Solicitor Nicholas Ian Cooper made non-executive director at housing association

Nicholas Ian Cooper

Mr Cooper, 54, is a qualified solicitor with over 20 years’ board experience as an executive and non-executive director, general counsel and company secretary with UK-listed and private companies in several sectors.

From 2010 to May 2015, he was corporate services director on the board of Cable & Wireless Communications plc having previously spent four years, from 2006 to 2010, as general counsel and company secretary of Cable & Wireless plc where he was also corporate services director of the international division.

Mr Cooper is currently a non-executive director of AIM-listed CPP Group Plc, a provider of financial assistance products, and of a number of private start-up companies in which he is also an investor.

Sandy Adam, executive chairman of Springfield Properties plc, said: “We are delighted to welcome Nick to the board of Springfield. He has worked for a number of companies during periods of accelerated growth, and this extensive corporate and operational experience will be a great resource to the board as we continue to scale up our business.”