Longstanding team members step up to C-suite

Inspired Villages, the Nottingham-based provider of later living space, has added to its leadership team after two of the people who have been with the company since it began trading have join the C-suite.

Neal Dale takes on the role of chief development and property officer and James Cobb will become cief customer officer.

Neal Dale

Dale, who has 30 years’ experience, was previously development director. He will now take on the continued responsibility for Inspired Village’s land and planning, design, development and estates functions, as well as additional oversight on areas including Inspired’s ESG and overall sustainability initiatives.

Formerly sales and marketing director, Cobb’s enhanced remit will still cover strategic oversight of the sales and marketing function of the business, but now include ongoing engagement and wider support for residents through Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tactics and customer satisfaction.

Jamie Bunce, CEO of Inspired Villages, said: “We are delighted to announce the evolution of these two key roles at Inspired Villages that are integral as we enter our next phase of growth and continue to scale at pace. The creation of the roles demonstrates both our desire to secure the best sites and deliver excellence across our entire estates portfolio and our unwavering commitment to our customers, who will be at the heart of every decision we make.

“Neal and James are both passionate and committed members of our team, who have played a huge part in our success to date and know our industry inside out. We are confident that they will continue to lead their teams and the support the wider business strategy to deliver communities of happy customers, living the best years of their life.”