Chris Pool
Divisional Contracts Director, Optima Major Works
Chris has worked for over 25 years within the UK office interiors market. In this time, Chris has built up a wealth of experience working with a broad range of clients and products, including partitioning, storage solutions, furniture and seating.
Having joined Optima in 2003, his initial focus was to provide a consistent and recognised service by establishing more defined procedures for the contracts team. Since securing this, Chris has built up a close relationship with Optima’s supply chain, ensuring a high standard is consistently maintained.
Today, Chris manages and delivers all of Optima’s contracts, taking full responsibility for all processes from client order through to completion. As an individual, Chris is enthusiastic and proud of the service that he and his team deliver.
Other contracts team members
Richard Lee
Divisional Commercial Director
Optima Major Works, UK
Richard joined in 2003. In his role as Divisional Director, he manages our team of Quantity Surveyors and has responsibility for the financial performance of all Major Works projects.
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Peter Mulligan
Divisional Construction Director
Optima North, UK
Peter Mulligan is Divisional Construction Director within Optima North. Since joining Optima in 2018, he has supported the planning, coordination and delivery of projects across the region.
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John Shearer
Divisional Commercial Director
Optima North, UK
John brings extensive commercial experience to his role as Divisional Commercial Director within Optima North, supporting the regional team across project costs, contracts and wider commercial requirements.
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Lee Bazzoni
Construction Director
Optima Partitions LLC, MENA
With more than 20 years of construction experience across the UK and UAE, Lee leads project delivery for Optima Systems in the UAE.
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Peter Smuda
Construction Project Manager
PurOptima Inc., North America
With more than 15 years of architectural interiors and project delivery experience, Peter coordinates PurOptima projects from bid stage through to completion across the US.
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