Clare is the General Counsel & Group Company Secretary of Vistry Group PLC. Vistry Group are a FTSE250 company who build sustainable new homes and communities under the brands of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Drew Smith and Vistry Partnerships. The Group’s partnerships business works closely with Government bodies, housing associations and local authorities to support their social and affordable housing needs. She oversees the legal, compliance, company secretarial, corporate governance, internal audit, risk management and data privacy functions.
Prior to Vistry, Clare was the Deputy General Counsel and Company Secretary of ConvaTec Group Plc a FTSE250 provider of medical devices and healthcare solutions for people living with chronic conditions. Clare is a qualified solicitor.
Naomi is a partner at Trowers & Hamlins LLP sitting in their banking and finance team. Naomi has over 17 years’ experience acting for borrowers and lenders in the social housing finance sector with a particular specialism in debt capital markets transactions including bond issues and private placements.
Naomi is passionate about sustainable finance and has published several articles on the subject. Naomi was part of the working group that developed the Sustainability Reporting Standard for UK Social Housing and currently sits on the working group and various sub groups for the Impact Reporting Project which aims to come up with a consistent set of metrics for impact reporting for institutional investors into affordable housing. She is a regular speaker on the topics of ESG and sustainable finance in a social housing finance context.
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