Retirement Villages Group (RVG) has made three senior appointments to help the business deliver 5000 new homes over the next 10 years. Duncan Matthews joins Retirement Villages Group as development director and will oversee all aspects of development for RVG’s Thrive Living collection. This collection is a flagship property proposition focused on putting senior living homes back into the heart of communities, whilst meeting the highest standards in sustainability, design, and build. Matthews will lead on all development aspects from buying new sites, scheme design, planning consents and construction management. He joins with the aim of making the Thrive Living collection a market leader for Integrated Retirement Communities, adding to Retirement Villages Group’s existing 16-village portfolio. Matthews has over 20 years’ experience working in residential development, including 14 years at the Berkeley Group. Matthews said: “Retirement Villages Group is pioneering retirement living with their primary focus of putting older people at the heart of communities. Simon Dickinson, as sales and marketing director, will head up RVG’s sales and marketing teams, supporting the next phase of RVG’s growth strategy. Joanna Atkins joins as head of care, wellbeing and community, and will play a critical part in developing and carrying out RVG’s wellbeing assessments with residents across all 16 villages.
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