Conference Speakers

Neal Ackcral

Executive Director of Property and Asset Management, OPTIVO Housing Association

Neal is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building and has over 25 years of senior management experience within the property sector.

Neal has extensive experience of setting up and establishing a number of successful property teams and direct labour organisations within the housing sector, enabling high quality, cost effective services to be delivered directly to our residents.

Neal joined Viridian in 2006 and was instrumental in assisting the team to obtain the Best In-House Maintenance Provider award in 2014 from the National Housing Maintenance Forum.

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