David was appointed Non-Executive Chair of WPS in 2024.

David served in the British Army and is a former Private Equity CEO and FTSE 100 Board Director. He has run businesses in more than 70 countries. He chairs two private equity businesses and is a senior advisor to a Swiss Bank and to a family-owned German industrial group. He is a trustee of the Churchill Fellowship, an advisory board member of the Scientific Exploration Society, a WWF Fellow and an advisor to the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

With a Building Services background, Terri entered the industry 17 years ago, driven by a passion to grow and deliver safe, compliant environments. She progressed through FM roles, testing industry potential and expanding her expertise. Now a Strategic Portfolio Director, she leads sectors including blue light, Government, education, and private sector clients. Terri excels at…

Deep is a seasoned property management professional with over 20 years of leadership in facilities management and construction. Known for building strong client relationships, he is committed to delivering each client’s vision. As a Managing Agent Strategic Portfolio Director, Deep oversees diverse residential and commercial portfolios, driving strategic, client-focused solutions. His expertise ensures operational excellence,…

Jack began his career as a building services engineer, developing a strong interest in operational excellence and client engagement. After earning an HNC in Building Services Engineering, he moved into Facilities Management during the 2008 recession, working on a major PFI schools contract. He later won PFM Account Director of the Year for his work…

Ashley joined NetZero Collective from Liberty to oversee retrofit design and retrofit coordination and focus on customer/client engagement.   He has over 12 years managerial experience within the social housing sector working in partnership with several clients across the Northwest & Wales region delivering responsive repairs and voids, with inhouse teams and subcontractor management, focusing on…

Daniel is a qualified Retrofit Coordinator who joined NetZero Collective in 2021 from Liberty Group. As the operational lead for our retrofit consultancy team, Daniel plays a pivotal role in guiding clients through every stage of their PAS 2035 journey, ensuring full compliance while delivering best-in-class retrofit solutions. With over 15 years’ experience in electrical…

Amy Smith MCIOB is Director for Energy Transition at Liberty. Amy is a property services expert with almost three decades’ experience and holds a degree in Building Construction and Management. She leads Liberty’s energy efficiency and renewables strategy and teams – including specialist PAS consultancy, NetZero Collective – helping property managers to decarbonise homes and…

A Chartered Construction Manager and senior operational leader, Gavin has over 26 years of experience in property maintenance.

Gavin leads multi‑disciplinary teams delivering responsive repairs, planned works and voids programmes, with accountability for safety, compliance, quality and resident experience. His approach blends data‑driven planning with strong leadership to improve outcomes for people and performance for landlords.

Specialising in mobilising and leading delivery of complex contracts and systems, he recently played a pivotal role in mobilising Liberty’s largest contract with social landlord ForHousing. He also led Liberty’s successful attainment of third-party certification in passive fire protection (including BM TRADA Q Mark for fire doors and fire stopping), underlining his commitment to building safety, compliance and technical excellence.

A well-established operational director, Gavin is known for building high‑performing teams, developing future leaders and translating strategy into actionable results and sustained improvement.

Before becoming Divisional Director, Gavin has served as Operations Director and Assistant Regional Director within Liberty (part of WPS). Earlier leadership roles across the repairs and maintenance sector have given him a deep understanding of the regulatory, operational and customer landscape in social housing.

Karen has grown turnover, established a visible future order book of growth, and secured Liberty’s largest ever contract. Awarded Leader Of The Year 2022 by IGEM, and a passionate customer champion, Karen leads Liberty’s heating and compliance division, which has a track record of maintaining 100% compliance for clients and customers nationwide, including during the…

With nearly four decades of experience, Steve brings sector leading expertise in social housing and retrofit to his role as Managing Director at Liberty.

Having shaped some of the UK’s key housing maintenance and energy efficiency programmes, Steve also helped establish the retrofit proposition at Wates and served as a founding board member of WPS (formerly Wates Living Space) in 2006.

Steve has held a range of senior leadership roles giving him a deep understanding of operational delivery, strategic planning and sector governance. Since joining Liberty, he has sharpened the focus of the business around three core service lines – Heating & Compliance, Energy Transition and Repairs & Maintenance.

Under his leadership, Liberty is strengthening its offer to ensure customers receive a dependable, high-quality service that supports safe, compliant and healthy homes. His approach is rooted in a clear principle ‘everybody benefits’ – residents, clients and the wider communities which Liberty serves.