Appointments

Fiona Duncan has been appointed by The Highland Council as executive chief officer for health and social care, taking over from Fiona Malcolm who has been undertaking the Interim ECO role since early September. Ms Duncan is due to take up the position in January 2021.

Easthall Park Housing Co-operative director John McMorrow is to take over as the new chief executive of Melville Housing Association. Mr McMorrow was appointed to succeed Andrew Noble from a highly competitive field of candidates and brings with him a wealth of experience from his 35 years

CIH Scotland has appointed Anita Jamieson and Craig Gurney to its board to support its work in Scotland. Anita Jamieson has been executive manager for housing for Shetland Islands Council for the last nine years and brings with her almost 35 years of experience in local authority finance and housing

Professor David Adams and Megan MacInnes have been reappointed as Scottish Land Commissioners. Land reform secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP made the announcement of their reappointment this week.

Edinburgh-based Custom Build Homes (CBH) has appointed John Baird as its new enabling coordinator. Assuming his new role, Mr Baird will support the company’s mission which is to diversify the supply of new homes by making it possible for everyone to design and customise their own home, resulti

Simon Community Scotland has linked up with the UK’s largest dog welfare charity to launch a brand-new initiative to increase dog-friendly accommodation options for homeless dog owners in Scotland. Currently, many emergency and temporary accommodation providers do not accept dogs, le

Clyde Valley Group (CVG) has appointed Lisa Beresford and Sarah Parker to the newly-created roles of people director and business improvement manager respectively. Created as a result of successful business growth within CVG, the two roles have come at a key time with the launch of a

Greg Colgan has been appointed as the new chief executive of Dundee City Council. Currently the executive director of corporate services, he will take up the post upon the retiral of the current chief executive David Martin and lead the council through its long-term recovery plan following the

Neil McKay, the managing director of regeneration firm Urban Union Ltd, has been appointed to serve on the board of social landlord Abbeyfield Scotland Ltd. Mr McKay, who has been at the helm of Urban Union since 2016, has been elected onto Abbeyfield’s board due to his experien

East Kilbride Housing Association’s chairperson for the past three years, Graham Keith, has decided not to stand for re-election at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Mr Keith is relocating to the north of Scotland to enjoy his retirement after serving a total of five years on the EKHA

Caledonia Housing Association has appointed a new chair following its Annual General Meeting last month.  Alan Nairn has been a board member since 2017 and has served as vice-chair of the Association for the past two years. He worked in health and local government for over 25 years within the c

Barrhead Housing Association has announced the appointment of Lorna Wilson to head the team following a rigorous and competitive recruitment process. Currently head of policy and innovation at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Ms Wilson will commence her role as

Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Councillor Robin Currie as its new leader following Councillor Aileen Morton’s decision to move on from the role. A councillor for Kintyre and the Islands, Councillor Currie has served Argyll and Bute as a councillor for more than 30 years,

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of trustees. Hugh Carr and John Campbell were successfully recruited following a recruitment campaign earlier this year.

The current COVID-19 pandemic saw Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) members participate in its fourteenth AGM virtually via Skype. Chairman Jim Milne MBE’s report was followed by approval of the group’s annual accounts, the appointment of board members and the ap