We have extensive experience in the healthcare sector. We work closely with a hand picked senior management team who share a wealth of experience and, like us, are committed to delivering the highest possible quality of care.

Ray Miles, Non-Executive Director and Chairman

Ray Miles became a Non-Executive Director of the Company in June 2006 and succeeded Bill Colvin as its Chairman on 1 January 2008. Mr Miles has spent most of his career in the shipping and transport industry. From 1988 until December 2005, Mr Miles was chief executive officer of CP Ships Limited and was also the senior independent director of Stelmar Shipping Limited from 2004 to 2005. Mr Miles is Deputy Chairman of International Personal Finance PLC which, on 16 July 2007, demerged from Provident Financial PLC. He is chairman of the Devon Community Foundation and joined the advisory board of Stena AB in 2006.

Ray Miles, Non-Executive Director and Chairman

Executive Directors

The executive directors have combined sector experience of more than thirty years, and as principals are well-known and respected by industry professionals.

Bill Colvin was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Company in March 2005, when the Group acquired the Highfield Group. On 1 January 2008 he stood down as Chairman and succeeded Philip Scott as Chief Executive of the Company. He joined NHP PLC in 2000 and became chief executive later that year. Prior to 2000 he was group finance director of British Borneo Oil & Gas PLC for seven years. Mr Colvin currently holds non-executive directorship positions at, Scottish Care Limited, Energy XXI PLC and BSN Medical. Mr Colvin is a business and economics graduate from Edinburgh University and he qualified as a Scottish Chartered Accountant in 1982 at Ernst and Young.

Bill Colvin, Chief Executive

Richard Midmer was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2008. He previously worked in the oil and gas sector as Finance Director of British-Borneo Oil & Gas Plc. He joined NHP plc, the quoted care home company, as Group Finance Director in November 2000 where he worked until its acquisition by private equity in February 2005. He is a non-executive Director of Rugby Estates Investment Trust plc.

Richard Midmer - Group Finance Director

Kamma Foulkes was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 3 July 2008. A registered nurse, Kamma has worked within the residential and nursing care sector since the early 1990’s. She was an Operations Director for Southern Cross Healthcare from 1998-2003. At this time she joined Highfield Care Limited in the position of Managing Director. She returned to Southern Cross in that role in March 2005, when the Highfield Group was acquired by Southern Cross. Ms. Foulkes became Group Operations Director in early 2007 with responsibility for approximately 50% of the Company’s portfolio of elderly homes. She is a non-executive director of the English Community Care Association.

Kamma Foulkes - Head of Elderly Care

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