Who we are

Julie has held a variety of leadership roles during her career, with significant experience of leading and implementing change and transformation, always with a focus on delivering the best results for the customer.
Julie joined Abbeyfield in January 2018 as the Regional Director for the North having worked in a variety of different organisations across public, private and charitable sectors. She became the Experience Programme Director in 2020 following her success on a number of projects within the experience programme.

Abiola joined Abbeyfield in December 2022 and comes with a wide breadth of senior leadership experience.  She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Affiliate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and holds a Master in Business Administration with distinction.  With over 20 years’ experience, leading finance and multi-disciplinary teams within the charity and housing sector, Abiola sits on the Boards of other non-profit organisations including Age UK Buckinghamshire and Christian Action Housing Trust. 

Jacqui joined Abbeyfield as Regional Care Operations Manager in January 2021 overseeing care homes in the North of England. Prior to this she worked in Care for 20 years, in both Elderly Care and Learning Disabilities. Her career in care has allowed her to gain valuable experience in the turnaround of homes, thus improving their CQC ratings. She has also worked in Quality and Compliance in the Care Industry overseeing homes nationally. 

Sara has over 25 years’ experience within the care and sheltered housing environment, prior to this having worked in general needs housing. Sara is currently a director of a consultancy company working with organisations who deliver care and support services in the public, private and voluntary sector.

Sara has a real passion for the delivery of high quality person centred care and support services which deliver excellent outcomes to all individuals receiving services.

She joined the Board of The Abbeyfield Society in November 2017 and currently chairs the Customer Committee. She also sits on the People Committee.

Chris retired in 2013 after 10 years as Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Previously, he was General Manager of C Hoare & Co (Bankers) from 1999 to 2003, General Secretary of the London Diocese from 1993 to 1999, and for 23 years was with Price Waterhouse.

He has been a Deputy Chair of Governors of a major South London girls’ school, as well as Southwark College of Further Education, and spent 17 years as Treasurer of Holy Trinity Church Brompton.

Chris became a Board member in 2015 and is currently Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. He also sits on the Customer Committee.

George is an Economics graduate of Aberystwyth University, and holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Middlesex University. A member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, he acquired his professional qualifications in 1979-1980. For more than half of a 40 year career in the financial services sector, he has worked at board level. Until recently, he was the senior independent member of the Board of Aberystwyth University.

George is the Chair of Abbeyfield St Albans Society and joined the Board of The Abbeyfield Society in September 2021. He sits on the Finance and Investment Committee.

Roger is a chartered accountant, with over 30 years’ experience in the real estate and financial services sectors.

Roger began at Price Waterhouse and then spent over 20 years as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the real estate investment management divisions of Schroders, Aviva Investors and Principal Financial Group. He retired in 2021 to manage his consultancy business. Roger has broad experience of managing risk and governance in a regulated setting and has been an FCA approved director since 2001.

Roger joined the Board in 2021 and is the chair of the Finance and Investment Committee.

Marc is a data privacy and governance specialist with an MSc in Management, Organisations and Governance from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from Tufts University.

He is currently a Senior Data Protection Consultant at Securys, and previously a Director of Data Privacy for Standard Chartered Bank. With diverse exposure and experience across investment banking, crisis communications, utilities and impact investing, he helps advise firms as they grow in evolving regulatory environments.

Marc joined the Audit Committee in the Autumn of 2021 and became a Board member in September 2022.

A Cambridge graduate and qualified chartered accountant, David was Group Chief Accountant at Kingfisher plc and subsequently led the AOL UK broadband business as it expanded from 5000 customers to 1.5m.  He has established and run several businesses and was a founder and CFO / COO of Accelerated Digital Ventures, a venture firm investing in early stage companies and funds. He now acts as an advisor and part time CFO to various small companies and venture funds.

He has been involved with care of older people since 1988 through various homes in Sheffield and also owns two mobility stores.

David was elected as a member of the Board in September 2023 and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Martin has over 30 years Information Technology experience having held executive level roles in large businesses operating across healthcare, logistics, facilities management, industrial and pharma sectors. While predominantly based in the UK, he has held roles with international responsibilities across Europe, Asia and the USA having also lived, for a time, in Washington DC.

Martin retired from full time employment at the end of 2021 having been the Chief Information Officer at Alliance Healthcare UK.

Martin has a passion for optimising business effectiveness and efficiency, with the twin aims of providing customers with the best possible outcomes and enabling employees to do their best work, whilst remaining true to the core mission of the business.

Martin joined the Abbeyfield Board in September 2023 and is a member of the Customer Committee.

Terri is a coach, facilitator, and HR consultant with over 20 years’ experience in senior HR roles, organisational and leadership development.

As Head of HR she has experience of leading demanding change projects in professional services, utilities, and various UK and global/commercial businesses including:  significant business restructuring; developing and embedding effective performance management cultures; driving inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity.

Learning and development experience has seen her lecturing at post-grad level in business strategy and HR. She has delivered training to executive boards in multinational and global businesses.

Her HR and L&D experience enables Terri to focus on collaborating with colleagues, customers, and a network of associates to initiate and embed people focused business change. Putting people at the heart of business change, creating psychologically safe environments where people thrive.

CIPD qualified, a member of the British Psychological Society with an MSc & BSc in Occupational Psychology and an ILM Level 7 Executive Coach.

Terri joined the Board of Trustees in September 2023 and is Chair of the People Committee.