Syncora staff
We’re part of an award-winning group of charities and companies employing more than 700 staff who work with a shared purpose: to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Working in challenging areas, our staff are at the heart of our continued growth; constantly going one step further for our customers and driving our organisation forward.
The Syncora Board
The non-executive members on our Syncora Board play an important role in setting the direction of travel for Acorn, Delphi, SafeNet and Calico Enterprise, as well as ensuring the highest standards of governance and integrity underpin our work.
Richard Jones, Chair of the Board
Richard has a background in health and social care, having held Executive roles in both local government and the NHS, and as a senior civil servant with the Department of Health. In recent years, Richard has spent time working on integrating health and care services in Greater Manchester.
Karen Ainsworth, Vice Chair
Karen manages Smile Mediation, a social enterprise which is based in South West Burnley which provides specialist training, coaching and mediation services
Sue Moore
Sue has a clinical background having been a radiographer in her early career. She has worked in a number executive roles within the NHS for nearly 20 years, covering all healthcare sectors, and currently she is working with NHS England. Sue also provides strategic advice to a number of charities who have a focus on Veterans Mental Health.
Andrew Henderson
Andrew leads, inspires and guides people, boards and businesses to phenomenal success. With a background in procurement and supply chain management, he rose to Commercial and then Managing Director during his previous 21-year tenure at a leading North West IT company.
Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq is Managing Director of Think Inclusive, a consultancy working on equality, strategy and inclusive leadership. He was recently a Director at Jigsaw Group and has worked at senior level in local authorities for over fifteen years. Mushtaq is committed to ensuring that disadvantaged communities have access to housing, employment and training opportunities.
Sharon Livesey
Sharon has worked in both the public and private sector property services industry for over 28 years, currently working as Head of Property Operations for Liberata UK Limited. She has also worked as an independent consultant providing expert property advice to clients.
Kelly Shaw
Kelly has an 18-year track record of working in executive and non-executive recruitment. Working across many professional disciplines within social housing, local government, central government, health, education and the charitable sector she began her recruitment career with KPMG.
Sallie Bridgen
Sallie has a background in housing and homelessness, having previously held senior roles in Shelter and The National Housing Federation. More recently, her freelance work has focussed on inclusive leadership and governance, and on tackling inequalities in health and opportunity. She is also Deputy Chair of an NHS Integrated Trust.
Joanne Peters
Joanne is a chartered accountant and consultant who works across Local Government, Housing and Charity sectors. She is passionate about supporting organisations to maximise resources for the benefit of local communities.
