Neil White - Chair
Jon Brighton
Chris Cox
Nigel Hopkins
Jon O'Byrne
Nicola Wilson
Pat Egan - Executive Member
Jane Warnes - Executive Member

Neil White -
Chair
A qualified chartered accountant, Neil has held senior
roles in both financial and general management in retail motor
trade, music business and clothing manufacture. His major
specialism has been in operational project work for offshore
manufacturing companies. He currently holds a financial role with
an international diagnostic healthcare group.
Jon
Brighton
Jon is a retired senior police officer having spent thirty two
years with the Suffolk Constabulary. He has worked in number of
roles across the County and his last position was Chief
Superintendent responsible for delivering local policing. During
his time with the police he worked with numerous partners including
resident groups, local councils, and housing
associations.
Chris Cox
Chris has 30 years experience working in housing services, 26
years of this in local authority housing with Norwich City Council
where he worked until 2008 and held senior positions in housing
management and strategic housing. Chris has also undertaken roles
in other housing organisations working in supported housing and
housing association development
Nigel
Hopkins
Nigel is Finance
Director of Abbeyfield, a leading UK Charity providing residential
care homes and supported housing to the elderly, and is also
Chairman of Instructus, the UK's largest provider, registration and
certification authority for apprenticeships, having previously had
a wide ranging international career, living and working in the UK,
Europe and the USA.
He is a qualified
accountant and has held senior management positions with Fiat,
Laporte (Chemical), Burmah Castrol, United Technologies, Coopers
& Lybrand, Ernst & Young, Remploy and , most recently, CBI,
where he was Resource Finance. Nigel joined the Places for
People Group Board in 2013 and the Cotman Board in August
2016.
Jon
O'Byrne
Jon has more than 31 years experience of adult and children's
social care in the criminal justice system. He has worked in
police, probation, prison, victim and youth offending settings
across both England and Wales. Most recently he was Head of Service
for a Youth Offending Service, and an Executive Director of the
Association of YOT Managers. He is also Chair of the House of
Genesis, a Christian housing charity in Norwich, and is a
registered Social Worker.
Nicola
Wilson
Nikki has spent most of her career working in the charity and
social enterprise sector with experience including grant making and
social investment. She currently works as an Independent
Consultant and Interim Manager in a variety of capacities.
Nikki is also a Chartered Accountant.
Pat Egan -
Executive Member
Pat is the Group Executive Director Affordable Housing for
Places for People.
Jane Warnes - Executive
Member
Jane is the Managing Director of Cotman Housing
Association.