Appointments

Janice Conner, Link Housing’s head of housing services, is retiring after 30 years with the housing provider this month. Janice joined Link in September 1990 as a housing officer. Hard work and leadership saw her move through the ranks to housing services manager then to head of housing for Li

Craigdale Housing Association has chosen its current interim director David Mackenzie as its new chief executive officer. The announcement comes after a robust and competitive recruitment process, which attracted many strong candidates from within the social housing sector.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has appointed Robert Campbell as its new director of housing & community services. Replacing Stewart Gibb, who is retiring after a long-established housing career, Mr Campbell will be responsible for the development of strategy, policy and perform

Bield has appointed Paula Rice as its new director of finance and resources. Ms Rice brings more than 25 years of experience working across a variety of sectors, her role will see her lead the finance, HR and IT teams across Bield and she has already outlined her determination to support t

Social care charity Quarriers has appointed Alan Frizzell as chair of its board of trustees and Professor Michael Greaves as deputy chair.  Mr Frizzell, who has been a board member since 2016 and a member of the Audit and Finance and General Purposes Committees, will take over from Tom Sch

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has appointed Maureen Dowden, one of Scotland’s most experienced housing professionals, as its new chair. Her appointment follows Bill Robertson’s decision to step down after leading on and completing DGHP’s successful partnership&nb

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has appointed Mark Tennant as its new chairman. Mark Tennant and his family run the Innes Estate in Moray. He is a former chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise and former deputy chairman of the Scottish Government’s financial services advisory board.

Bield has announced the appointment of a new chair to its board of management who will lead the organisation into the future and to ensure it continues to deliver a “significant” positive impact to the wellbeing of older people. Dr Lesley Holdsworth has vast experience across a range of

Glasgow-based factors Taylor & Martin has opened an Edinburgh office and appointed David Jones to head the company’s East Coast operations. David, formerly of James Gibb and Hacking and Patterson, has already helped the company secure major contracts in the capital after its recent appoint

Kingdom Housing Association has appointed Ken Tudhope as its new director of finance. Currently director of finance at Weslo Housing, Mr Tudhope will take up his new role on July 1 and brings with him a wealth of experience in the sector which will prove invaluable in his work to secure funding for

The River Clyde Homes Group (RCH Group) has chosen its current group resources director, Richard Turnock, as its new chief executive. The announcement comes after a highly competitive recruitment process, which attracted many strong candidates from both within and outside the UK social housing secto

Two of the UK’s biggest landlord associations have officially merged the announcement of a new chair today. Jodi Berg OBE will head the newly created National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) formed by the merger of the National Landlords Association and Residential Landlords Associati

Shelter Scotland has appointed its current deputy director Alison Watson as director. Ms Watson will take over the helm of the organisation in May.

Helen Forsyth, the current chief executive of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), has been appointed to the board of the South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). Helen Forsyth has been the chief executive of BHA for over 12 years during which time she has inspired staff to become number 9

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has appointed Matt Foreman as its new managing director. During his career in housing, spanning 24 years, Mr Foreman has worked in several leadership roles before taking up the new role at DGHP just months after it first joined Wheatley Group.