Our leaders

Keith Shields is Managing Director at Campions Group, where he leads the Group’s strategic direction and oversees the performance and development of its portfolio of property businesses.

With more than three decades of leadership experience, Keith has built his career across real estate, property services and facilities management. Prior to joining Campions Group, he held senior positions including Property & Services Director at Sage Housing and Managing Director at FirstPort Retirement Property Services.

At Campions, Keith works closely with the Executive and Senior Leadership teams to shape business strategy, support acquisitions and ensure each business within the Group has the capabilities and resources needed to grow successfully.

John Collard is Finance Director at Campions Group, where he is responsible for the Group financial strategy, governance and commercial oversight.

John qualified with CIMA and has built his finance career across energy and property sectors, developing expertise in financial management, business planning and performance analysis.

At Campions, John works closely with the Executive and Senior Leadership teams to provide financial insight and support strategic decision-making

Amanda Parris is HR Director at Campions Group, where she leads the people strategy and employee experience across the business.

With extensive experience across supporting complex businesses, focussing on organisational development, talent management, employee engagement, Amanda has built a career focused on helping businesses attract, develop, and retain high-performing teams.

Amanda’s background includes previous roles at Medivet, Bakkavor and Synthomer.

Richard Davies is Director of UK Operations at Campions Group, where he oversees operational strategy, business performance and service excellence across the Group’s residential agency brands.

Having joined Chestertons as a negotiator in 1996, Richard has built a career spanning almost three decades within one of London’s most established estate agency businesses. During this time, he has progressed through a number of senior leadership roles including Head of Lettings, Head of Residential, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director.

In his current role, Richard is responsible for driving operational consistency, supporting commercial growth and ensuring high standards of customer service across the Group’s portfolio of brands.

Alongside his operational leadership responsibilities, Richard is a qualified professional coach. He is passionate about developing people, supporting future leaders and using coaching to help individuals and teams maximise their potential and performance.

Laura Richards is Marketing Director at Campions Group, where she leads the Group’s marketing strategy, with responsibility for brand positioning, brand awareness and lead generation.

With more than 15 years’ experience in strategic and commercial marketing, Laura has worked across the property, recruitment and professional services sectors. Her background includes experience with City Relay and, most recently, as Marketing Director at Intelligent People, where she led brand, digital and growth marketing activity.

At Campions, Laura oversees brand, PR, content, digital marketing and communications, working closely with the Executive and Senior Leadership teams to support the Group’s growth strategy.

Dirk Dette is Compliance Director at Campions Group, where he leads the Group compliance and regulatory functions across its portfolio of property businesses.

Dirk has a legal background and over 15 years in estate and lettings agency experience, having worked across all the various functions within agency he has a deep knowledge of the industry and property market. Incorporating this industry knowledge with his legal training and compliance and regulatory focus he is able to develop an overarching compliance strategy for the Group while maintaining a commercial approach.

At Campions, Dirk oversees a dedicated team of compliance professionals, compliance frameworks, health and safety, data protection, group policies and regulatory guidance, working closely with operational teams to support responsible business practices and high levels of compliance for our customers and clients.

Giles Milner is Customer Experience Director at Campions Group, focused on optimising the end-to-end customer journey and working across the business to enhance customer satisfaction.

Giles has spent 20 years in the industry, including over 10 years running Chestertons’ Marketing team. Combining his in-depth knowledge of the business and the wider industry with his passion for customer excellence, he moved to his current role in 2026.

At Campions, Giles works directly with operational teams across all brands to constantly review and improve the customer experience.

Stephen Cooper is Director of Strategic Programmes at Campions Group, where he supports the planning and delivery of strategic acquisition, integration and transformation programmes.

Stephen brings extensive experience of working in PE-backed businesses, previously at Sage Homes and FirstPort, managing complex projects and business change initiatives across multiple stakeholders.

At Campions, Stephen plays a key role in integrating new businesses into the Group.

Anshul joined Chestertons in 2001 as a Property Manager and progressed through a series of leadership roles, becoming a Manager and then Area Director for Central London. In 2015, he established Chestertons’ Key Clients department, which advises landed estates, family offices and institutional investors.

Now Executive Director, Key Clients & Business Development at Campions Group, Anshul leads strategic client relationships and works with senior stakeholders, investors and partners to identify new opportunities across the business.