Christopher Down
Executive Director
Qualified accountant and funds industry entrepreneur. Founded Hearthstone Investments, a specialist residential fund manager, which went on to create three housing funds including the UK’s first FCA authorised residential PAIF and raised c. £300m of institutional capital.
Chris is Managing Director of Solis Capital, which is the majority shareholder in Abode Impact. Solis advises clients seeking to create new investment funds in housing, green energy or infrastructure.
Ian Graham
Non-executive Director
Ian is a career lawyer with over 30 years’ specialist experience leading and working within Trowers & Hamlins' Housing and Regeneration division, retiring as one of their senior partners.
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He is currently non-Executive Chairman of Legal & General Affordable Homes.
Eleanor Bowden
Non-executive Director & Founder
10 years in global ethical business, most notably at Unilever as chief of staff to a global division of 350 people, and leading strategic external relations at ethics organisation, Blueprint for Better Business.
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Eleanor is the founder of Abode Impact and is responsible for driving the early direction of the organisation, winning a number of significant grants and awards. She is currently a Senior Strategy Manager for Homes England.
Liberty Bollen
Head of Marketing
Liberty is a fractional senior marketing expert offering 26+ years’ experience of helping B2B organisations working with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investment define and implement impactful brand strategies and communications.
She is also fractional Head of Marketing for Pineapple Partnerships and Board Trustee for Jelly Arts Charity
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We're delighted to be working in partnership with colleagues at Andrews Property Group, a charity owned business with purpose. Andrews provide us with valuable bandwidth and marketing reach as we seek to connect as many wheelchair users with the homes available in our client portfolios.