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Juliet Can

Juliet Can

Non-executive Director
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Juliet Can

Juliet Can

Non-executive Director

Juliet is a Director of Stour Trust and co-founder of Stour Space, providing affordable work, civic and creative spaces. Juliet co-led the formation of the Hackney Wick & Fish Island Community Development Trust and sits on the Board of London Community Land Trust. She has worked in the third sector, focussing on social justice issues. Juliet is a Member of the Portfolio Investment Committee

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Monica Middleton

Monica Middleton

Non-executive Director
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Monica Middleton

Monica Middleton

Non-executive Director

Monica Middleton was appointed as a non executive director in March 2019 and is Chair of the Company’s property investment committee. Monica served as Oikocredit’s UK Managing Director until 2019, prior to which she spent 25 years in executive commercial, marketing and advertising positions.  Alongside The Ethical Property Company she serves on the Boards of the Cafédirect, UK Women in Social Finance and the Liberty Steel Group, pulling focus on strategic environmental, social and governance imperatives in particular. Monica is Chair of the Portfolio Investment Committee.

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Anne Marie O'Hara

Anne-Marie O'Hara

Non-executive Director
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Anne Marie O'Hara

Anne-Marie O'Hara

Non-executive Director

Anne-Marie has worked in various property, charity, and grant-giving roles mainly in the heritage sector and was Head of the Capital team at The BIG Lottery Fund and led the Property Planning, Projects and European Funding team at the National Trust for Scotland.

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Conrad Peberdy

Conrad Peberdy

Managing Director
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Conrad Peberdy

Conrad Peberdy

Managing Director

Conrad was appointed as Managing Director in January 2019, having joined Ethical Property in December 2009 as Director of Development. He previously worked for one of our tenants, as Managing Director of Bristol East Side Traders, an innovative, Bristol-based regeneration company.  Conrad is a Member of the Portfolio Investment Committee.

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Mark Hannam

Chair
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Mark Hannam

Chair

Mark is Chair of the Board of Internews Europe, a charity that supports independent media organizations in over one hundred countries around the world to provide trustworthy news and information.  He is also a Board member of Gateway Housing Association, based in East London.  Formerly, he was Chair of the Board at Fair Finance and Deputy Chair of the Board at the University of East London.

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Jennifer Ekelund

Non-executive Director
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Jennifer Ekelund

Non-executive Director

Jennifer is a Director of Green Transition at The Partnering Initiative (TPI), and serves on the Board of Soha, an Oxfordshire housing association and mutual. Jennifer was the first head of the University of Oxford’s Environmental Sustainability Estates and has experience working within the third sector. Jennifer joined the Board in November 2022 prior to being elected at our March 2023 AGM. She is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

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Abena Fairweather

Non-executive Director
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Abena

Abena Fairweather

Non-executive Director

Abena is the Managing Director of a B Corp certified, sustainable events company, and has worked in roles across architecture and as a social landlord. She has over 20 years of experience leading initiatives in sustainability, social impact, and the built environment across the public, private and charitable sectors. She has joined Ethical Property as a Non-Executive Director of the Board this year.

Our Senior Management Team

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Jonathan Davies

Deputy Managing Director
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Jonathan Davies

Deputy Managing Director

Jonathan joined Ethical Property in 2016 and was appointed Deputy Managing Director in 2019. He was previously director of a housing association responsible for corporate services and lead for a culture change programme. Jonathan is responsible for operations regionally and centrally, including HR and IT. Jonathan is the Senior Management Team lead for Social Impact and Equality & Diversity.

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Deborah Hughes

Deborah Hughes

Head of PR, Marketing and Communications
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Deborah Hughes

Deborah Hughes

Head of PR, Marketing and Communications

Deborah joined Ethical Property in 2017. Starting her career in broadcast journalism, she has an extensive background in media and marketing, including 15 years heading up the international media team for Macmillan Publishers. Deborah has also spent time teaching at the University of Arts in London as well as helping start-ups and charities reach their potential.

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Cate Teideman

Cate Teideman

Director of Finance
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Cate Teideman

Cate Teideman

Director of Finance

Cate qualified as a chartered management accountant in 2004 and has a degree in Sustainable Performance Management. She worked in investment banking and business information before becoming Head of Finance for an opera charity. Cate joined Ethical Property in 2015 as Head of Finance and stepped into the role of Finance Director in September 2019.

Our Wider management team

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Catherine Sander

Catherine Bhaoilligh-Sander

Sales Manager
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Catherine Sander

Catherine Bhaoilligh-Sander

Sales Manager

Catherine joined the company in 2018, having read International Relations at LSE and with a background in sales and digital marketing. Catherine leads on space-filling and advertising for our centres, and in her spare time volunteers in disability advocacy, an area in which she’s highly experienced. She is also a committed advocate for “a 6-minute cup of tea”.

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Darren Bailey

Finance Manager
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Darren Bailey

Finance Manager

Darren joined Ethical Property in January 2020, During a 30-year career he has worked in the public, private and education sectors. A Chartered Management Accountant with extensive experience, Darren manages our Finance Team.

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Sarah Campbell

Regional Manager, South West & Wales
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Sarah Campbell

Regional Manager, South West & Wales

Sarah joined Ethical Property in 2012, having been Head of Fundraising at Meningitis Research Foundation. Sarah is responsible for overseeing operations within our South West and Wales region which includes sites in Bristol, Bath and Cardiff. 

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Ed Carter

Regional Manager, South East
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Ed Carter

Regional Manager, South East

Ed joined Ethical Property in 2016. At university he studied Law and has a MA in Housing Practice, as well as being a Prince2 Practitioner. Ed gained experience in property and estate management working for a social housing provider and the estates department of a London university. Ed is responsible for overseeing operations within our South East Region which includes sites in London and Brighton. 

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Jason Friedman

Jason Freidman

Head of IT
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Jason Friedman

Jason Freidman

Head of IT

Jason is responsible for IT infrastructure, security and innovation at all Ethical Property locations. His previous roles include Global Head of IT and IT Director for Maybourne Hotel Group (Claridges, Connaught, The Berkeley) and Quintessentially. Commercially astute and extremely business-focused, Jason applies a hands-on approach supporting business change and promoting innovation to deliver added business value and ROI using new technology.

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andrew higson

Andrew Higson

Operations Manager
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Andrew Higson

Operations Manager

Andy joined Ethical Property in 2005 following completion of a Law Degree and PgDip in Legal Practice. He managed our properties in London and Oxford and since 2013 he has been our Operations Manager including responsibility for tenancy agreements and other legal matters. Alongside these roles he has also assisted the Board on governance and compliance issues as Assistant Company Secretary since 2007.

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Jonathan Macaskill

Jonathan Macaskill

Regional Manager, North, Midlands & Scotland
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Jonathan Macaskill

Jonathan Macaskill

Regional Manager, North, Midlands & Scotland

Jonathan joined Ethical Property in March 2016, having previously worked in a variety of senior roles for national charities, developing and managing services for people with a learning disability. Jonathan’s experience of supporting dispersed teams, across a wide geographical area, is key to managing the North and Midlands region, which includes sites in Oxford, Manchester, Sheffield and Edinburgh.

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Maria Laguna

Head of HR
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Maria Laguna

Head of HR

Maria joined Ethical Property in 2024. With a background of over 20 years in the international not-for-profit sector, she has extensive experience in human resources management and a track record of driving organisational success through strategic HR initiatives.