Allister Young

Chief Executive

Allister Young joined Coastline as Director of Finance in April 2012.  He qualified as a chartered accountant within the commercial division of PricewaterhouseCoopers in London.

Allister has over 12 years’ experience at a senior finance level, including 10 at Director level.

His previous roles include Assistant Director of Finance at the Peabody Trust (specialising in new projects and corporate finance), Director of Finance & Resources at Tree Aid (an African development charity) and Finance Director at Bristol Community Housing Foundation.

Louise Beard

Director of Housing, Assets and Communities

Louise joined Coastline in November 2007 with a demonstrable track record of strategic leadership at senior executive level within the housing, care and support sector, and a genuine belief in social housing and improving quality of life.

She has executive responsibility for the strategic vision and direction of all housing, technical, homeless, care and support services within the group.

Louise is the responsible individual and a Board Director for Coastline Care Ltd, successful in achieving CQC registration and a fully compliant report in July 2012.

David Wingham

Director of Human Resources and Governance

A qualified Chartered Secretary, David has a wide range of business experience having worked in the private, public and not for profit sectors. Since moving to Cornwall in 2001, he has worked as Company Secretary for Penwith Housing Association and as Group Company Secretary for the Devon and Cornwall Housing Trust.

David completed a Masters Degree in Business Administration at Southampton in 1997 and qualified as a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 2006.

Nathan Mallows

Director of Finance and ICT

Nathan is a chartered accountant with over 15 years’ finance experience. Prior to his current role, Nathan was Consultant Director of Finance at Women’s Pioneer Housing and ran his own social housing consultancy business.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has also worked as Director of Finance at North Hertfordshire Homes and Commercial Finance Director at A2Dominion.

Chris Weston

Director of Development and Commercial Services

Chris is driving Coastline’s development programme, which will bring over 700 much-needed new affordable homes to Cornwall by 2019.

He joined Coastline with over 20 years’ experience and knowledge of development, construction and customer service in the private sector. Most recently Chris was Operations Director for Miller Homes, one of the UK’s leading housebuilders, where he was responsible for the Southern Region and has overseen a growth from 200 homes to a pipeline of 500 homes per year.

He also provides the executive lead for Coastline Services who offer a variety of maintenance services to different customers.