Appointments

College Employers Scotland (CES) has appointed current CIH Scotland national director Callum Chomczuk as its new director. He succeeds Gavin Donoghue, who was promoted to CEO of Colleges Scotland in June 2025.

Cairn Housing Association has appointed Shona Mitchell as head of public affairs, strategy and communications to drive stronger policy influence and strategic direction.  In this newly created role, Shona will lead on shaping and delivering Cairn’s public affairs strategy, ensuring the or

West of Scotland Housing Association has appointed Michael Sozansky as the new chair of its board, succeeding Kelly Adams, chair from 2020-2025, who has served her maximum term in the role. Michael Sozansky brings with him considerable experience in leadership and governance. Head of compliance with

Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan MSP has announced the reappointment of Marieke Dwarshuis and Lindsay Paterson as members of the Scottish Housing Regulator board. Marieke Dwarshuis graduated in Law from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and her career in Scotland spans 30 year

Ayrshire Housing’s new director of housing and communities is going back to her roots in her new role. Alison Lamont started her life in housing with East Ayrshire Council before embarking on a career that has taken her to Dumfries and Galloway and Glasgow. Most recently a locality housing dir

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed David Chalmers as its new director of development. Set to take on the role in early January 2026, David joins SBHA at an exciting time in the organisation’s journey, with a new-build programme now firmly established and ambitious plans

ESPC has appointed Louisa Raistrick, head of estate agency at Coulters, as a non-executive director on its board. Her term is due to commence on 1 January 2026, subject to ratification at the ESPC AGM in November.

Share, the learning and development organisation for the Scottish housing sector, held its annual general meeting and board meeting on Thursday 9 October, during which it shared key updates and announced changes to its board of directors. At the meeting, board member Susan Bell stepped down. Susan p

Places for People (PfP) Scotland has appointed Moira Sibbald as the new chair of its board, taking over from Pamela Scott who has served her maximum term in the role.  Moira joined the PfP Scotland board in February 2021 and brings a wealth of experience across multiple sectors to her new leade

CIH Scotland has appointed four new experienced housing professionals to its board, as two long-serving members step down. Joining the board are Ruth Robin, unit head (transformational change) at Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Laura Harris, housing need strategy manager at West Lothian Council; Lo

Stirling Council has appointed Brian Roberts as its new chief executive. Brian Roberts, who has been serving as interim chief executive, will take on the role following over 30 years of experience at Stirling Council, bringing an exceptional depth of knowledge and dedication to the council and to St

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has today announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as a non-executive director. Mr Gardner brings over 35 years of banking and finance experience from his career at Lloyds Banking Group. His previous roles included head of industrials and commercial banking S

Cunninghame Housing Association has appointed Jennifer McCann as its new executive director of housing and communities. Jennifer joins the Association with a distinguished track record in social housing, having held senior leadership roles at Ardenglen and Barrhead Housing Associations, and most rec

Two campaign launches and a new chair ensured that this year’s Almond Housing Association AGM had a lot to share. Firstly, Adam Turner stepped down as chair after more than four years in the role, although he will be staying on as a member of the board.

Inverclyde Council has appointed David Forbes as its new chief financial officer. Mr Forbes joins the council from North Ayrshire Council, where he has worked since 2016 and is currently senior manager (strategic business manager).