COASTLINE HOUSING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Coastline As Director of Finance
Background: Allister originally joined Coastline as Director of Finance in 2012, before becoming CEO in 2014. After studying Physics at the University of Edinburgh he qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London.
His previous roles include Assistant Director of Finance at the Peabody Trust, and Director of Finance & Resources at Tree Aid. He was a board member of PlaceShapers from 2017 to 2023, is a member of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Strategic Housing Group, and vice-chair of the National Housing Federation's South West region.
Andrew Moore Group Vice Chair Joined the Board: 01/09/20 Other positions held within Coastline Group: Chair of Property & Investment Committee. Background: Andy has worked for more than 40 years for housing associations and housing charities, including 20 years as Chief Executive of a Cornish housing association. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Andy has previously served as a Chair of a parish council, local funding partnerships and charities.
Background: Having always had what they call the "entrepreneurial spirit", Ben quit his full-time job in 2012, and setup ISO Spaces with his still Business Partner, Gregg Curtis. What began as a business designing and building hospitality units from recycled shipping containers, now delivers full turnkey housing solutions, focusing on social housing and temporary accommodation. Growing Cornish talent is something Ben is very passionate about.
Charles Pears Joined the Board: 01/03/21 Other positions held within the Coastline Group: Chair of People Committee; member of Property & Investment Committee; member of Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee. Background: Charles is from a rural background though spent much of his career in the city in senior leadership roles in banking, insurance and investments. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Cornish Mutual Assurance.
Job Titles:
- Director of Development and Commercial Services
- Vice Chair of Cornwall Housing Partnership
Chris is driving Coastline's development programme, which continues to bring much-needed new affordable homes to Cornwall.
He has almost 30 years' experience and knowledge of development, construction and customer service in the private and affordable housing sectors. Before working at Coastline, Chris was Operations Director for one of the UK's leading housebuilders, where he was responsible for the Southern Region.
In addition to Development he provides the executive lead for Health & Safety, Procurement, Innovation and Coastline's Environmental Strategy.
Chris is also the vice chair of Cornwall Housing Partnership, a member of the NHF Rural Housing Group, and a trustee of Transformation Cornwall, a charity supporting groups in tackling poverty and exclusion in Cornwall.
Job Titles:
- Independent Committee Member
Background: As a Cornishman Darren has been lucky to benefit from a great local education and enjoy his whole career in Cornwall as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor.
He served as a Partner/Director of the largest Surveying firm in Cornwall (one of the largest in the South West). He has over 30 years professional experience across the private and public sector for a range of local and national clients.
More recently he has taken on community centred roles including Parish Councillor (VC), Falmouth and Penryn Community Area Partnership (VC) and School Governor
Darren is quoted as saying: "I feel it is now time for me to give back something to the community I have benefitted so much from. I want to look back in 10 to 20 years and realise that I have made a positive contribution to our community."
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Non - Executive Director
Background: David is a chartered accountant having trained and qualified with KPMG. He joined Penwith Housing Association prior to the transfer from the local authority in 1994 and was promoted to the position of PHA Director of Finance in 1997. His final career position as LiveWest Director of Business Finance was created as part of the amalgamation of the DCH group with Knightstone Housing Group in April 2018 and the formation of a group finance department.
Background: Gill has been a senior leader in private, public and voluntary sector organisations in Cornwall. As CEO at Citizens Advice Cornwall, Gill was acutely aware of the need for quality, affordable housing and the impact of lack of provision. Gill feels strongly that provision of appropriate housing helps address many of the challenges people face in their lives and is keen to help Coastline perform as well as possible. Gill currently coaches and mentors leaders and managers to realise their full potential
Background: Karen was born and brought up in Cornwall and has worked in senior board positions for over 20 years in both Finance and Operations within international financial services. On her return to Cornwall she has taken on roles within a number of local charities.
Job Titles:
- Independent Committee Member
Background: Keith practised as a solicitor specialising in planning and public law, before moving in to recruitment and human resources. Most of his career was spent in the professional services sector in the City, and New Zealand, before moving to Cornwall in 2018 and joining Seasalt Cornwall. Keith is a CIPD Fellow and works as Director of HR Operations at Seasalt. He is also a Parish Councillor for Chacewater and Twelveheads PC.
Background: Kelly has been a customer of Coastline Housing for over 11 years and recently joined the Board having previously been appointed to the Customer Experience Committee since its introduction in January 2020. Kelly has a BSc (hons) in Social Science and subsequently studied paradigms and theories surrounding the sense of community. She has academic knowledge and understanding of overarching theories and the implementation of policies and procedures that can affect social housing. More recently Kelly has completed a teaching qualification.
Job Titles:
- Deputy CEO With Responsibility for Housing, Assets and Communities
Louise joined Coastline in 2007 and has an excellent and demonstrable record of accomplishment of strategic leadership at senior executive level within the housing, care and support sector. She has over 30 years' experience in social housing and a genuine belief in affordable housing improving quality of life, health and wellbeing for customers.
Her main responsibilities include assisting the CEO in ensuring effective leadership and executive management, and to deputise for the CEO on key strategic matters. She also provides a clear focus on exceptional customer service, income collection, repairs and maintenance, and property investment and viability.
Louise is the responsible individual with the Care Quality Commission for Coastline's Extra Care service at Miners Court in Redruth.
She joined the National Housing Federation's Homelessness National Group in 2023, and is housing theme lead on the Turning The Tide strategic Cost of Living Group for Cornwall. Louise was a voluntary member of the Cornwall Trustees for Shared Lives South West between 2014 and 2022, and Chair of Community Led Local Development for Coast to Coast from 2018 to 2023.
Background: Michelle was originally appointed to the Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee as an Independent Committee Member, from 01/01/22. Following her appointment to the Board on 01/01/24 Michelle was also appointed to the Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee to ensure Coastline continues to benefit from her expertise.
Michelle worked for a global IT services organisation in programme & portfolio management, culminating in accountability for all BAU and programme delivery to largely public sector customers eg Home Office, Bristol City Council. Her roles included implementing best practice, risk management, governance and quality assurance, and providing support to customers to ensure successful outcomes. Michelle volunteers for Newquay Foodbank and has day to day experience of the impact of the housing and cost of living crises.
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance, People and Change
Nathan is a passionate and experienced finance professional with a background in social housing and non-profit sectors. He is responsible for setting and delivering Coastline's finance and treasury strategy, managing and reporting on financial performance, overseeing ICT and digital transformation, and leading on people development and organisational culture. Nathan strongly believes in the power of people and housing to improve lives and communities.
Before joining Coastline in 2016, Nathan worked as a Consultant Director of Finance at Women's Pioneer Housing, a specialist housing provider for women in London. He also ran his own social housing consultancy business, Infinitas Consulting Limited, offering support and guidance to housing organisations at board, executive and operational levels. Other senior roles include positions at North Hertfordshire Homes, A2Dominion Housing Group and Paradigm Housing Group.
Nathan become a member of the National Housing Federation's Finance Policy Advisory Group in 2017 and chair of that Group since 2018. In 2022 he joined the British Property Federation.
Outside of work, Nathan's life is focussed around people and family - on his wife, two teenage children and a black Labrador, plus friends made locally and during previous adventures.
Background: Paul has 30 years of financial services experience in a range of businesses and operates his own consultancy business based here in Cornwall working with several clients across Europe. One of his clients is iCare Housing a not-for-profit approved housing body focused on providing social housing solutions to customers who are facing repossession from their lender. Paul holds two other non-executive director positions: Firstly, at Permanent TSB plc, an Irish retail bank where he is also a member of the Audit and Risk committees. Secondly at Cabot Finance Ireland a loan purchaser and servicer where he is Chair of the Audit and Risk committee.
Background: Steve has 37 years of experience in all aspects of policing in Devon & Cornwall and Northern Ireland. He brings to the Board expertise in relation to performance, organisational and risk management, community and partnership engagement, with a strong emphasis on customer focus.
Yvie Stephens MBE Joined the Development Programme: 01/01/24 Background: Former Army Officer, Yvie works in technology in financial services. Born and raised in Cornwall, Yvie is passionate about regional growth. She specialises in programme delivery, risk management and systems transformation. Yvie holds a BA in Geography from the University of Liverpool, MSc in African Studies from Oxford University, and an MA in Intelligence and International Security from King's College London.