Trustee - Amanda Williams

Amanda has over 30 years’ experience in development, marketing and asset management for registered social landlords, joining Aster Group in 2012. She was previously director of business development at Synergy, prior to the merger with Aster and drove the strategic direction of the association’s new-build development activity, including becoming an independent preferred investment partner.

Before Aster, Amanda was head of development for Sanctuary Housing Group for London and the South East, and an associate director of Adams Integra, a consultancy specialising in housing development and planning. She was also director of development services for Apex Housing (now A2Dominion) for nine years where she was responsible for growing a mixed development programme from scratch to over 1,000 units per year.

Amanda is the executive lead for Development, Asset Management, Property Investment and Delivery. Aster’s Development programme delivers homes for social rent, affordable rent, and shared ownership. The Group plans to invest £1.6 billion to achieve its long-term target of delivering 7,000 homes over the next seven years.