Appointments

Tenants of Linstone Housing are being offered a helping hand to beat soaring energy bills. The housing association has launched a new service offering energy saving advice to tackle recent rises in fuel bills and has appointed its own community energy engager who is Angela Tyrrell.

Councillor Norman Hampshire has been appointed leader of East Lothian Council. His appointment to the role was confirmed at yesterday's meeting full council meeting.

Craigdale Housing Association has appointed Linda Chelton as its new chief executive. Linda comes with a wealth of social housing experience gained from roles across the UK, most recently as housing services manager within Rosehill Housing Co-operative in Glasgow.

Renfrewshire Council’s director of finance and resources, Alan Russell, has been appointed as the council’s new chief executive and will take up post at the end of November. A national recruitment process began after current chief executive Sandra Black announced her retirement in A

The Scottish Land Commission has strengthened its Good Practice team this month with the appointment of Calum Stewart and Karen Grant as good practice advisers. Calum Stewart and Karen Grant will support the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit fr

Ruth Whatling has joined Homeless Network Scotland in the role of head of policy & equality, a newly created post that speaks to a growing awareness and importance placed on equality considerations in ending homelessness in Scotland. Ms Whatling joins Homelessness Network Scotland on a two-year

Current CIH Scotland vice chair Gavin Smith has been announced as the new chair of the CIH Scotland board, taking over from Esther Wilson at the CIH AGM in December with Sue Shone taking on the role of vice chair. Esther has been a member of the board since 2015 and has served as chair since 20

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has appointed social housing specialist accountant Stuart Beattie as its new head of RSL (Registered Social Landlords). Mr Beattie joined Chiene + Tait in 2005 as a trainee and from that time has developed his expertise within the social housing sector, working w

Lister Housing Co-operative has appointed John Rankin as its new chief executive due to the imminent retirement of its current director Alistair Cant. Mr Rankin joins with a wealth of social housing experience, most recently as head of business support within Viewpoint Housing Association. Prio

The Scottish Housing Regulator has welcomed Marieke Dwarshuis and Lindsay Paterson as two new board members appointed yesterday by Scottish Ministers. Marieke Dwarshuis graduated in Law from Utrecht University in The Netherlands, and her career in Scotland spans 30 years in the public and volun

Clyde Valley Housing Association has strengthened its board with the appointment of Ken Gibb. A professor at the University of Glasgow, Ken has a lifelong passion for the housing sector, with a specific interest in research via his work directing the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaC

Andrew Saunders, one of Almond Housing Association’s (AHA’s) founding board members, is stepping down after 27 years of service to the organisation. Andrew has been a tremendous resource for the Association over the years and has played an instrumental role in guiding AHA’s journey

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the election of Linda Leslie as chair of the Association. Linda has been a board member with Kingdom since September 2015, and joint vice chair for the last two years and succeeds Freya Lees who stepped down as chair after having served for five years.

Hanover Scotland has announced the appointment of Gary Devlin as chair of the board. Mr Devlin, a qualified chartered accountant and partner at Azets, first joined Hanover’s board in 2013.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed six new members to its professional standards committee (PSC) after a recent recruitment drive.