Tony Scholes
Design & Construction
Prior to joining Black Mountain Partners, Tony led the 35-person Development team at Porto Montenegro from 2012-2018 where he delivered over €135 million of mixed-use projects on land and sea.
Since then he has been engaged in the redevelopment of our flagship Central London mixed -use project at King William St.; the construction of 1,100 beds relating to a student accommodation programme in Italy, and the pre-construction phase of the Larnaca Port and Marina urban regeneration scheme in Cyprus. Currently Tony is leading a team delivering a luxury golf resort in the Pelopponese.
Prior to Porto Montenegro, Tony was Development Director for Qatari Diar on a luxury beach resort in Montenegro from 2010 to 2012 and previously spent 12 years (1998 – 2010) with Bovis Lend Lease where he rose through the ranks to become the Country Manager for Russia and CIS, delivering $1.2 billion of construction projects with a team of 170 people, then heading the company’s Corporate Clients Group and finally fulfilling the role of Operations Director for North-West Europe.
Tony began his career as a Quantity Surveyor in the UK (1982 – 1995), reaching a Senior Quantity Surveyor position with Sun Alliance insurance company.
In addition to leading the Design & Construction division, Tony is the senior decision maker within the company for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) strategy, working alongside Oliver and Matt as part of the Black Mountain Partners ESG task force.
Gerry Canavan
Project Direction
Gerry joined us from Wilmott Dixon Construction where was he Project Director responsible for the delivery of an £85million, 22-storey tower with 197 residential units, a school, retail units and rooftop sports pitch.
Between 2013 – 2015 Gerry worked with Oliver Corlette at Porto Montenegro where he was Deputy Construction Director to Tony Scholes, managing the in-house construction delivery for a 5-star boutique hotel, luxury residential buildings, a marina, shipyard, heliport, infrastructure and retail.
Prior to that he had been Project Director at McLaren Construction for a large mixed-use leisure centre (2011-2013) and Senior Project Manager for The Berkeley Group in the UK working on a large mixed-use development (2010-2011).
Gerry gained international experience in the USA from 1995 to 2006 working for Jordan-Bass Construction as VP of Operations as well as Emerson Construction as Operations Director.
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Matt Aspiotis Morley
Destination Strategy, Placemaking & Marketing
Matt is a multi-lingual, destination and real estate strategist with over 20 years of experience in the positioning, development and activation of mixed-use developments, luxury hospitality, residential and wellness real estate across the UK, Europe and Middle East.
He began his career at Luxury Branding in London and Cape Town, working on brand strategy for the Dorchester Collection; One&Only Resorts; Armani Hotels & Residences, and the Southern Africa Luxury Association (SALA), amongst others.
He subsequently joined the BMP team at Porto Montenegro in Montenegro, serving as Head of Marketing (2010-2014) and then Brand Director (2015-2019), building and leading a 12-person team across the full development period alongside the Marina and Residential Sales teams.
Matt now advises BMP on destination positioning, hospitality and residential product strategy, placemaking, lifestyle and experience strategy, and brand and operator positioning for mixed-use resort and real estate projects.
He is also Founder of Biofilico, a wellness real estate and interior design consultancy supporting developers, hotel owners, universities and landlords across Europe and the Middle East.
Matt is an IWBI WELL Building Advisor (2025 + 2026), a BREEAM Associate, FITWEL Ambassador, and a TEDx speaker on healthy buildings.
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