Ryhurst is the only estate company whose sole focus is working in the healthcare sector to deliver vibrant, efficient estates that support clinical service provision through smarter asset management.
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Stephen CollinsonManaging DirectorStephen joined Ryhurst in February 2008 to help develop the Ryhurst investment portfolio and to market the Joint Venture Service Targeted Estate Partnership (STEP) to the NHS. He was promoted to Managing Director in October 2012. His career includes a number of senior healthcare roles in the NHS and the independent and voluntary sectors. As an ex-NHS Trust Chief Executive, Stephen has first hand experience of managing the challenges faced by Ryhurst's clients. Stephen has a Postgraduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Services Management from the Institute of Healthcare Management. |
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Aileen IvanecGroup Legal DirectorAileen is Group Legal Director and leads the Legal & Insurance, and Safety Health & Environment departments. As an integral part of project commercial management, she and her team are actively involved in project funding and setting up public sector joint ventures, ensuring that projects meet all parties' requirements and are effectively delivered. Aileen was appointed to the board in October 2011. Aileen has an LLB Hons and qualified as a solicitor in 1997. |
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Iain BriggsHead of Commercial FinanceIain joined Ryhurst in March 2017 as Commercial Head of Finance and has over 12 years’ infrastructure finance experience, from both advisory and industry roles. He has strong expertise in commercial finance, financial planning and modelling, finance raising and due diligence and is responsible for managing all financial aspects of the joint ventures. Iain is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and also holds a BA (Hons) degree in Economics with French from the University of Durham. |