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Board Members 

Board members contribute their skills, experience, and judgement to the Board and its committees. They support the Executive, creating the conditions for ensuring the success of Thrive Homes and its subsidiaries.

WEB Kate Still

Kate Still, Chair

Kate is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce. She wa…
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Rachel Harrison 2021

Rachel Harrison, Vice Chair

Rachel is chair of Thrive's Risk and Audit Committee. She is Global Finance and Operations Manager at the Centre for Pub…
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David Dahan

David is a strategic advisor with a particular focus in business growth and transformational change. Beyond strategic de…
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Jessica Friend (1)

Jessica Friend

Jessica is chair of Thrive's committee for Business Resilience & Growth. As an investment finance professional with almo…
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Rachel Hatfield

Rachel Hatfield

With 20 over years’ experience working as international finance and corporate lawyer, Rachel has extensive experience as…
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James Invine

Whilst sitting on the Board of Thrive Homes, James also Chairs the Board for Thrive Homes Finance Ltd with his experienc…
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Craig O'Donnell

Craig O'Donnell

As chair of Thrive's Customer, Colleague and Governance Committee, Craig brings his experience as Head of Digital Innova…
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John Osborn

John Osborn

John brings over 30 years' experience as a property fund manager at Aviva Investors, AXA Investment Managers and other m…
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WEB Matthew Peak

Matthew Peak

Matthew was appointed to the Thrive Board in December 2023. Matthew is a chartered management accountant and has conside…
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Graeme Snell

Graeme Snell

Graeme has over 30 years experience in industry, including roles as Marketing Director and Strategy Director, working wi…
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John Tibbitts

As chair of Thrive Homes Places Ltd (homes for market rent) and board member for Thrive Homes, John shares his experienc…
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Associate Board Members 

Thrive Homes runs an associate Board Member programme, supporting prospective members without Non-Executive Director experience to become ‘board ready’.

Robert Abraham

Robert Abraham

Robert joined the Board as an associate Board Member in December 2023. He has transacted over £1.5bn of acquisitions in…
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Yvonne Luu

Yvonne Luu

Yvonne joined the Board as an Associate Board Member in December 2023. She is currently a Director at Purpose Union, a s…
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Thrive Homes Limited - Board Member Declarations of Interest, read the full list here

Executive Management Team

Susan Hickey

Susan Hickey - Interim Chief Executive

Susan joined Thrive Homes in October 2024 in an interim role, creating a bridge between Elspeth’s retirement in December…
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Jo Barrett

Jo Barrett, Executive Director - Operations

Jo joined Thrive Homes in June 2008, previously having worked at Stevenage Borough Council as their Director of Technica…
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Karen Forbes Jackson

Karen Forbes-Jackson, Executive Director - Corporate Services

Karen Forbes-Jackson joined Thrive in 2020, having previously held roles with MDG (part of Premier Medical Group), Netwo…
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Alix Green, Executive Director - Growth & Investment

Alix joined Thrive Homes in 2023 with vast experience in real estate, development and investment. Her appointment at Thr…
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Stephen King, Executive Director - Finance

Having originally trained with Price Waterhouse, Stephen has followed a varied career in finance, initially in the comme…
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