WiP Limited appoints new Directors and Non-Executive Directors

Women in Property News

Thursday January 23, 2025

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Directors and two Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Women in Property Ltd.  We advertised the Board opportunities in the newsletter, on the website and Linked In and were delighted with the high quality responses received.  We had two afternoons of interviews resulting in four fantastic appointments who each bring the skills and additional professional acumen the organisation needs as we continue to grow.

Nicola Rudman and Siobhan Ryder will both be familiar faces to North West members, having been members of Women in Property for some years and both join the Board as Directors.  

Nicola heads Strategic Business Development for Fairhurst Architects and brings extensive experience in management accounting, finance and risk mitigation.  She is North West branch Treasurer and a former branch Chair.  With her ten year involvement with WiP, Nic is keen to help support and maintain the integrity of the organisation.  She is a highly accomplished Finance Manager with extensive experience in driving profitability, enhancing productivity, and mitigating financial risks.  

Siobhan runs her own consultancy business, Campbell Consult, providing marketing, business development and BID support services to construction clients.  She is a long-standing member of WiP and is currently sponsorship co-ordinator for the North West branch.  Siobhan was keen to get more involved with WiP at Board level,  as we have a strong track record for supporting women navigating their careers in the property sector.  Siobhan is committed to sharing knowledge, skills and experience with the next generation of property professionals, as well as helping to shape the future strategic direction of WiP, to ensure the continuity of professionalism and high standards.

Dan Sames joins as a Non-Executive Director.  A Senior Lecturer of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University, he has been a tremendous supporter of the National Student Awards programme, putting forward students for the South East Awards year on year. Seeing many of the participants from Oxford Brookes build careers within the property sector and become role models, was the motivation to have more involvement with Women in Property and help the organisation champion women within the industry. Dan has been a local government councillor for 25 years, with extensive experience of dealing with politicians from all parties at both a national and a local level.  His experience at Oxford Brookes also connects him with the entire property sector.

Hannah Allum is our second NED.  Hannah advises on the global real estate portfolio at Shell, including initiatives focused on sustainability and energy transition, where she has worked to integrate renewable solutions into real estate development.  Hannah is a lawyer by background and experienced in corporate governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement and is adept at identifying opportunities for growth and efficiency, all of which are important skills for this role.

The appointments come further to a three-year period of organisational change and restructuring, now we have moved from an Unincorporated Association to a Company Limited by Guarantee, retaining our not-for-profit status, and joining all Branches and associated Event Hubs into one administrative structure.  The membership and support structure has grown significantly over the last couple of years and there is some truly inspiring work going on across the Branches, as well as some fabulous events.  

Our eight-strong Board now includes six WiP members – Candice Blackwood, Rachel Bell, Shannon Conway, Hannah Lloyd, Nicola Rudman and Siobhan Ryder, as well as Dan Sames and Hannah Allum.  All are voluntary roles, for a four-year term.  Former National Chair Nicola Jones also attends Board meetings in an advisory capacity.  The National Team – National Chair, National Vice Chair and immediate past National Chair - also attend the quarterly Board meetings, together with members of the Executive team as required.

With the formation of the new Limited Board, we say goodbye to four NEDs and one director, who were members of the National Advisory Board and have each retired at different times over the three year transition process.  Each have in different ways inspired, provoked and given us the benefit of their knowledge, guidance and support through the changes of the past few years.  So, a heartfelt thank you to our former NEDs Simon Marks (Arcadis), Iestyn Roberts (Freeport Retail), Keith Clarke CBE (the Active Building Centre), Gail Robson (London Park Lane Associates), and to Ann Allen (now Executive Director Campus Innovation and Development at the University of Leeds).  We are immensely grateful to you all for your time and commitment to Women in Property over many years.


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