of Club des Autos in France. Club des Autos has since grown to become an exclusive private members club for historic motoring enthusiasts based in a restored 14th Century Chateau in the Dordogne.
With an interest in historic cars, Alicia regularly competes and takes part in motoring events, the latest one being the London to Brighton Run in 2019
SHARON DOCHERTY
Management Accountant
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SHARON JOINED THE TEAM IN 2019, ALTHOUGH HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS AS THE EXTERNAL BOOKKEEPER SINCE 2013.
Her background had previously been in accountancy practices as an accounts manager and was responsible for looking after a variety of client including sole traders, partnerships and Limited Companies through the whole process of preparing annual accounts, quarterly VAT Returns and the associated personal and corporation tax returns.
She is responsible for the day to day processing of the accounts system and would be your point of contact with any accounting issues.
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MIKE DORAN
Asset and Leasing Manager
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MIKE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL PRACTICE SURVEYOR TO THE BICESTER MOTION TEAM. HIS EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD IS A VALUABLE ASSET, HONED THROUGH YEARS OF DEDICATED WORK IN THE INDUSTRY.
BRIAN PALLETT
Track Manager
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BRIAN HAS WORKED IN MOTORSPORT FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAS A WEALTH OF ON-TRACK EXPERIENCE AS A CLASSIC SALOON CAR COMPETITOR.
He spent 16 years at Silverstone Circuit becoming Operations Director before leaving to be a part of the Operational start-up team for the Dubai Autodrome U.A.E., returning on its completion to take up the role of Managing Director at Donington Park.
Brian has acted as a consultant to the RAC Motor Sports Association on the inspection of safety works at various Motor Sport venues around the country. He has a particular love of the more modern classic car, owning a Ford Capri and several Minis.
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● bp@bicestermotion.com
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● bp@bicestermotion.com
PAUL HUGHES
Facilities Manager
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PAUL JOINED US WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE MANAGING BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES. HE HAS OVER 15 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AND WAS A SENIOR FACILITIES MANAGER FOR OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
Paul manages the Bicester Motion estate and, along with the Estates Team, keeps it running safely and smoothly for our Specialists, visitors, and Scramble guests.
OLIVIA CRELLIN
Estates Surveyor
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OLIVIA IS A CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR AND MANAGES THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CARING FOR OUR HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND WIDER BUILT ESTATE.
BENJAMIN TATTON
Property Development Analyst
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BEN IS PURSUING HIS MSC IN SPATIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AT READING UNIVERSITY, WHILE PROVIDING A SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT ROLE TO THE PROPERTY TEAM AT BICESTER MOTION.
He graduated from Reading University earlier in 2020 with a BSc in Real Estate. Subsequently, He joined our team as a Graduate Property Development Analyst, allowing him to combine his passion for all things automotive with his career in property development.
REV. ADAM GOMPERTZ
Station Chaplain
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A KEEN ARTIST, ADAM ALSO GOES BY THE NAME OF THE SCRIBBLING VICAR, AND HAD SHOWN WORK HERE AT BICESTER IN THE PAST. HE WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF THE BLUE DIAMOND RILEY SERVICES TEAM FOR THE 2018 MONTE CARLO CLASSIQUE RALLY DRIVING THE FIRM’S 1949 MG TC.
His automotive passion features Aston Martins and Alfa Romeos amongst other marques, although his own 1962 Rover P4 ‘Wilbur’ is his firm favourite.
Adam Gompertz has been site chaplain since the start of this year and is also a Pioneer Minister in the diocese of Lichfield. His role is one of providing pastoral support for both the team and specialists. Bicester has been a special place for Adam, he has been coming to the Scramble events since 2015.
Adam Gompertz has been site chaplain since the start of this year and is also a Pioneer Minister in the diocese of Lichfield. His role is one of providing pastoral support for both the team and specialists. Bicester has been a special place for Adam, he has been coming to the Scramble events since 2015.
ELLIOTT MARKLEW-BROWN
Estate Assistant
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ELLIOTT JOINED BICESTER MOTION IN MAY 2017 AND WAS APPOINTED ESTATE ASSISTANT IN 2021.
He knows the Technical Site like the back of his hand and is always ready to support the Bicester Motion Team and Specialists through the working week and at Scrambles. Without his diligent work behind the scenes, our beautiful base would grind to a halt!
When he’s not setting the fastest lap time in the Gator, he’s found in his 1949 Series 1 Land Rover and is a keen WW2 military vehicle enthusiast and owner, his latest restoration project being a 1945 Ford GPW.
DANIELLE REVILL
Office Manager
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DANIELLE IS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIVE ENQUIRIES AND MANAGES THE CREW, CLUB, BOARD ROOM AND ROOF TERRACE BOOKINGS AT OUR HQ.
Having worked in Real Estate for six years in both Block Management and Property Administration, Danielle brings with her a wealth of property and tenant experience.
Danielle assists the team with the day to day activities at Bicester Motion HQ, specifically administration, PA work to the Directors and assisting with events and accommodation queries.
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KATIE ELLEN
Events Assistant
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KATIE JOINED THE TEAM PART-TIME IN JUNE 2021 AND IS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR BICESTER HERITAGE GENERAL ENQUIRIES.
Having started her career out within the hospitality and events planning industry, Katie moved to London where she gained five years’ experience working for a City of London law firm. The combination of her work experience gives her a wealth of knowledge and expertise within customer service and is always sure to bring a smile to those that work with her.
JACK PHILLIPS
Digital Content Specialist
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JACK HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR FOR ALMOST A DECADE.
Two seasons spent working at Brands Hatch as MSVR’s PR turned into four years at Motor Sport magazine and then two and a half years at Classic & Sports Car as deputy editor.
Working in the marketing team, Jack's focus is on creating content for the Scramblers membership to read, watch and listen to from around the Heritage Quarter and wider Bicester Motion site.
NEIL MILLINER
Concierge
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NEIL JOINED BICESTER MOTION IN 2016, MANAGING HISTORIT, THEN IN 2018 AS OUR CONCIERGE. HE IS OUR FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH VISITORS, FROM HIS BASE IN THE SENTRY BOX, AT GATE ONE TO BICESTER MOTION.
For many years Neil was senior partner in his own firm of estate agents, valuers, surveyors and auctioneers with three offices in South Bucks.
In the early Nineties he re-trained and for nearly thirty years worked as a psychotherapist and counselling practitioner. He first looked after young people in care, later maintaining his own private practice and also lecturing in counselling skills and theory.
Latterly Neil worked with three employee assistance programme providers as a clinical case consultant and account manager. With a specific remit regarding trauma, Neil’s interaction was with police, fire and ambulance services, air and rail companies and the general public. He also had responsibility for banking and pharma contracts, world-wide.
BETH ABSON
Graduate Planning and Development Surveyor
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BETH JOINED THE TEAM AS A GRADUATE, HAVING ATTAINED A BSC DEGREE IN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT WITH PLANNING.
In her role within the property team, she helps to deliver the development masterplan, working on planning, leasing, marketing and delivery. Simultaneously, Beth is actively working towards achieving her RICS APC accreditation in planning and development.
KATHRYN RUSH
Receptionist and Office Support Assistant
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KATHRYN IS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL ENQUIRIES AT BICESTER HERITAGE.
She joined the team in the summer of 2022 and drives a Land Rover Discovery 2 affectionately named Travis.
