Charlotte Douglass - DIRECTOR
Director Charlotte joined the asset management team at Equitix in June 2016. She has particular focus on the real estate assets within the Funds. Charlotte has over 13 years of transactional and advisory experience in Real Estate. Prior to Equitix, Charlotte was an Assistant Director within the Real Estate Corporate Finance team at Ernst & Young – undertaking transactional activity, strategic consultancy and restructuring across the Care Homes, Retail, Office, student accommodation and residential sectors for a range of private and public sector clients. Charlotte trained as a Commercial Property Surveyor at King Sturge, has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham, an MSc in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University and is a member of RICS.
Elaine Siew - DIRECTOR
Elaine is the CEO of gbpartnerships group and Board Director of three public private LIFT companies. Elaine leads gbpartnerships group, a multi-faceted group of companies focussing on asset and project management, consultancy services, property development and investment in primary care estate, the wider health and social care sector, retail and housing.
gbpartnerships manage and deliver asset services to an estate worth in excess of £800m, the gbpartnerships consult team provide estates consultancy and partnering services to all LIFTCo stakeholders and other public sector clients. Elaine holds a medical degree and is a chartered accountant with 15 years’ experience as a Corporate Finance partner. Elaine has been a member of The LIFT Council since 2006.
Hugh Robinson - DIRECTOR
Hugh has 20 years’ experience of projects utilising Public Private Partnership (PPP), private finance and joint ventures models. Hugh has created and managed successful project solutions for clients and partners across a wide range of sectors, with his projects ultimately delivering new health buildings, housing, schools, civic offices and a host of other social infrastructure. He is a director of a number of LIFTCos on behalf of Equitix and has a strong interest in both sustainability and the enhanced health outcomes delivered by the LIFT estate.
Simon Waters - DIRECTOR
Simon is the Southern Regional Director for Community Health Partnerships, responsible for strategic engagement and stakeholder management across multiple health economies within the region. As part of this role, he is a Board Director on 8 specialist health and social care Public Private Partnerships, managing a £200m regional investment portfolio comprising of 27 facilities in the primary care, community, and mental health sectors.
Starting from his original career in construction management, Simon has over 25 years’ experience leading on the design, build, finance, and operation of estates infrastructure, with specialist experience in the healthcare sector. He is CHP’s national lead for Corporate Social Responsibility, developing policy and positioning CHP in matters of community wealth, social value, sustainability, and staff wellbeing.
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Ben Chilcott - DIRECTOR
Ben Chilcott has worked in the NHS for 30 years in various finance roles. He is currently the Associate Director of Finance for Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG. He has been closely involved in the LIFT contracts since their implementation in Plymouth.