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Consultants and associates

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Consultants

Alistair McIntosh - Chief Executive
Damian Roche - Operations Director - Performance Improvement
Gill Stead - Director - Performance Improvement
Lydia Dlaboha - Deputy Chief Executive
Robin Tebbutt - Executive Director
Steve Wood - Director of Finance Services
Wayne Hughes - Executive Director

Associates

Alan Hodgkinson
Andrew Percival
Andrew Thomas
Angela Wheeler
Arvinda Gohil
Be McCarroll
Bob Evans
Carole Gradwell
Charlie Hughes
Chris Root
Clare Doyle
Clare Harrigan
Clive Bayliss
Colin Small
Denis Thompson

Denis has considerable financial and management experience in the social housing and residential care sectors. From 1990 to 2008 he was Finance Director/Deputy Chief Executive of two housing association groups – Anglia and Heart of England. His expertise was in business planning and growth strategy. He was a leading player in the merger of Orbit Housing Group and Heart of England Housing Group in 2007/08. Prior to 1990 Denis worked in local government, the water industry, development corporations and as a private sector management consultant. Denis is now a self-employed consultant providing services and advice for social housing and care clients. He has been an Associate of HQN since 2008 and specialises in VfM reviews and training. Denis is CIPFA qualified.

Elaine Upton
Ellis Blackmore
Eric Sharpe
Gill Leng
Grant Shipley
Helena Taylor-Knox
Jackie Dickins
Jeff Platt
Jem Fouweather
Joanna Jeffery
John Wheeldon
Kevin Bentley
Laurie McCormack
Lee Banfield
Lesley Culley
Lesley Healey
Lynn Collingbourne
Mark Robinson
Melanie Cant
Paul Ferrari
Paul Johal
Paulette Campbell
Phil Knight
Richard Seager
Richard Veale
Rob McNaughton
Robert Brewer
Sarah Hopkins
Sheila Adamson
Sheila Spencer
Siobhan McCoy
Sue Farrant
Sue Wythe
Suzanne McBride
Tim Brown
Tim Horsley
Toni Burke
Tony Newman
Vicki Cutler
Wayne Anderson