L&G’s later living arm hires former McCarthy Stone executive as operations director

Inspired Villages has announced the appointment of Angie Harding as its new operations director.

Harding previously worked as services operation director at later living giant McCarthy Stone in 2021 and 2022. She also served for 16 years in management roles at non-profit retirement village developer ExtraCare Charitable Trust, helping grow the housing association’s operations from five to 21 villages.

Inspired Villages, which is co-owned by Legal & General and Natwest Pension Fund, is looking to build 5,100 homes across 34 new communities, backed by £500m of equity investment.

It currently manages eight villages, with a ninth due to open in Millfield Green, Bedfordshire, in the autumn.

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Jamie Bunce, chief executive of Inspired Villages, said: ““I’m delighted to welcome Angie to the business as Operations Director and know she will play a pivotal role in leading our operations function, supporting the creation of communities where people can live the best years of their life. “Her experience in the sector will be hugely beneficial as we maintain a commitment to putting customers first as we scale at pace and open more villages”