Chloe Christian - Chair
Chloe is the Executive Director for Finance for the Calico Group, joining the Group in 2021 initially as Director of Corporate Finance.
Prior to joining Calico in 2021, Chloe had spent over 20 years within the social housing sector, and has been the financial lead on two stock transfers in both Salford and Oldham.
Chloe has a breadth of both operational and and strategic financial experience within the not-for-profit sector and is passionate in contributing to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Duncan Williams
Duncan has over 30 years of experience working in the social housing sector with a key focus on operational delivery, safety performance, commercial & financial management, customer experience and people development.
He has wide experience of housing contract management and has a passion for working with social value programmes and supporting young people into the construction industry.
Helen Thompson
Helen is the Group Deputy Chief Executive at Calico, responsible for the delivery of Calico’s services across the North West including affordable housing, construction, development, support, skills, employment and training, and care. Before gaining this role in 2018, Helen held a number of senior positions within the Calico Group with specialisms in neighbourhoods, communities and customer services.
Prior to joining Calico, Helen spent 7 years at Places for People in a range of housing roles including working directly with customers as a neighbourhood officer. Helen has an MSc from De Montfort University in Business for Housing, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Manchester University and an ILM 7 qualification in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring.
Anthony Duerden
Anthony has been the Chief Executive of the Calico Group since 2014.
He is a qualified accountant, having previously worked at Calico as Head of Finance before he made the move into Asset Management, and then Head of Property Services at Community Gateway Association.
Anthony is a former member of the Board of Lancashire Housing Partnership Ltd. Anthony is also a White Ribbon UK ambassador.
Corporate Plan
Through the vision and objectives set out in this plan, we have established a clear way forward, and through our values we bring to life our passion for supporting our customers to live their best lives.
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