Leadership

Key skills and experience:

Adam’s background in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management laid the foundation for a diverse career in housebuilding. After joining the industry in 2009 with Bloor Homes, he expanded his expertise with Galliford Try Partnerships, where he gained insights into the partnership model, and later at Countryside Partnerships, where he helped establish the West Midlands division.

Over the years, Adam rose to the role of Managing Director in the West Midlands, followed by Divisional Managing Director, overseeing operations across the East Midlands, West Midlands, and South West. During this time, he successfully led the regions through Countryside’s year-end, contributing over £50m in EBITDA profit.

Following Countryside’s acquisition by Vistry Group in late 2022, Adam transitioned Divisional Chair. Adam brings his extensive commercial expertise to partnerships with local authorities, registered affordable housing providers, private rental funders, and community stakeholders, delivering high-quality living environments.

Appointed to the Board: 11 November 2022

Committee memberships: None

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Tim joined the Group as part of the acquisition of Countryside Partnerships plc in 2022 where he served as CFO. He has strong financial and commercial expertise having served for seven years as CFO of Wincanton Plc, the largest British third party logistics company, before joining Countryside. Prior to Wincanton Plc, Tim held a number of senior group, divisional and international finance roles at large listed companies, including Serco and Sea Containers. Tim qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte where he worked for seven years based in the UK and North America.

His role is responsible for setting the financial strategy and policy of the Group and covers all areas of finance, including tax and treasury. He holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

What he brings to the Board:

Leadership, strategic focus, financial and accounting expertise.

External appointments:

None

Appointed to the Board: 16 May 2024

Committee memberships: Chair of the Nomination Committee, and Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee

Key skills and experience:

Rob has held leadership positions across both the public and private sectors. Rob was appointed Chair of the Met Office Board in July 2018, a position he held until November 2024.His experience includes over 10 years as Chief Executive Officer of STV Group plc leading its successful transformation into a pre-eminent digital media group. He had previously been Commercial Director at Channel 4 Television, Managing Director with UBS Corporate Finance and lead partner for Deloitte’s Telecoms, Media & Technology Industry Group in Europe. As Chair he oversaw the sale of technology company Blancco plc last year to US private equity. Rob was appointed as Chair of Glasgow Caledonian University in February 2018, a position held until February 2025.

What he brings to the Board:

Experienced CEO with executive and operational transformation experience within listed companies. Holds current Chair and Non-Executive Director roles in listed and Government agency organisations.

External appointments:

Listed: Chair of Ebiquity plc and Chair of Lumi Gruppen

Appointed to the Board: 16 May 2024

Committee memberships: Member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee

Key skills and experience:

Alice has been Managing Director of Mitie Group plc’s Communities division since 2021. She started her career with management consultancy McKinsey, working extensively across the UK and US in the infrastructure, transport, hospitality and retail sectors. Alice joined Compass Group in 2013, serving as Group Head of Strategy and M&A and subsequently in Managing Director positions for Compass UK.

What she brings to the Board:

Extensive experience within management consultancy across the UK and US as well as holding senior executive roles within FTSE companies. Strong focus on delivering strategic and operational change and investment in people driven culture.

External appointments:

None.

Appointed to the Board: 18 May 2022

Committee memberships: Chair of the Audit Committee, and Member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee

Key skills and experience:

Rowan is a highly experienced Chief Financial Officer in construction and development. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Essentra plc. Prior to this Rowan was Chief Financial Officer of Laing O'Rourke, and from 2017 to 2024, was the Chief Financial Officer of McCarthy Stone. Prior to joining McCarthy & Stone in 2012, she worked in finance for Barclays Bank plc and professional services for PwC.

Rowan has a masters degree in Law from Cambridge University and is a qualified accountant (FCA) and chartered tax adviser.

What she brings to the Board:

Extensive experience of the construction sector and the challenges it faces to improve productivity, deliver greater certainty for clients and overcome a long-standing skills shortage. Her financial expertise and sector experience will further strengthen the Board as the Company delivers its growth strategy.

External appointments:

Listed: Essentra plc

Appointed to the Board: 18 May 2023

Committee memberships: Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and Member of the Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee

Key skills and experience:

Paul is a highly experienced Chief Executive Officer in the hospitality sector and an experienced Non-Executive Director. He is currently CEO of CapStar Hotel Company  and has more than 45 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Paul founded the original CapStar Hotel Company in 1987. In August 1996, the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CHO).  He was Chairman & CEO of the REIT MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:MHX) and the operating company MeriStar Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:MMH).  He served as Chairman and CEO of Interstate Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:IHR) and President & CEO of Loews Hotels & Resorts. From 2007 until 2018 Paul served on the board of NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of America’s largest home builders.

Paul currently serves on the Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation Inc. (NYSE:BYD), operator of 28 gaming entertainment properties, and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV), a leading global timeshare company. He is also the Remuneration Committee Chair for Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. He is active with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a member of its national Board of Trustees.

What he brings to the Board:

Experienced Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair. Strong Board and broad strategic advisory experience having served on numerous Boards including a leading America homebuilder.

External appointments:

Listed: Boyd Gaming Corporation Inc. (NYSE:BYD) and Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE:HGV)

Appointed to the Board: 01 October 2025 

Committee memberships: Member of the Nomination Committee, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. 

Key skills and experience: 

Sue brings a wealth of experience in marketing, branding, and corporate communications to the Board, following a distinguished executive career that includes senior roles such as the first Director of Marketing at the BBC, Corporate Affairs Director at Thames Television, and Director of Communications at Vauxhall Motors. 

In her non-executive career, Sue has held numerous board-level positions and currently serves on the boards of Ebiquity plc (as Chair of the Remuneration Committee), Helical plc, and THG plc, where she is Senior Independent Director at both. Her previous non-executive roles include Dairy Crest plc, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, New Look plc, BAT plc, the Unlimited Group, and Lookers plc. She has also served as a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces and is a former Chair of both the Marketing Society and the Marketing Group of Great Britain. 

What she brings to the Board:

Extensive expertise in marketing, branding, and corporate communications, alongside significant operational and board-level experience. 

External appointments:

Listed: Ebiquity plc, Helical plc and THG plc.

Appointed to the Board: 12 January 2024

Committee memberships: None

Key skills and experience:

Usman is the Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Browning West. Prior to founding Browning West, he was Senior Partner at H Partners Management, LLC, a New York-based investment management firm. Usman also held previous roles as an Analyst at Perry Capital LLC and as a Private Equity Associate at The Carlyle Group. He began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard Frères in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions group.

Previously, Usman served on the Board of Directors of Domino’s Pizza Group plc as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee, where he also co-led the search processes for both the Chairman and CEO positions. Usman also served on the Board of Directors of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, where he was Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee, and where he also co-led two CEO search processes. He also served as Six Flags’ Executive Chairman during its emergence from bankruptcy in 2010. Additionally, Usman served on the Board of Directors of Tempur Sealy International Inc., where he was Chairman of the CEO Search Committee, a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, and a member of the Compensation Committee.

Usman earned his B.A. from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

What he brings to the Board:

Experienced Non-Executive Director. Strong Board and broad strategic advisory experience having served on numerous Boards.

External appointments:

Non-Listed: Browning West LP

Key skills and experience:

Adam’s background in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management laid the foundation for a diverse career in housebuilding. After joining the industry in 2009 with Bloor Homes, he expanded his expertise with Galliford Try Partnerships, where he gained insights into the partnership model, and later at Countryside Partnerships, where he helped establish the West Midlands division.

Over the years, Adam rose to the role of Managing Director in the West Midlands, followed by Divisional Managing Director, overseeing operations across the East Midlands, West Midlands, and South West. During this time, he successfully led the regions through Countryside’s year-end, contributing over £50m in EBITDA profit.

Following Countryside’s acquisition by Vistry Group in late 2022, Adam transitioned to his current role as Divisional Chair. Today, he brings his extensive commercial expertise to partnerships with local authorities, registered affordable housing providers, private rental funders, and community stakeholders, delivering high-quality living environments across Yorkshire, North Midlands & the West.

Key skills and experience:

Tim joined the Group as part of the acquisition of Countryside Partnerships plc in 2022 where he served as CFO. He has strong financial and commercial expertise having served for seven years as CFO of Wincanton Plc, the largest British third party logistics company, before joining Countryside. Prior to Wincanton Plc, Tim held a number of senior group, divisional and international finance roles at large listed companies, including Serco and Sea Containers. Tim qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte where he worked for seven years based in the UK and North America.

His role is responsible for setting the financial strategy and policy of the Group and covers all areas of finance, including tax and treasury. He holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

Key skills and experience:

Stephen was appointed as Chief Executive of Vistry Partnerships on completion of the acquisition of Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships. Stephen joined Galliford Try in 2006 and was appointed Chief Executive of its Partnerships business in 2016. He is a Chartered Surveyor and has more than 25 years’ experience in the regeneration and affordable housing sectors, with time spent both commissioning schemes as well as working in the private sector, giving him a unique perspective on joint ventures, regeneration and mixed-tenure delivery. Stephen is also Chair of the Housing Forum, a cross-sector membership network of 150 organisations and businesses that collaborates to promote improved supply and better-quality homes.

Stephen leads the Partnerships Division which is a hybrid business, fusing partner delivery programmes and mixed tenure housing delivery. He provides a unique perspective on joint ventures, regeneration and mixed-tenure delivery and oversees 10 operating business units.

Key skills and experience:

Clare is a qualified solicitor with over twenty years’ experience. She joined the Group in May 2021 and was previously Deputy General Counsel and Company Secretary at ConvaTec Group PLC from its listing in 2016 to 2021. Prior to ConvaTec, Clare held increasingly senior legal roles at listed businesses after leaving private practice in 2007.

Clare provides expert and strategic legal advice, with a focus on legal and regulatory risk management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate projects, governance, and contracts. She is also responsible for legal, compliance, privacy, insurance, and company secretarial functions.

Key skills and experience:

Michael Stirrop is part of Vistry Group’s Executive Leadership Team, and as Chief Commercial Officer oversees the development of the company’s MMC (Modern Methods of Construction) operations.

These MMC operations are run by Vistry Works, an instrumental part of the Vistry Group strategy which allows the business to deliver modern methods of construction at scale and build high quality new homes faster, more economically and in a more environmentally friendly way.

Vistry Works comprises three factories: Vistry Works Warrington, Vistry Works Leicester and the newly relaunched Vistry Works East Midlands.

Michael has worked at the company for 19 years and was previously Group Strategic Operations Director, also working in three operational regional business units based in the West Midlands, Northern Home Counties and Kent.

Key skills and experience:

Moving from a 9-year career with Carillion, James joined the formally known Galliford Try Construction in 2001 as a Project Manager and since then worked for both the Construction and Partnerships Divisions holding several senior posts including Contracts Manager, Operations Director, Managing Director and Divisional Managing Director. When the Vistry Group was formed, James continued in the role of Divisional Managing Director for the North and Midlands and then moved on to become Divisional Chairman for the North and Midlands post the Countryside acquisition.

James graduated in 1992 from Nottingham Trent University with a first-class honours degree in Construction Management.

Key skills and experience:

Dan is Executive Chair of the London Division and a member of Vistry's Executive Leadership team. Dan has 20 years’ experience in the sector, specialising in mixed tenure housing delivery in partnership with Local Authorities, Housing Associations and Build to Rent providers.  

Dan has led teams delivering some of London’s most prominent housing led regeneration, working closely with partners and community stakeholders to deliver transformational outcomes. Dan currently serves on 12 joint venture boards and plays a key role in leveraging the complementary skillsets of partners to successfully deliver complex schemes.

Dan has a background in Development Management and joined the Vistry Group following the acquisition of Countryside Partnerships in 2022. His previous roles have included Development Director, Managing Director of the West London region and most recently London Divisional Chair.