Meet the team

At Connect, we’re proud to be a family-run business with a rapidly growing team. As we scale, so does our team, and upholding our core values and ethics is crucial; we believe that a shared passion and dedication to our mission drive our collective success and foster a thriving, harmonious culture.

  • Tony

    Tony Philippou

    Founder &
    Executive Director

  • Olga

    Olga Philippou

    Founder &
    Executive Director of Finance

  • Christopher

    Christopher Philippou

    Managing Director

  • Mario

    Mario Philippou

    Director of Technology &
    Legal Compliance

  • Andrew

    Andrew Philippou

    Director of Acquisitions &
    Investor Relations

  • Harry

    Harry Philippou

    Director of Housing

  • Joshua

    Joshua Young

    Director of Construction

  • Mark

    Mark Franklin

    Director of Operations

  • Youdish

    Youdish Gonpot

    Head of Finance

  • Chrys

    Chrysostomos Chrisostomou

    Senior Finance Manager

  • Dino

    Dino Yianni

    Head of Allocations &
    Customer Service

  • Helen

    Helen Slinn

    Chief of Staff

  • Neill

    Neill Benham

    Bid Manager

  • Daniel

    Daniel Collison

    Head of Design

  • Liam

    Liam Hawkins

    Head of Projects 

  • Imran

    Imran Umar

    Head of Sites 

  • Jack

    Jack Linstead

    Head of IT

  • Jess

    Jessica Richardson

    Head of Client Relationships

  • Christa

    Christa Panayi

    Senior Utilities &
    Council Tax Coordinator

  • George

    George Yianni

    Senior Maintenance Coordinator

  • Sophie

    Sophie Salih

    Compliance &
    Certifications Manager