The board of directors has overall responsibility for the management of Manor Fields.

Directors are appointed by resolution of the shareholders at the company’s annual general meetings (on occasion a director may be co-opted by the board between AGMs to serve until the next AGM). Directors work on a pro bono basis and possess a broad range of skills to support the day-to-day running of the estate. All the directors are involved in the full breadth of company matters but can also be members of committees focused on particular aspects of the company.

The Directors

Alex Blake-Milton

Alex brings extensive experience in the Communication and Finance sectors. He has recently retired and is enjoying the freedom to spend more time in the UK with his family.

Alex became a Partner of Brunswick Group, a leading global advisory firm specialising in critical relations, in 2007 to build the firm’s MENA business. He has more than 43 years’ experience in the communications industry, including 20 in the Middle East. He has advised a broad range of private companies, financial institutions and government entities on corporate reputation management, M&A, IPO and crisis communication.

Prior to joining Brunswick, he held senior management positions with Commercial Bank of Qatar and with Standard Chartered Bank where he managed regional communications for Europe and US, and then Middle East and South Asia. He developed Standard Chartered’s Government Relations and Reputational Risk programmes in its 55 markets, as well as supporting significant acquisitions in Asia and the Middle East.

Alex began his communications career at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, where his role included managing the company’s communications response to the Piper Alpha disaster. He went on to be UK Head of External Relations and Marketing for Elf Aquitaine. He has an MSc in Public Relations from Stirling University, and an International Management Certificate from INSEAD.

Dean Buckner

Dean has worked in financial services for more than 30 years, starting work in the foreign exchange market. He retired in 2018 after working at the Prudential Regulation Authority and its predecessor regulators for nearly 20 years, specialising in derivative and asset valuation and capital modelling in the banking and life insurance sectors.

Dean is a trustee of Leasehold Knowledge Ltd, whose purpose is to advise leaseholders on the perils of the UK leasehold system. He is also policy director of UK Shareholders’ association, whose aim is to help investors and other savers navigate the high seas of the financial system.

He and his wife Fiona brought up their family in downtown Putney and moved to Manor Fields in 2023. He is passionate about the architecture and environment of the Estate and would like to help keep it on a firm financial footing for future generations to enjoy.

John Chrastek

John has lived on the Estate since the early 1990’s and previously served on the board for several years. He is a member of both the MAPM Member of Association for Project Management, MCIArb and Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has spent over 40 years in the field of construction as a professional consultant and has worked for several large international engineering and architectural consulting practices.  John looks forward to playing his part in the positive development of the way the Company and Estate are managed.

Khushroo Datsur

Khushroo is an Actuary and also has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) specialising in Finance. With over 20 years of experience in the life insurance industry, within the UK and world-wide, he has been involved in various change management and audit roles dealing with senior stakeholders helping businesses navigate a complex and ever-changing landscape.

He likes to get involved in the community and volunteers his time as a governor with the Wandsworth Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools, where he currently chairs the Finance & Resources Committee.

On a personal note, Khushroo has been living on the Estate with his wife for over 10 years and they are now blessed with a son.

Clare Morton

Clare currently works at the BBC as a Programme Manager responsible for delivery of major (multi-million) business transformation and technology projects.  Prior to joining the BBC, she held a number of project management, technology and telecommunications roles for different organisations here and abroad and brings over 30+ years of experience.

She is a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) with the Association of Project Management (APM). Clare holds a BA Hons Chemistry degree from Oxford University.

Clare has lived on the estate since June 2015 and will bring her strong project management experience to the board and plans to give priority to the Buildings Committee and future planning of the estate.