Appointments

Taylor Wimpey is to promote current group operations director Jennie Daly to replace Pete Redfern as CEO of the company when he steps down after more than 14 years in the role. Ms Daly will assume the position at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on April 26.

West Highland Housing Association has taken a significant step in its journey towards reshaping its services for customers in recruiting Michael Driscoll as its new director of customer experience. Mr Driscoll, who has previously worked with the Scottish Housing Regulator and range of housing associ

Following a very competitive recruitment process, Trust Housing Association has appointed Iain Forrester as its new head of digital and data. To support the delivery of their new three-year strategy – The Time is Now – Trust has been putting in place a re-shaped leadership team. Iain joi

Thenue Housing has appointed Gary Naylor, currently Thenue's head of community housing, as its new chief executive officer. Mr Naylor will take up his new position in the spring and succeeds Charles Turner who is retiring.

Drugs policy minister Angela Constance has appointed former Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Professor Fiona McQueen as vice-chair of the Drug Deaths Taskforce. Professor McQueen has experience across a range of clinical areas and is a former Executive Nurse Director at NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Ayrshire &

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has appointed Helen Shaw as director of regulation. Ms Shaw is currently an assistant director with the Regulator and will take over the role of director from Ian Brennan who announced in November that he is leaving the Regulator.

Daniel Thompson is to replace Stacy Angus at Osprey Housing Group’s new director of housing following her appointment as the north east social landlord’s chief executive. Daniel joins Osprey — which currently owns and manages more than 1,800 properties across Aberdeenshire, Aberdee

Housebuilder Persimmon has appointed Jason Windsor as its new chief financial officer as the firm noted a return to near pre-pandemic levels. Mr Windsor is expected to join in the summer and will become an executive director on the board at that time. He will succeed Mike Killoran, who announced in

West Granton Housing Co-operative (WGHC) has appointed David Mills as its new chief operating officer. This new post is second in line and directly accountable to WGHC’s CEO, Larke Adger.

Duncan Smith has joined the Passivhaus Trust (PHT) as director of operations and external affairs in a joint role with the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB). The role will help explore and develop the synergies of the PHT and AECB's common agenda, whilst maintaining the

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has welcomed two new members of staff to augment its headquarters team. Sarah Madden has joined SLE as a policy adviser (rural communities) and Hannah Lloyd joins as the organisation’s business development manager.

Matt Downie is to take up the role of chief executive at Crisis from next year. A panel of Crisis trustees, led by the chair of trustees, Tristia Harrison, has appointed Mr Downie following an open and extensive recruitment process, involving Crisis’ clients.

Shelley Hutton has been appointed head of stakeholder relations at Places for People Scotland. She takes up the newly created role at the organisation, where she has led on relationship management for portfolio acquisitions, research and customer service strategy in a housing career spanning three d

Trust Housing Association has moved a step closer to completing its new leadership team with the appointment of Calum Boag as head of assets & sustainability. Trust recently launched its bold three-year strategy - The Time is Now - and new operating model. To support the delivery, the

Private rental sector and build to rent residential and urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital Group has strengthened its team with four new appointments across Manchester, London and Edinburgh. Following Sigma’s acquisition by pan-European private equity specialist PineBridge Benson Elli