Sharon Cosgroves

Sharon Cosgrove is CEO of Oaklee Housing, a Tier 3 AHB with over 1,000 units. She is also a member of the Senior Management Team of Choice Housing Group based in Northern Ireland, with 11,000 units. Sharon joined Oaklee Housing as CEO in May 2016, having previously held a number of senior roles including CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland and CEO of Sonas Housing. Sharon led a wide range of regeneration and housing programmes in South Dublin and in Bristol City. She has a B.Sc. in Environmental Health, a MA in Housing Studies and a Professional Diploma in Business Finance. Since joining Oaklee, Sharon’s focus has been on expanding the development programme and leveraging new sources of finance. In December 2017, Oaklee reached financial close on a €50m facility with German Bank Nord/LB, which will be used to finance acquisitions of social housing. In September, Oaklee Housing as part of a consortium with Choice Housing, Sisk and Macquarie (known as Comhar Housing) were announced as preferred bidder on Social Housing PPP Bundle 1.