Doris Jamieson

Doris was a non-executive director for nine years at a housing association based in the East of England with 30,000 homes. She aspired to improve the quality of homes and services provided to tenants, supporting investment in existing properties as well as new ones.

Her belief is that housing associations should be more than landlords, also providing key services to help tenants sustain their tenancies. She also helped establish Hopestead, a charity that worked to reduce homelessness.

She was a board member of an NHS Commissioning Group in Norfolk, including being the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian and the Equality and Diversity lead board member.

Other roles undertaken include being chair of the national Citizens Advice Membership & Standards Committee. This role reinforced her interest in championing good governance.

Doris is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in the private sector in Venture Capital investment and was the finance director of an estate agency business in Northeast England before taking time out to look after her three children.

She has recently returned to East Lothian with her husband and is currently a trustee at Friends of the Earth Scotland.

This appointment follows the announcement of the Regulator’s new chair, Garry Coutts, who was appointed on 1st August.