Mark Brearley is proprietor of London tray and trolley manufacturer Kaymet, established in 1947 and today exporting to 40 countries from behind the Old Kent Road Asda. He is spokesman for business association Vital OKR, which he helped to establish. He is Professor of Urbanism at The Cass at Aldgate, and an advisor to the governments of Brussels and Flanders on development that welcomes diverse enterprise. Until 2013 he was Head of Design for London at the Greater London Authority.