Our Team

Our team brings together professionals with deep understanding of the house building and housing sectors, extensive networks for sourcing investment opportunities, appreciation for developer, housebuilder and tenant requirements and operational, financial and corporate development expertise.

Sir Peter Dixon

Non-Executive Chair

Sir Peter Dixon was the Chair of the Housing Corporation between 2003 and 2008, and was knighted in 2009 for his work in the affordable housing sector.

Peter previously served as Chair of Optivo / Southern Housing and Diabetes (UK). He has also served as President of the English Rural Housing Association since 2009.
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Peter served as a Board member of National Parks Partnership between 2015 and 2018 and Chair of University College London Hospitals (UCLH) from 2001 until 2010.

Eugene Schreider, CFA, CIHM

Chief Executive Officer

Eugene worked within Lazard's financial advisory business for 14 years, advising corporate and private capital clients on strategic and financial development. In 2018, he co-founded and co-led a distinct team in London to further develop the firm's origination and execution capabilities, creating a highly motivated, effective and well-regarded team with a strong culture.

Eugene has extensive deal origination and execution experience, leading large and small multi-disciplinary teams through full transaction processes, from inception to completion, including assessing valuation, transaction and financial structuring, due diligence and negotiation of terms and documentation.

Eugene is a CFA® charterholder. He also holds the Level 5 Diploma in Housing from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Patrick Bergin

Chief Financial Officer

Patrick is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years of experience, gathered across several industries.

He has worked in property-related roles since 2006, when he joined Crest Nicholson Plc as Group Financial Controller, before being appointed to the Board in 2011, serving initially as Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Operating Officer and, from 2018, Chief Executive.

Subsequently, Patrick worked as CFO for a Modular Housing business (ilke Homes), seeking to increase housing supply through a supply-side solution.

Patrick is a Trustee of the Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust.

Angelique Noble

Director of Customer 
Experience

Angelique Noble is a senior housing professional with over 20 years’ mixed tenure experience across for-profit and not-for-profit registered providers. She specialises in customer services, housing management, and aligning housing services with both commercial and social value.

From 2021- 2025, at Sage Homes, Angelique was head of housing services leading a major housing management service internalisation, overseeing block management, rental income and community safety. She introduced a new national operating model, enhanced overall customer satisfaction, and launched a financial wellbeing service for residents.

Previous roles included restructuring services to support growth at Mount Green Housing Association, supporting the Grenfell recovery taskforce in Kensington and Chelsea and leading award-winning customer service teams at RHP.

Recognised for her collaborative leadership and expertise in understanding customer and community needs, Angelique has a strong record of driving performance, shaping policy, and building resilient, customer-focussed housing services.

Carlo Forte

Director of Delivery & Asset Management

Carlo Forte is a senior delivery and asset management professional with over 25 years’ experience spanning residential development and operational leadership within the private sector. 

From 2023–2025, Carlo served as Head of Development Operations at Sage Homes, the UK’s largest provider of new build affordable housing. He was responsible for overseeing the delivery of over 4,000 new homes per annum across s106 and structured deal types.

Prior to this, he spent eight years at Countryside within the development team, and was appointed as Development Director in 2021, with responsibility for managing teams, overseeing complex schemes and driving delivery outcomes. 

Earlier in his career, Carlo spent eight years within financial services as both a wealth advisor and stockbroker with the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown & Edward Jones, building strong commercial acumen and a disciplined approach to risk, governance and client relationships. He also brings nine years’ experience in hospitality operations, holding management roles within Forte Hotels PLC, The Goring and The Garrick Club, where he developed a strong understanding of service excellence and leadership.

Stephen Stone

Founder & Director

Stephen has enjoyed a long career with Crest Nicholson and served as Chief Executive of the company from 2005 to 2018. He moved to the position of Non-Executive Chair at the house builder in April 2019 before stepping down to serve as Chair of Keepmoat Homes between 2019 and 2021.

Stephen serves as Non-Executive Director of Orbit Group and Miller Homes. Stephen also served as a Non-Executive Director at the House Builders Federation, the industry leading lobby group, and, for nine years, at the National House Building Council (NHBC), where he was a member of the Risk, Remuneration and Consumer Committees and chaired the Construction Quality Expert Panel.

Stephen sat on a number of Government panels, including the Hackitt Review, and is a Chartered Architect.

William Rucker

Founder & Director

William began his investment banking career at Lazard in 1987 and served as CEO of its UK business for over 15 years, becoming Chair in 2019 with a focus on key client relationships and growth initiatives.
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William was Chair of Crest Nicholson between 2011 and 2018, and before that, Quintain Estates & Development between 2009 and 2015. He also served as Non-Executive Director of Rentokil Initial between 2008 and 2013.

William currently serves as Chair of ICG and British Land and of the UK Dementia Research Institute. He is a Trustee of The Racing Foundation. William previously served as Chair of Bizspace and Marston's.

William is a Chartered Accountant.

John Knevett

Non-Executive Director

John has worked in housing for over 30 years, leading the commercial, development, regeneration and sales functions and overseeing both the affordable and private business streams for A2Dominion as the Group's Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Commercial Officer from 1988 to 2018, developing over 1,000 homes p.a. Prior to the formation of A2Dominion, John was Chief Executive for A2 Housing Group, a business with £120m turnover and £1.5bn asset base.

John serves on the board of Elivia Homes and is former Chair of Orchard & Shipman Homes. John is a member of the Institute of Structural Engineers and the Institute of Maintenance and Building Management. John's project experiences are hugely diverse ranging from the UK's first Eco town in Oxfordshire through to large JV regeneration projects in London.