Helen had a 20 year career in the Australian care and senior living sector before transferring to the UK in 2017. In the senior living sector Helen has held the senior roles of General Manager for Tricare Nursing Homes (1,200 Residents), Chief Operations Officer for Domain Principal Group (5,000 Residents) and Executive for Strategy, Standards and Service Development with Australian Unity Independent and Extra Care (3,000 residents, 55,000 home care clients). Helen has undertaken global research to shape her award winning residential care service model. Helen was the first aged care recipient of the Endeavour Executive Australia Award, and is a Board member of the Common Age Association, a charitable organisation focused on improving aged care standards in all Commonwealth countries.
Helen is a Director of Seniors Living Group and Chief Operations Officer of Allegra’s sister business Amicala.

Henry was formerly Head of Retirement Living at Savills. In that role he advised many of the leading UK extra care, assisted living and retirement developers and operators, as well as advising investors and new entrants. Henry in addition advised think tanks, policy bodies and industry groups. Prior to this role Henry was a partner for a retirement and care home developer / operator in Southern England. Over the course of his 20 year career in property, Henry has worked across the senior living sector.
Henry is a Director of Seniors Living Group and Chief Development Officer of Allegra’s sister business Amicala.

Michael has spent the last 7 years in the senior living sector and has 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG. He was formerly Head of Group Mergers and Acquisitions at UBS, having started his career at Morgan Grenfell in London. Michael has been involved in a wide range of corporate advisory assignments, including IPOs and restructurings.
Michael is a Director of Seniors Living Group and Chief Financial Officer of Allegra’s sister business, Amicala.

Paul has spent the last 7 years in the senior living sector and has 30 years of management experience. He was a partner at Q Street Capital and co-owner of Matrix Alternative Asset Management. He began his career at Barclays Capital, where he was Deputy Head of Equities Trading globally and Head of Equity and Derivatives Trading at BZW Japan.
Paul is Chairman of Seniors Living Group and Chief Executive Officer of Allegra’s sister business Amicala.

Mark Horton joined Slaughter and May in 1979, having read law at Cambridge University. He practiced as a corporate Partner for over 30 years, based mainly in London. In Hong Kong he was head of the firm’s China practice and also served as a Council Member of the Hong Kong Law Society. For many years, he led both the firm’s Government practice as well as its infrastructure, energy and natural resources (IEN) group. He was seconded to the Brexit unit within HM Treasury in 2016, before retiring from the firm in 2018.

Mark is an investor in, and director of, private companies operating in a number of different business sectors. He became a Board member of Allegra Care in 2020.

Bringing over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry to his role with Allegra Care, Adam Keens’ track record encompasses key estate management roles in both the public and private sectors.

In addition to a Post Graduate Diploma in Facilities Management at Reading University, Adam has also completed the Sterling University Dementia Design Course. This wide-ranging academic research underpins his belief in the importance of ongoing investment to prolonging asset life, and the crucial roles played by solid compliance foundations and good design in the optimised delivery of care.

In his professional capacity, Adam has innovated and developed strategies for dealing with backlog maintenance and continued investment in the built environment, as well as a tool for monitoring and proactively managing property compliance in Care Homes. He has also spent time in the US studying the American Community model of Senior Living and their approach to dementia care through their Reminiscence programme.

Away from work, when he isn’t avidly following Formula One and other motorsports, Adam can often be found tinkering with classic cars and motorbikes.

Joining Allegra Care after over six years as Director of Facilities at Sunrise Senior Living, Adam Keens brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his position as Director of Asset Management.

Qualifying as a nurse in 1988, Jane’s subsequent career has encompassed a wide breadth of care, operational and customer service skills, which she now brings to her role as Operations Manager for Allegra Care. She has extensive experience in critical care, where she worked as a nurse until 2001, returning recently to a local hospital Intensive Therapy Unit to work on an ad hoc basis. Between these spells in critical care, Jane specialised in international case management and repatriation, heading up a 24/7 international assistance team, where she acquired extensive operational and management experience. Combined, this unique skillset and blend of expertise enables Jane to offer a strategic perspective across every facet of Allegra Care’s operations and development.

Recently celebrating his 40th year working in the care sector, James brings a wealth of experience to his role as Allegra Care’s Regional Manager in East Anglia. His career spans care in a range of settings and sectors, with his initial training as a nurse leading on to a variety of roles throughout 20 years’ service in the NHS. James is passionate about elderly care and shares Allegra Care’s dedication to person-centred care delivery, ensuring that every aspect is tailored to each individual’s specific needs. In his free time, he will most likely be found walking in his beloved countryside, faithful four legged companion in tow.

Alison undertook her nursing training at St Bartholomews Hospital in London before working for two years in Saudi Arabia. Returning to the UK, she held a number of nursing posts before assuming the role of Manager at New Forest Nursing Home. Her role and responsibilities expanded in 1996, becoming Director of Care for Sentinel Health Care’s homes in Hampshire. Subsequently, with Allegra Care’s acquisition of the Sentinel group in 2021, she became Regional Manager, continuing to oversee the day to day operations of all five homes across the New Forest and environs. Passionate about caring for the elderly, Alison is dedicated to upholding the very highest standards of care and service delivered by Allegra Care.

With a 14-year track record in the healthcare sector, working as financial controller for four multi-site care home groups, Tim is a highly experienced finance professional. From acquisitions and disposals to diversification and a de-merger, he brings a wealth of corporate change experience to his role with Allegra Care, working closely with executive management and shareholders of privately-owned residential care groups. His wide-ranging remit has seen him acquire and cultivate a diverse skillset, including systems integration and process implementation and development. A self-confessed lover of spreadsheets, Tim is dedicated to helping people understand the story the numbers are telling. In his time off, he enjoys walking and cycling in the Surrey Hills with his family, whilst his fascination with history has seen him recently learn Hebrew.

After many years’ commuting daily to work in London’s Regent Street, Lynne joined the team at New Forest Nursing Home in 2008. In her capacity as Regional Accounts Manager for Allegra Care, she oversees all accounts and administrative functions and enjoys a long-standing working relationship with her established team, most of whom have also been in post for many years. Her primary focus is helping people, from residents and their families, to suppliers and the company’s many commercial and business partners.