Appointments

Aaliya Seyal has been appointed chief executive of the Legal Services Agency (LSA). Ms Seyal takes from interim chief executive Ronald Franks and brings over 17 years’ experience in leading voluntary sector organisations.

Housebuilder Avant Homes has promoted Scott Varley to the newly created role of area managing director for Scotland and north east England. Scott first joined Avant Homes in 2006 as regional land manager for the group’s Yorkshire business, before taking up the post of land director in 2010. In

Sarah-Jane Laing has been appointed as chief executive of Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) as the rural business organisation enters the most challenging era in its 110-year history. Starting out at the organisation fifteen years ago as housing strategy officer before moving to the role of hea

Loretto Housing and Cube have appointed Laura Henderson as their new managing director. Laura has 17 years’ experience in the housing sector and joined fellow Wheatley Group member GHA five years ago as locality housing director for Parkview, Darnley and Kennishead.

Professor Paddy Gray has been appointed vice-chair of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). Professor Gray took up his new role at GHA, part of Wheatley Group, last week.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has appointed Margaret O'Connor as consultant programme director and Rhona Mackay as programme manager to lead the Association's programme of business transformation projects. The two will lead on, manage and co-ordinate the key programmes that BHA has identifi

Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association managing director Richard Jennings has been appointed a director of Homes for Scotland (HFS), joining the board of the trade body with immediate effect. HFS works to ensure Scots have access to the homes they need by engaging constructively with decision-maker

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of its new head of community housing services. Gary Naylor will take up his role in March and succeeds Brian Gannon who has become chief executive at West of Scotland Housing Association.  

Argyll and Bute Council’s executive director for development and infrastructure services Pippa Milne has been appointed as the local authority’s new chief executive. Ms Milne has worked in local government for 28 years, five of those in Argyll and Bute.

Rhys Moore has been appointed as executive director of public impact at the National Housing Federation. Mr Moore joined the trade body for housing associations in England in 2016 where he has worked as head of media, public affairs and campaigns and more recently as director of strategic communicat

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed James Prestwich as its new director of policy and external affairs. Currently head of policy at the National Housing Federation, James will take up his new post at CIH on 24 February 2020.

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has appointed Jehan Weerasinghe as its new managing director. Jehan joined GHA in March this year as director of innovation and improvement.

Shelter Scotland has unveiled the appointment of Jackie Killeen as a trustee member of its committee. Jackie, who is currently the Scotland director of the British Council having held the same position at the Big Lottery Fund, brings a wealth of high-level experience in social policy and funding in

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has appointed three new directors to the company board as the firm reported its third consecutive year of growth. Stephen Ruxton, John Baggley & Graeme Wylie

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the re-election of Freya Lees as chair of the Association and the election of Linda Leslie and Laurie Naumann as vice-chairs as a year of celebrations for Kingdom’s 40th anniversary near a close. Ms Lees has been a board member with Kingdom since 2013,