Anthony Downs is the Estate Director at Hatfield Park Estate which includes the management of Hatfield House, the surrounding land and property and various diversified enterprises.

Anthony has worked in Hertfordshire for much of his career, which involves the last 25 years with Gascoyne Estates. During his time with Gascoyne, he has overseen a variety of projects including leadership of charrettes, the preparation of design guidance, the regeneration of Old Hatfield, new homes at Mill Green, redevelopment of Hatfield Railway Station, and the promotion of new communities included within the Welwyn Hatfield Local Plan.

In addition to his work with Gascoyne, Anthony has contributed to external bodies including the Office for Place, and the CLA as well as time as a Charity Trustee.

utside of work, Simon enjoys watching any and all sport with a passion for rugby, golf, NFL, football and cricket. You’ll regularly find Simon chatting incessantly at the bar to anyone who will listen. Simon’s particular passion is skiing and holidays with his wife and three children, not forgetting Blue the beloved labrador!

Being a part of the HRDAs is massively important to Simon, as he is an avid supporter of the East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity and a keen promoter of the Hertfordshire development industry.

Damion Burrows, RIBA ARB, is the Managing Director of DMBA. Before founding DMBA, Damion held several leadership roles in architectural practices, where he managed and delivered a diverse portfolio of social and high-end residential projects in London and Manchester.

At DMBA, Damion focuses on steering a dedicated team through a range of new build and refurbishment projects across commercial and residential sectors. He brings his design flair, technical know-how and heritage sensitivity together to deliver outstanding solutions to complex urban design challenges that are commercially savvy whilst enhancing the character of the city.

Outside of DMBA Damion maintains a progressive approach to architecture, extending the reach of the discipline through media-related appearances on BBC and Channel 4 property programs, including RIBA House of the Year and Your Home Made Perfect. As a chair of RIBA London Council, judge for the RIBA South West Regional Awards and co-chair of the Lambeth and Westminster Design Review Panels, Damion makes a positive contribution by upholding design quality in London boroughs.

Kevin joined the East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust in January 2020. With 40 years’ experience in the NHS, Kevin has held several senior and executive Estates and Facilities roles in the London area – including The Royal Free, St Mary’s Paddington, PRU Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm, Watford, North Middlesex and St George’s. He has led on the development of two new hospitals and a new midwifery led unit in north London.

Kevin leads on the development and implementation of the Estates and Facilities Strategy. The role encompasses hard Facilities Management services (engineering and building), soft Facilities Management services (cleaning and catering), security and electro biomedical engineering (medical devices).

Kevin’s passion is ensuring the safety of patients, visitors and staff whilst under our care, ensuring a sustainable future for the Trust.

Robert graduated in Management Science from Manchester University and The Manchester Business School in 1975 and went on to spend 40 years in the commodity business trading internationally in over 65 countries – running his own company for the last 28 years.

He was elected President of The British Metals Association at the age of 31 and went on to become President of the European Metal Federation in Brussels for 16 years and Vice President of the International Federation for over 20 years – acting as the UK representative in various trade and environmental negotiations. He also chaired the International Trade Council for 7 years.

Robert has a keen interest in young entrepreneurs and been a judge and mentor for Young Enterprise for a number of years and also established and ran a Young Entrepreneurs Challenge and more recently his own highly successful Lord-Lieutenants Entrepreneurs Challenge at The Herts County Show, as well as investing in a number of young companies.

He has been a regular judge of The National Business Awards since 2006 and has acted as a consultant, mentor and non-exec to a number of companies.

Robert was awarded a CBE “for services to British Industry and voluntary work in the UK” in the New Year’s Honours List of 2014 and was appointed Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire by The Queen in 2017 – a position he will hold until 2028.

In January 2020, The Queen sanctioned Robert being honoured as a Commander in the Order of St John (CStJ).

He is Patron and President of a number of local and national charities and is active in Holocaust education.

Robert and his wife Celia have 3 children and 2 grandchildren and have lived in Hertfordshire for over 30 years and his hobbies include most sports – especially golf, cricket, cycling, rugby and soccer as well as travel, music and family.