Appointments

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) marked its 49th Annual General Meeting yesterday which saw Grampian's Craig Stirrat and Melville's Caron Quinn elected to its board. Against the backdrop of Scottish Housing Day, the AGM had a focus on a theme that resonates with us al

The Scottish Housing Regulator will welcome Dr Abhishek Agarwal as a new board member from 1 October 2024. Over the past decade, Abhi has committed himself to effective governance. He has served as a board member and chair of the Grampian Housing Group.

Cadder Housing Association has appointed Thomas McIlvaney as its new head of housing. Thomas – who has now taken up his post - joins Cadder from Southside Housing Association. During 13 years at Southside, Thomas worked in a variety of customer facing roles, most recently as housing team manag

Edinburgh-based Avant Homes Scotland has appointed a land and special projects director as the housebuilder prepares for further expansion across the country. Iain Allison has 35 years’ housebuilding experience and has held senior roles at Bellway and Taylor Wimpey.

Stirling Council has appointed Cllr Margaret Brisley as its new council leader following a vote at a special meeting yesterday. Cllr Brisley steps up from depute leader to take over the role from Cllr Chris Kane, who has stepped down after his election as an MP in the recent UK General Election.

Councillor Bill Duff has been elected as leader of Angus Council. The change, which comes after Councillor Beth Whiteside announced her decision to step down from the role last month, was ratified at a meeting of the council's administration group last night.

A charity that provides housing for elderly residents in Arbroath and across Angus has appointed a new secretary.

The Kingdom Group has appointed Dan Blake as its group director of communities. The new role was created following a structural evaluation of the Kingdom Group, ensuring the organisation is well-positioned to meet the needs of its customers now and in the future, delivering an exceptional customer e

Glasgow-based Pineview Housing Association has promoted three members of its housing services team.

Alison Clark has been named as chief officer - housing and communities for Highland Council as part of five new appointments at the local authority. Alison is currently head of community support, contact and engagement, responsible for customer services, community planning and engagement, a rol

Lynne Garvey has been appointed as the director of health and social care for the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and chief officer for the Fife Joint Integration Board. Currently the Partnership’s Head of Community Care Services, Lynne brings to the post over 30 years’ expe

Data company Housemark has accelerated plans to provide next generation analytics for the UK housing sector, bringing in technology and data pioneer Andrew Barham as its new chief technology officer. Andrew has almost two decades’ experience delivering technology-fuelled strategic business tra

Chartered quantity surveying practice nbm Construction Cost Consultants has announced a series of promotions. Based in central Scotland, nbm delivers cost consultancy services to clients across the UK and beyond in sectors including residential, hotels and leisure, commercial, industrial, education,

Wellhouse Housing Association has appointed Diane Hendry as its new director. The Association's recruitment panel undertook a rigorous recruitment exercise to identify its new director. The panel said they were impressed by the quality of candidates who were interested in this position and appreciat

Councillor Bob Pollock is to take on the role of depute leader of South Ayrshire Council as part of several changes to its cabinet.  Councillor Hugh Hunter will be responsible for the Portfolio for Health and Social Care, while Councillor William Grant will assume the Portfolio for Education.