Les Clarke joined Housing 21 in May 2007. He is a Registered General Nurse and has an MA in Quality Assurance in Health and Social Care. Following a number of years of clinical practice in Spinal Injuries and Neurosurgery he has worked in Health and Social Care Management in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Most recently he was Director of Operations with Sevacare (UK) - a National Home Care Services Provider. He is also a Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management.