Non Executive Team

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  Hattie Llewelyn-Davies

  Chair

  Hattie Llewelyn-Davies is well known in the housing sector and was awarded an OBE for services to homeless people in 2004. A highly-experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director, she  joined Colne in September 2017.  

  Hattie started her career working with homeless people sleeping rough and firmly believes everyone has a right to have a home. She has been Chair of Viridian Housing Group and is Chair of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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  Malcom O’Brien

  Vice Chair

  Malcolm is the Executive Director of People and Communications for Swan Housing. He brings 20 years experience in HR and ten years in the housing sector to the Board.

  Malcolm also has significant experience in leading business and cultural change by selling ideas, motivating and influencing senior colleagues, board members, staff and trade unions. Malcolm sits on the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.

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  Alan Collard

  Board member

  Alan joined the board in 2014. He comes from a banking and finance background, having worked most recently as Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase and Head of the Institutional Banking Group, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

  He is now a self-employed consultant, parish councillor and treasurer of a community benefit company. Alan is Chair of Colne's Audit Committee and is our Board Champion for finance and treasury management.

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  Alison Inman

  Board member

  Alison Inman is a prominent member of the affordable housing community. She is a Vice President of the CiH, the professional body for housing.

  She is also  Vice Chair of TPAS, the tenant engagement experts, and was previously Chair of Colchester Borough Homes. Alison is a magistrate a school governor and a prolific and inluential Tweeter. She sits on the Audit Committee and is our Board Champion for housing management.

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  Phil Purkiss

  Board member

  Phil joined the Board in 2016.

  An Associate Director for pod LLP, Phil brings a wealth of experience in developing and maintaining financial viability and other excel based models, financial modelling, undertaking options appraisals, new business and project management, co-ordinating bids, research and report writing to Colne's Board. management.

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  Kate Thurman

  Board member

  Kate, who joined the Board in 2016, is a self-employed consultant and has over 30 years' experience in banking, finance and asset management. She has held senior positions in four financial services businesses, playing a key role in setting strategy and assessing and managing risk.

  Kate brings very well-developed analytical and finance skills to the Board and is passionate about promoting growth in affordable housing.

  Kate sits on the Audit Committee.

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  Julia Thomas

  Board member

  Julia is a solicitor who has worked in private practice, the not for profit sector and local government.  She now works for Ofsted as an advisory lawyer, specialising in education law and public law. She has been a governor at a local secondary school for more than 20 years and is an active member of her local church. She joined the Board in 2016.

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  Chris Ellison

  Co-optee

  With over 25 years' experience in housing, Chris was co-opted to our Board in May 2018. 

  For ten years he has been a member on a range of Boards and chaired a number of sub committees. His focus is growth, regulatory and health and safety compliance, governance and risk management. 

  He brings to Colne a wealth of strategic experience including a comprehensive appreciation of financial and business models.

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