Appointments

Pineview Housing Association has promoted Ben Keenan to senior housing officer. Following the external promotion of the previous post holder, Pineview reviewed whether it required the senior housing officer position and agreed to commence a recruitment process.

Tim Pogson has been named as housing convenor by the City of Edinburgh Council following the suspension of Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron. The current chair of Edinburgh’s Integration Joint Board, Mr Pogson is a service improvement manager at Scotland’s Housing Network and is also a bo

Lar Housing Trust has appointed Mikko Ramstedt as its new chief executive. He takes over at the helm of the housing charity from Ann Leslie, who is stepping down after steering the organisation from launch to its 10th anniversary last month.

Gareth Barwell has been appointed to the role of corporate director of place for the City of Edinburgh Council. The post is accountable for a range of major council services including travel and transport, parks and waste, housing and planning, libraries and culture, and Edinburgh’s new visito

Rowan Alba, the Edinburgh-based charity that tackles homelessness, appointed a new chair at its AGM yesterday. Calum Wilson, a former energy industry expert, has stepped up from his role on the board, where he has been a member for more than two years, to take on the role. He succeeds co-chairs Dawn

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