I am Sam Roden

Chief Executive

Since coming into property in 2009 Sam has worked in many sectors from planning to land referencing. Prior to founding Storm, Sam spent the previous 8 years working for Deloitte LLP where he helped clients within the Property, Care and Investment Management Industries such as FTSE 100 House Builders, FTSE 250 Regeneration Companies, Local Authorities & the NHS and Pension Schemes Investing in Property. While he was there he led One of Deloitte’s most impactful programs, “Business in the Classroom” which inspires vulnerable adults and schoolchildren from deprived areas to consider a career in business, increases their knowledge and experience of the workplace (which can be very daunting) and improves overall employability skills. He was also a mentor to a number of vulnerable adults as part of the “Teach First” program, who typically came from an unfortunate background however had the potential to shine. He found these areas to be the most rewarding part of his job and has decided now to focus all of his time on giving members of our community a better chance at getting the life they deserve.

I am John Gannon

Technology & Risk Director

John is responsible for the overall risk framework of Storm as well as ensuring our internal technology and processes are market leading. John founded the highly successful Home builders “Asquith Homes” and prior to that, was a founding director of TerraQuest, a highly successful consultancy business which provides specialist property services to major infrastructure and regeneration projects as well as creating the Planning Portal. John and his team have a proven track record of delivering high quality developments and is now turning his focus to developing homes that make a difference.

I am Richard Starkey

Chair

Richard’s passion is to work with ethical, sustainable, high growth businesses who are serious about further success and growth. His practical, collaborative approach and ability to identify issues and find workable solutions achieves real results for businesses as demonstrated by his leadership of the following organisations:

• Chairman, Hillcrest Homes
• Managing Director, St Joseph Homes Ltd (Berkeley Group Holdings PLC)
• Director of Property Investments, Elysium Capital
• COO of Crosby Lend Lease, a UK division of the Lend Lease corporation, with global revenues of c$10bn.

I am Dena Burgher

Non-Executive Director

Dena is an Independent Director who’ s primary aim is to assist businesses and social impactorganisations operating in the Residential Real Estate sector to increase market share and achieve tangible growth. Dena has worked for both the public and private sector in a career spanning more than 25 years and she has been involved with many high profile projects across the Midlands including Housing Action Trusts, Prince’s Foundation and Homes England Developer Programmes. Dena has held strategic Board Level roles for blue chip FTSE 250 construction companies as well as Senior roles for public sector organisations including:

• New Business Director, Vistry Partnerships
• Business Development Director, Kier Living
• Regional Business Development Manager, Lovell
• Asst. Head of Home Ownership, Waterloo Housing Association

I am Mike Dunn

Non-Executive Director

Mike’s main area of focus is on housing and development especially those that bring social value. Mike is an experienced Main Board Director with 10 years of listed and FTSE250 CFO experience including:

• Non-executive Director, London & Continental Railways PLC
• Non-executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing Trust
• Group Finance Director, St Modwen Properties PLC
• Group Finance Director, May Gurney Integrated Services PLC

I am CALLUM WATSON

Governance and HR Director

Callum is an experienced HR professional with a varied background working in finance, logistics and higher education. Callum specialises in HR value-add and working at a senior level to deliver an HR agenda aligned to organisational deliverables.

Callum’s previous roles include:

• Senior HR Business Partner at the University of Edinburgh – Leading the HR Strategy for a business area with 1000+ employees.
• Senior HR Advisor at Aegon – Supporting the HR delivery in a wide and varied client base in a complex matrix financial services environment.
• HR Business Partner at DHL Logistics – Driving an inclusive HR strategy in a large logistics depot.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

I am Mark Jones

Head of New Business

Mark Jones leads the team responsible for sourcing new sites. Mark has worked in Affordable Housing for over 20 years with a refreshing mix of both commercial housebuilding (14 years) and non-profit RP (9 years) experience. Mark has delivered over 400 homes across the Midlands and Lincolnshire over the past 2 years for Longhurst Group and previously worked for Kier Living and Larkfleet Homes.

Mark has developed strong relationships with local authority housing and planning teams as well as landowners, contractors and housebuilders, allowing a steady pipeline of high-quality sites at good prices that meet the requirements of the local authorities.

I am Marie Kotter

Head of Financial Reporting

Marie is a finance professional with extensive industry experience across a number of sectors. She has experience producing both internal and external financial reporting, implementing internal processes and controls and supporting the team to continue to learn and develop.

She enjoys engaging across the business to support commercial growth, deliver insight to aid decision making and working with others to improve ways of working.

I am Josh Roden

Land & Development Manager

Josh has worked with Storm Property to refine the development appraisal process and manages the land and development opportunities for the company. Having previously worked as a chartered accountant at Deloitte, Josh used those skills to create internal models that are both efficient and compliant. Josh has great project management experience, having managed international audits of FTSE 250 companies, as well as helping grow SME entities including taking some through the IPO process.

Josh is a people person with strong interpersonal skills to build and manage relationships with housebuilders, agents, landowners and local authorities. During his time at Storm Property Josh has built an in-depth knowledge of the development process and social housing market.

I am Bernie Hutcheson

Project Director

Bernie is responsible for the planning, organisation and management of development and technology projects. Bernie possess over 25 years’ experience working in a management role, of which 12 years are at Director / Senior Management level including working alongside John Gannon at both TerraQuest and Land Assembly Services.

I am Andrew Mudie

Construction Director

Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry and was the founder of the successful construction business “Bistas Construction”. Andy has an in-depth knowledge and experience of all aspects of construction, including structural, mechanical and electrical. Andrew oversees all site appraisals, costing and development management for all projects.

I am Louis Howard

Project Manager

Having graduated from University of Salford, Louis worked within a Capital Project Advisory team that offered project assurance and traditional consultancy services on key construction projects and infrastructure programmes across the UK. Having achieved MRICS status, Louis now works closely with Andrew Duffy to deliver specialist supported housing Schemes across the UK.

I am Aujas Dattani

Relationship Director

After studying Care and Psychology at college and university, Aujas has worked in a number of care roles across Care Homes, Respite Centres and Support Providers for adults with learning difficulties. Recently Aujas has been the business development lead for a variety of large corporations helping their businesses grow and making a difference. Aujas is passionate about the care industry and her main focus now is to work collaboratively with our stakeholders, including commissioners, care providers and housing associations ensure that Storm Property meets their current needs and strategic aims.

I am Rav Kumar

Architectural consultant

With over 20 years of experience in property and architecture Rav has delivered a wide range of services to both the public and private sectors with a range that encompasses retail, commercial, residential, hotel and leisure, industrial, community and the expanding mixed use market Rav has a proven track record, working with local authorities and market leading developers on a range of projects from new developments to urban regeneration and City Centre scheme. Being a Director of an architecture company involved in the design of green buildings for over a decade Rav has acquired a great breadth and depth of knowledge, experience and understanding. This enables Rav to bring to any project an ability to discern the right approach to deliver sustainability, and one which will be commercially viable and operationally successful. These are key skills in ensuring Rav can manage any project helping bring your properties up to the highest standard.

I am Mandy Gannon

Finance Director

Mandy is responsible for financial management. Mandy has a wealth of experience gained in the financial services sector: including corporate banking and mortgages. Mandy has held non-exec posts for housing corporations and sat on Audit & Risk and Asset Development Committees.

I am Victoria Mudie

Marketing Director

Victoria is responsible for design and marketing. Victoria has worked in Marketing for the last 15 years, both within Design and Digital agencies at Board Level as well as in Commercial Marketing for a large Financial Services provider.