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Trustees

Gary Lashko

Chair of Trustees

Gary is the former Chief Executive of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, where he served for eight years until retiring in 2024, concluding a career dedicated to housing, care, homelessness, and mental health services. Before joining the Royal Hospital, he held senior leadership roles at CHS Group in Cambridge, Sanctuary Carr-Gomm, Carr-Gomm, and Providence Row Housing Association, working across services for older people, young people, street homelessness, and supported housing. He has also chaired several national bodies, including the Mental Health Providers Forum and the Revolving Doors Agency, contributing to sector-wide improvement and advocacy. Born in Leicester and a graduate of Clare College, Cambridge, he now lives near Cambridge with his partner and their three adult children.

David Rossington CB

Vice Chair

A retired senior civil servant, David held a number of Board roles including that of Finance Director for two government departments, one of which was the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. He is a member of the Advisory Committee on National Records and Archives, and also a trustee of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation, of the Earth Trust (an Oxfordshire environmental charity), and of an arts charity in Oxford which works with homeless people, Arts at the Old Fire Station. David is co-chair of the Audit & Risk, Finance and HR Committee.

Charles Peach

Treasurer

Charles served a short service commission in the British Army before starting an investment banking career in 1995. In 2018 he co-founded and was Chief Financial Officer, Board and Investment Committee member of Yew Grove REIT plc, an Irish Real Estate Investment Trust. In 2022 Yew Grove REIT was sold to Slate Office Trust and he became Chief Financial Officer of that C$2bn multinational Real Estate Investment Trust. Charles is a member of Stoll’s Audit & Risk, Finance and HR Committee

Karl Craig

Karl is an Investment Manager at Canaccord Genuity, responsible for building and managing tailored investment portfolios for private clients and charities of the firm. Karl sits on the firm’s Investment Trust’s selection committee and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Following his degree at Exeter University, Karl embarked on a five-year Short Service Commission as an Officer in the British Army serving around the world. Upon leaving the Army, Karl went on to pursue a career in wealth management with Barclays Private Bank where he provided investment advice for private clients, family offices and trusts. In addition, Karl is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and sits on their membership committee. Karl is co-chair of the Audit & Risk, Finance and HR Committee.

Paul Brookes BSc BArch RIBA ACIArb

Paul is an architect and expert witness who has now retired from running his own award-winning practice for over thirty-five years, directing the activities of several teams on multi-million pound residential projects. He is a specialist in housing development in conservation areas, often involving listed buildings.  Paul is skilled in optimising design projects to achieve maximum commercial and operational efficiency. He is experienced in social, affordable and shared ownership residential design for several well-known housing associations and now a Trustee at Stoll working on the Development Committee, as well as a Board Member at Sussex Housing & Care.

David Arthur FRICS

David has extensive commercial and residential property experience including 27 years working for Segro, latterly as Head of Group Performance Management. David has recently retired after 8 yrs as Director of Estates and Planning at Blind Veterans where he was responsible for a wide range of operational and investment properties. He is currently a trustee of a local charity running a small portfolio of flats and houses. David is a member of the Housing Services Committee.

Dr Ian Fyfe-Green BSc CertIoD PGDip MSc DBA CMgr FCMI FInstLM FRAeS MIoD

Ian joined the Royal Navy in 1992 as a Direct Entry Seaman Officer, serving in HMS BRAZEN and GLASGOW before transferring to the Fleet Air Arm as an Air Traffic Control Officer. A Fighter Controller in HMS ARK ROYAL and SATCO in HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, Ian has also controlled at several RAF and Naval Air Stations, the last of which in sub-Unit Command. Ian served overseas in Rome as part of the EU response to the migration crisis and latterly in a Defence Engagement role in SE Asia. His final military appointment was as the Head of Airspace Policy & Strategy for the MoD, within the Civil Aviation Authority at Gatwick. Leaving the RN in 2021, Ian now works for Thales as their UK Head of Compliance within safety engineering and is also a Trustee for a Naval benevolence charity. Ian is a member of the Audit & Risk, Finance and HR Committee.

Carol Rooker

Carol has spent the majority of her career working in housing organisations, in both unitary and district councils, across England. Her current role is at Central Bedfordshire, where she is Head of Housing Operations, where the stock is around 5,600 properties. Carol has experience of managing teams delivering all aspects of landlord functions, including income management, estates management, allocations, supported housing, as well as resident engagement. Carol was previously a Board member for a small Hertfordshire based Housing Association for 8 years, and lives in Bedfordshire. She is a member of Stoll’s Housing Services Committee.

Stephen Elliott

Stephen has over 25 years’ experience in the London property market, specialising in investment, complex development and regeneration. He advises a broad range of clients, including family offices, private investment companies, high net-worth individuals, institutional investors and public sector bodies, including the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the BBC and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Stephen has previously worked at leading City law firms, including Hogan Lovells International LLP and TLT LLP, where he was a partner advising on major development, regeneration and investment transactions. He has extensive experience across all commercial property asset classes, particularly offices, retail and leisure. Stephen is a member of the Development Committee.