Appointments

Three new community board members have been added to the board of ng homes. Shawn Fernandez, Jacob Sony and Andriy Strekhaliuk joined the board at the organisation's 2024 AGM.

An interim management structure has been implemented at Bield following the departure of former CEO Dr Lynne Douglas. Debbie Collins, Bield’s chief operating officer, has been appointed interim CEO as part of the leadership shake-up.

East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership has appointed Derrick Pearce as its new chief officer. He took up the role of interim chief officer in July 2024, and now, following a robust recruitment and selection process conducted jointly between East Dunbartonshire Council and NHS Greater

Caledonia Housing Association has recruited a head of finance and a head of investment and sustainability, both of whom have extensive experience in the housing sector. Angela Murphy has been appointed as head of finance and will start in January 2025. Angela is currently head of finance at Hillcres

Cernach Housing Association has appointed Paula Baylis as its new director. Paula, who initially joined Cernach in 2016 as a housing officer, has most recently served as depute director, a role where she demonstrated her commitment and leadership within the organisation.

Zoë Whyatt has joined letting agent and property management company Homes for Good (HFG) as its first chief executive. The appointment follows a period of joint working which saw Zoë identify the next steps of growth for the organisation.

Five new directors and trustees who collectively have a wealth of diverse expertise across housing and homelessness, the wider third sector and local and national government have been appointed by Homeless Network Scotland. They join a board of nine who are at the forefront of progressing the action

Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has welcomed Fanchea Kelly to the Association to cover the maternity leave period of its chief executive Lowri Richards.  Fanchea will be joining LSHA this month with Lowri planning to start her maternity leave shortly afterwards. 

Generation Rent has appointed Dame Karen Buck as its new chair of the board. Dame Karen was unanimously voted in by the Board on Monday 4th November 2024. She was Member of Parliament from 1997-2010 for Regent’s Park and Kensington North and then for Westminster North from 2010-2024, the const

Osprey Housing's board of directors has appointed Brian Watson as its new chair. Elected by his colleagues at the social landlord’s 25th Annual General Meeting held in September, Brian has been a board member for seven years and has a wealth of experience and a successful career in public sect

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has appointed Hugh Carr as its new chair. As a current board member, Hugh takes over the position from Jim McDevitt who has come to the end of his term as chair but remains on the board for one final year.

Rettie has hired Daniel Cohen as an associate director from Nicol Estate Agents, as the property firm looks to further strengthen its leadership team in the Southside of Glasgow. Mr Cohen will be based at Rettie’s Newton Mearns office, working closely with area director Kay Blair who joined fr

Places for People (PfP) has appointed Andrew Usher as its new group managing director. Andrew was previously PfP’s group development director, a role he had held since joining from Countryside Partnership in May 2023. 

SHAX, an established homeless support charity in Dumfries and Galloway, has appointed Colin Callander-Bone as the new chief.  Colin, who has a strong retail and people management background, took over the role from Joyce Harkness, who after 10 years at the helm, retired from her role as the soc

John Hannigan, CEO of Circle Voluntary Housing Association and former chair of CIH Ireland’s Advisory Board, has been approved and appointed as chair of CIH’s governing board at the organisation’s sixtieth annual meeting on Monday 14 October. John takes over from Geraldine Howley O