Leadership

John Hickman

Operational Finance Director

Telford Homes

With over 20 years’ experience working in finance roles, John joined Telford Homes in March 2011 as Financial Controller, before being appointed Operational Finance Director in 2017. John is responsible for all aspects of the finance function within Telford Homes – including statutory compliance, tax, FP&A, SOX, group reporting, debt funding and compliance. During his time with the business, John has overseen the expansion of the group’s finance function and the integration with CBRE; including US GAAP reporting and the adoption of SOX.

Liam Foweather

General Counsel

Telford Homes

Liam joined Telford Homes in October 2021, with over 20 years of experience of acting for large real estate developers, obtained both in-house and from private practice. Liam has a wide and varied role at Telford Homes, which includes leading the Telford in-house team, strategic legal advice, risk detection, prevention and mitigation, overseeing Telford’s legal matters, including transactions, and managing external counsel. Liam is a member of the Senior Management team at Telford Homes and, along with his team, regularly works with the Sustainability team to ensure that Legal supports sustainability initiatives within the business, including policy and governance

Susan Venton

Head of People, TCC Europe

Telford Homes

Since joining Telford Homes in April 2021 as the People Director, Susan’s role has expanded to include the wider TCC Logistics operation in Europe currently covering Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Susan is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and is responsible for supporting senior managers with talent and leadership development, succession planning, employee engagement and organisation design, as well as building capability to support the attraction, retention, and development of employees. Susan is also responsible for the oversight and management of complex employee relations, contract and policy development, people process implementation and operational HR activities. Prior to joining Telford Homes, Susan previously held Head of European Business Partner roles and Specialist Employee Relations roles at Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings, Citi and Moody’s. Susan left Moody’s to join GAIN Capital as their Head of HR EMEA/APAC before opening her own HR Consultancy business, where she became acquainted with CBRE and Telford Homes.

Martin Kelly

Construction Management and Remediation Director

Telford Homes

Martin joined Telford Homes in 2023 as Construction Management and Remediation Director. With nearly 40 years’ experience in the industry, Martin is responsible for all Operations of Telford Homes projects – including Pre-construction, Technical, Commercial and Construction. Martin’s role includes setting the strategy for the Operations Department, project approach, change management and stakeholder engagement. Martin sits on the Executive Leadership Team which allows him to input into wider Company strategy. Martin has held Director level and Managing Director positions with KPMG, Arup, Severfield plc and Qualter Hall. Martin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a Quantity Surveyor and holds a law degree.