Meet the team
Our award winning team is made up of over 200 people across four locations within Leeds.
Peter Hodkinson
Peter Hodkinson
Managing Director
Gail Lawton
Gail Lawton
Finance Director
Sharon Earnshaw
Sharon Earnshaw
General Manager & Operations Manager
Catherine Reuben
Catherine Reuben
Sales and Business Development Manager
Ismail Uyumaz
Ismail Uyumaz
Group Catering Manager
John Allott
John Allott
Care Advisor, The Cedars
Kim Turton
Kim Turton
General Manager, Pennington Court
Lyn Jones
Lyn Jones
Activities Co-ordinator, Pennington Court
Lisa Heaton
Lisa Heaton
Apartments Manager
Crystal Chan
Crystal Chan
Administrator, Southlands Retirement Apartments
Charlie Render
Charlie Render
Interim Manager, Headingley Hall (maternity cover)
Elaine Yechezkel
Elaine Yechezkel
Administrator, Headingley Hall
Jill Cooke
Jill Cooke
General Manager, The Cedars
Sarah Hutchinson
Sarah Hutchinson
Deputy Manager, The Cedars
Joanne Shorten
Joanne Shorten
Social Activity Co-ordinator, The Cedars
"I love my job - I think it's important when working in care to not look at it like a job - it's my passion."
Antonia
Senior Care Assistant, Southlands
"You feel happy when you see people smiling and saying thank you. You feel that emotion and you empathise with them and try to help them. It makes you feel good because you think I'm making a difference to their day."
Ilze
Bank Support Worker
"I'm eternally grateful to the company because I have developed myself in ways I had never thought possible."
Elaine
Administrator, Headingley Hall
Gurjit
"You just feel accomplished - I absolutely love my job. To us, it is nothing, but to our residents it is such a big thing when you do something little like make their bed or do a bit of dusting for them."
Gurjit
Housekeeping, Headingley Hall
Antonia
"I think that the management here is very good. They appreciate what we’re doing and they listen to our ideas and act on any suggestions for improvements we suggest."
Antonia
Senior Care Assistant, Southlands