About
Noble Tree Foundation
Noble Tree was founded by Jakob Kinde in 2003; he remains at the helm as Chair and trustee.
Leadership Team & Advisors
Governance is underwritten by Jakob and three fellow trustees while there is also an independent ‘empowering group’ which offers specialist senior support from legal and public policy to operational expertise to the charity in areas such as addiction, trafficking/slavery, domestic violence and more.
Jakob Kinde
Noble Tree Foundation Founder
Noble Tree Foundation
Founder, Trustee, and Chair
40 years of merchant banking and property experience encompassing £65bn worth of deals with Housing Sweden Group AB, Libertas Capital, Spark Ventures, Kleinwort Benson, and Samuel Montagu. He is also Chair of a renewables energy company.
Matt Fearnley
Noble Tree Foundation Trustee and CEO
Noble Tree Foundation
Trustee and CEO
Over the last ten years, NHS NED and head of marketing, innovation, and commerce at several leading UK social care charities. Formerly, senior marketer at P&G, Mars, Nestle, Virgin, Warners, and Sony. MBA and Freeman of the City of London.
Dawn-Louise Murray
Noble Tree Foundation Executive Assistant
Noble Tree Foundation
Executive Assistant
Extensive experience as a PA-EA within corporate, legal, and creative sectors including The Really Useful Group and Celador Television.
Annette Hilliard
Noble Tree Foundation
Company Secretary and Finance Manager
Noble Tree Foundation
Company Secretary and Finance Manager
Over 30 years of successfully applying financial and managerial accounting as well as secretarial practices for commercial and NFP organisations from sectors as diverse as charities to the building industry.
Georgina Walker
Noble Tree Care
Business Development Manager
Noble Tree Care
Business Development Manager
Georgina has worked in various areas of care for 17 years and has a passion for ensuring every person has the tools and support they require to lead happy and successful lives. Georgina grew up with a sibling who had and still has intensive care support needs and through caring for them a passion grew to ensure all people with care needs are provided personalised high-quality care.
Even as a manager Georgina spends the time getting to know all the people she supports as individuals. She leads Noble Tree Care.
Neil Budd
Noble Tree Foundation Legal Advisor
Noble Tree Foundation Legal Advisor
Neil qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and worked in London’s local government for seven years specialising in commercial property and development projects. Following a spell as a Partner in a top 50 law firm he founded his own firm, ‘BuddLegal’, where he specialises in property and energy work.
Kuda Zafevere
Noble Tree Foundation IT Manager
Noble Tree Foundation
IT Manager
Kuda has extensive experience in deploying innovative IT solutions across B2B, B2C and P2P sectors. He is also a Technology Advisor for a renewable energy company.
James Bedborough-Storesund
Noble Tree Foundation Analyst
Noble Tree Foundation
Analyst
James studied Property Development and Planning and has joined Noble Tree Foundation as an analyst. Prior to joining NTF, James gained experience working overseas in project management / construction.
Peter A. West
Trustee and Chair of Noble Tree’s ‘Enablers Group’
Trustee and Chair of Noble Tree’s ‘Enablers Group’
Venture philanthropist, founder of recovery centre Yeldall Manor Drug and Alcohol Centre; Trusts in Partnership; Giving Works; The Bread Tin, and Giving Plus.
Carmen Rodney
Noble Tree Foundation
Trustee and Social Care Chair
Noble Tree Foundation
Trustee and Social Care Chair
A former HMI holding senior positions in education, church and community settings with a sharp focus on promoting equality, working for the Home Office as a Race Relations Assessor for ten years.
Dean Gordon
Noble Tree Foundation
Trustee
Noble Tree Foundation
Trustee
Dean has been a Social Worker and a Team Manager for over 20 years and has extensive experience in residential care, child protection, children in need, and leaving care. Dean enjoys working with children, their families and young adults in helping support them to reach their full potential in life.
Dean obtained an MA in Social Work, Advanced Certificate in Systemic Practice and is also a qualified Social Work practice teacher.
The Enablers Group
Noble Tree Foundation
The Enablers Group
This is a dynamic and pro-active group of senior specialists which offer strategic and implementational counsel to both Trustees on governance, public policy and the day-to-day overall operational side of Noble Tree.