Non Executive Team

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  Andrew Hill

  Board member

  Andrew brings extensive experience of corporate finance from over a decade in senior treasury roles, most recently as Group Treasurer of Devro plc. He has led projects to raise funding on capital markets in the USA and UK, and also brings significant expertise in the management of risk in an organisation.

  In his spare time Andrew is a parish councillor and takes a particular interest in delivering affordable housing in his role as treasurer of his local Neighbourhood Plan.

  Andrew is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, and is a member of Colne’s Audit and Treasury Committee.

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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. Hattie is Chair at PA Housing.  She has been Chair of Viridian Housing Group and is the 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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  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. Alison is also Chair of Colne's Audit Committee.

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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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  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

  Board member

  With over 25 years' experience in housing, Chris joined our Board in 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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