James Hopkins became a trustee in 2021. James is an Armed Forces Veteran having served in the Army for 9 years, followed by 35 years in property development, management and investment, the last 23 years of which as Chief Executive Officer of Annington Limited, one of the UK’s largest residential investment companies. James has a long history of supporting Armed Forces and Veterans charities. He is a long term supporter of Waterloo Uncovered, having introduced the charity’s first corporate sponsor in 2019. James remains a non-executive director on several boards, is a founding Patron of the Tommy Club and is the Deputy Chair of the Hertfordshire Community Foundation. James brings strategic, organisational,leadership and personnel skills to the Board.
