The Andium Homes Board provide oversight and strategic direction to ensure sound financial practices and the delivery of our services to a high standard.
Richard McCarthy CBE Chair
Richard is an experienced chair and non-executive director with a significant track record and senior leadership experience in the affordable housing sector in England. In addition to Andium Homes, he is currently the Non-Executive Chair of the Data and Communications Company and Fera Science, Vice-Chair of the Funding Affordable Homes Housing Association (FAHHA) and a Board member of the healthcare charity, Horder Healthcare.
Before moving into his Portfolio Career, Richard was the Senior Director – Government Services at Capita plc. Prior to this Richard was a Director General at Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK where he was the lead official on housing, planning, regeneration, local economies, building standards and climate change.
Along with several other key Executive and Non-Executive positions, Richard was the Chief Executive of the Peabody Trust and the Horizon Housing Group and Chairman of the Housing Federation from 2000 – 2003.
Richard was awarded a CBE in 2009 in recognition of his contribution to housing and planning .
Jason Laity Independent Non-Executive Director
Jason has spent his business career in Jersey. He was Senior Partner and Chairman of KPMG in the Channel Islands until 30 September 2019. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Tax Adviser, and an Accounting Technician.
Jason has been Chairman of the local branch of the Institute of Directors. He has extensive experience of the financial services industry in Jersey and significant leadership and board level experience. He holds a number of other non-executive board positions and charitable roles.
Joanna Walus-Bochenska Non-Executive Director
Joanna, originally from Poland, has been resident in Jersey for 21 years.
Joanna has worked across multiple sectors including hospitality and tourism, in which she has a Master’s Degree, and sales and administration.
More recently Joanna was a Residential Childcare Officer at the States of Jersey and supported a client as a personal carer. Joanna currently works for a Trust Company.
Elaine Bailey Non-Executive Director
Elaine was previously Chief Executive of Hyde Housing Group, which manages 50,000 homes and develops 1500 homes a year in the South East of England.
Elaine led Hyde’s initiatives in fire safety following Grenfell, is a member of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Industry Safety Steering Group and sat on the HSE Board with oversight of the setting up of the Building Safety Regulator.
Prior to Hyde, Elaine held a number of senior roles at Serco and HM Prison Service. She is a chartered structural engineer and has worked in engineering consultancy for a number of years and has extensive experience in housing, construction and government services.
Elaine also sits on the Boards of RESI plc, a REIT specialising in affordable older persons and shared ownership housing; MJGleeson plc, a house builder focussed on housing for first time buyers and key workers; and the shared ownership division of McCarthy Stone, providers of older person living. She is also a Trustee of the Greenslade Family Foundation which provides funding for disadvantaged children and young peoples’ activities.
Julian Box Non-Executive Director
Julian has a career spanning over 35 years building businesses that help steer organisations across the globe towards operational excellence through innovative technology. His expertise lies in crafting dynamic and agile data focused solutions.
Jonathan Day Non-Executive Director
Jonathan is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in providing financial and business advice to Jersey businesses and individuals. He is the founder of a Jersey accountancy practice, which specialises in supporting local start-up and fast growth businesses in the Fintech space. Jonathan has held several senior positions, both on and off-island which include Chief Operating Officer of a Jersey Fund Administration firm, Finance Director of a Jersey telecoms company and Chief Finance Officer of a Jersey Property Management firm.
Lindsay Wood Executive Director
Chief Executive Officer
Lindsay was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 22nd April 2025. She was formerly the Chief Finance and Operations Officer at Andium, having been with the Company since incorporation in 2014, and prior to that the Housing Department since 2011. Lindsay has lived in Jersey since 2007 with her husband and two daughters and is a Chartered Accountant.
Lindsay is passionate about providing homes and services to Islanders, having been involved in the formation of Andium Homes and the delivery of over 1,100 new homes. She recently led a first for Jersey in securing what is understood to be the first Social Private Placement in a Crown Dependency, facilitating the construction of 250 new family homes for Islanders, with work on some of those homes already underway.
Lindsay previously worked at Ernst & Young and PwC in Manchester, Bermuda, and Jersey where she worked with a wide range of commercial and financial service clients.