Bolton at Home Group Board

Ian has a wealth of experience and expertise in housing and environmental health.  He became Director of Housing in Tameside in 1992 and supervised the implementation of one of the Country’s first, and most successful, housing renewal areas, bringing in over £70M private sector investment into one of the boroughs townships.

Ian led the transfer of Tameside’s 16,151 council homes to New Charter Group in March 2000; the first Metropolitan transfer and at the time the biggest in number and valuation [£129M] and first to a new group structure.

Ian has been a Board member at Bolton at Home since 2018, and was appointed Chair of the Group Board in October 2019.

Mark combines his non-executive role with his executive career in the NHS.  Most recently, Mark has been appointed to a place director role within the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, tasked with delivering joined up health and care services.

By profession, Mark is a chartered accountant and held executive finance roles across Greater Manchester before moving into general management.  Mark is passionate about tackling health inequalities and is keen to explore the broader contribution Bolton at Home can make to supporting flourishing communities.  He has been on the board of Bolton at Home previously in 2018 and was re-appointed to the board in April 2022.

Mike, who joined Arcon's Board in 2018, has over 25 years experience in social housing sector, working for both local authorities and housing associations.  Mike has been responsible to a wide range of frontline customer services including repairs, housing management, customer involvement, income collection, welfare benefits and customer contact centres.  Mike is passionate about ensuring services deliver outstanding value for customers and is determined that housing providers do not lose their sense of social purpose.

Mike joined the Group Governance Committee in June 2019, and was appointed to Bolton at Home's Board in January 2020.

Sharon brings many years’ experience across a wide range of housing and related areas within Local Authorities and Combined Authorities. This includes 15 years at Head of Service level in two Greater Manchester LAs with responsibility for Strategic Housing, Private Sector Housing, Housing-led Regeneration, Housing Growth and a range of other services and areas. Sharon’s experience at CAs (both Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region) – involving several areas such as Private Sector Housing, Housing Growth and Housing Retrofit - has added further experience as well as different perspectives. Strong partnerships and collaboration with Housing Providers has featured highly in her career and is a considerable strength.

Sharon is highly passionate and committed to making a difference to places and the lives of residents and communities; with her Board and Committee roles presenting significant opportunity in these respects.

Emily comes from a Financial lines background and is also an elected member of Bolton Council. Emily is heavily involved in Community activities, both in her work as a local Councillor and a Leader of local Brownies and Girl Guides groups.

Emily was appointed to Bolton at Home Board in July 2023. 

Matt has been Strategic Director of Property and Development with Southway Housing since December 2017 and has worked in social housing asset management for over 25 years, delivering many significant development and improvement programmes throughout his career.

Matt firmly believes in the benefits that investing in new and existing homes can have in maximising the social value of our properties and how, in turn, this can positively impact the lives of residents and the local environment.

Matt has been a co-opted Board member at Bolton at Home since 2018, and became a full Board member in January 2020.

Phil has served in a number of non-executive and trustee roles in the area for almost 20 years, including the Board of Six Town Housing, GMW NHS Mental Health Trust and Bolton & Bury Education Business Partnership, and is currently a trustee and vice-chair of Bury ILD, a small charity supporting people with learning disabilities to live independently.

He has extensive experience of social housing through his work as an executive interim with a large number of providers for 20 years.  He hopes to bring a breadth of perspective on social and business issues to complement those of colleagues at Bolton at Home.

Phil was appointed to the Group Audit and Risk Committee in May 2023, and became Chair of the Committee on 1 February 2024. Phil was also appointed to Bolton at Home Board on 1 February 2024.

Grace has had close involvement with various charities and communities across the Bolton Area since 2011, such as Urban Outreach, Bridge Church Bolton, and Bolton Guild of Help.

The Ethos and Culture of Bolton at Home in supporting people and their communities to help them flourish is a vision Grace believes in and is pleased to be a part of.

Grace joined Bolton at Home’s Board as a Co-optee member in May 2023 and was appointed as a full Board member in April 2024..