A specialist team providing
specialist care

With over 40 years working in Health & Social Care provision across public, not for profit and private sectors, Paul brings a wealth of experience to the role. He has worked in Local Authority & commissioning roles, as well as with vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment & brain injuries. This, combined with time in residential, nursing, rehabilitation, crisis intervention, and domiciliary care, means that he will provide an objective and experienced perspective to the leadership team and board.

Johann has many years’ experience leading successful teams, having recently led the management team behind the success of a national neurological care provider. Johann is an inspirational leader and he is passionate about providing the highest quality of care to our residents and their families.

Dara has over 25 years’ experience in healthcare across many sectors including mental health, neurological and brain injury services. Working with secure mental health services through to community services she understands the clinical progress that can be made outside of very restrictive situations, whilst attracting investment for expansion and development.

Dara is an innovative operator who is solution focused, with service improvement at the heart of her decision making.

As Chief Operating Officer Dara is responsible for service delivery, ensuring the people we support and care for reach their potential and are supported through their diagnostic restrictions.

Jens has extensive experience in the care sector as Head of Commercial Finance for both Lifeways Group and the Cambian Group. This knowledge, gained in private equity, will help in delivering growth at both the strategic and financial level.

Gunnar is the Managing Director for Kvika Securities Ltd. Gunnar has spent most of his career in the financial sector, working with commercial banks and investment banks in Europe and the United States and on private equity investments in the UK since 2004. Gunnar has an MBA degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Andrew has been investing and running businesses for over 20 years. Andrew has invested and worked across a huge variety of sectors: from nutritional milk shakes to open cast coal mining, jewellery retailing to judicial services. Andrew is a non-executive director working with Johann and Dara on longer term strategy for the business.

Forbes is one of the founding partners of Ignite Growth LLP. He was previously Group Commercial Director of Cambian Group plc and prior to this was a Director at GI Partners, where he was focused on investing into UK Healthcare services.

Johann has many years’ experience leading successful teams, having recently led the management team behind the success of a national neurological care provider. Johann is an inspirational leader and he is passionate about providing the highest quality of care to our residents and their families.

Dara has over 25 years’ experience in healthcare across many sectors including mental health, neurological and brain injury services. Working with secure mental health services through to community services she understands the clinical progress that can be made outside of very restrictive situations, whilst attracting investment for expansion and development.

Dara is an innovative operator who is solution focused, with service improvement at the heart of her decision making.

As Chief Operating Officer Dara is responsible for service delivery, ensuring the people we support and care for reach their potential and are supported through their diagnostic restrictions.

Jens has extensive experience in the care sector as Head of Commercial Finance for both Lifeways Group and the Cambian Group. This knowledge, gained in private equity, will help in delivering growth at both the strategic and financial level.

Michelle is a registered nurse with extensive experience in management positions for nearly 20 years. She has held various Home Manager roles and more senior roles such as Operations Manager, Regional Manager and Commissioning Manager within both nursing homes and hospitals.

Gaynor has an impressive track record in healthcare management and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Cornerstone. In her role, she will oversee the opening of the two new developments ‘Cale View’ and ‘The Burren’ as well as the execution of the commissioning process for the two sector leading services.