Appointments

Grampian Housing Association has appointed three new board members at its recent annual general meeting. Freya Lees, Charlotte Torrance and Nikola Will were elected along with Dave Thomson, who had filled a casual vacancy during the year.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has reflected on the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and called for more affordable housing as it marked its 48th annual general meeting. The virtual event, held on Wednesday 11 October, also highlighted how the SFHA supported its member

The Share 2023 AGM saw the appointment of Allan Scott as chair and three new members to its board. Allan is vastly experienced having served on a range of committees and is the current chair at Milnbank Housing Association.

Changes have been made to Bridgewater Housing Association's board of management following its successful Annual General Meeting. John Paterson will chair the board at Bridgewater, which recently completed a formal Governance Review and welcomed the addition of four new members who bring extensi

hub East Central Scotland, the public sector development partner for delivery of community facilities, has appointed Professor John Brown as its new chair. Professor Brown has been chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde since 2015 and is due to step down from this role at the end of November. He is

David Welsh, an experienced management consultant and Leith resident, has been appointed chairperson of Harbour Homes. David follows Caitlin McCorry who has stepped down as chairperson, having led the board since 2019, and who will continue to help steer the organisation as a board member.

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission has new leadership following the appointment of Satwat Rehman and Prof. Dave Reay as co-chairs. They will succeed Prof. Jim Skea, who led the Commission since its inception in 2019 but stepped down this month following his election to chair the Intergovern

Robyn Rae, the customer complaints officer from Hillcrest Homes, has taken over as the chair of the Scottish Complaint Handlers Network. The network is made up of housing association staff who are responsible for complaint performance for their organisation. The network meets each quarter and is an

Forth Housing Association extended a warm welcome to its members at its 35th AGM in Stirling this month.

Avant Homes has continued to lay the foundations of future growth by moving from its Stirling office and establishing two new offices located in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The new Avant East Scotland business is based at Edinburgh Park, South Gyle, with its new sister region, Avant West Scotland, to be

Caledonia Housing Association has unveiled a number of management board changes following its Annual General Meeting this week. Current chair, Alan Nairn, has stepped down from the board after three years as chair having originally been appointed to the Caledonia board as a non-executive director in

Cairn Housing Association chief executive Jason MacGilp has been appointed as the newest board member at environmental charity Changeworks. Jason will be instrumental in providing governance in support of Changeworks’ strategic aim to decarbonise Scotland’s homes to tackle the clima

Fife Council has appointed Carol Connolly as its new executive director of place. Currently divisional director of development and sustainability at Glasgow City Council, Carol will join the Fife team in December to lead the current Enterprise & Environment Directorate.

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland has appointed current Scottish Housing Regulator chair George Walker as its new chair to steer the lender's mission of building an impact economy. Mr Walker joins SIS Group, which encompasses both SIS and Scotland’s leading impact investo

Arlene Robertson has taken up the senior role of people and culture manager at Thenue Housing. Welcoming Arlene to her new post, Thenue chief executive Gary Naylor said Arlene would bring “exceptional skills to the role” and would undoubtedly make a difference to the work of th