Appointments

Bield Housing and Care has strengthened its board through a series of phased appointments, enhancing its leadership at a time when digital innovation and independent living are increasingly central to supporting older people across Scotland. Two new board members, appointed in recent weeks, bring sp

Councillor Tony Gurney has been elected as the new leader of North Ayrshire Council and Councillor Christina Larsen as depute leader. Councillor Anthea Dickson will continue as provost of North Ayrshire, and Councillor John Sweeney will remain depute provost.

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan MSP has unveiled two new panel members of Scotland's fuel poverty watchdog. The Scottish Fuel Advisory Panel scrutinises the Scottish Government’s progress towards meeting Scotland’s fuel poverty targets, including the goal that no more than five pe

Connected Response has appointed Nick Huston as head of business development. Working closely with local authorities and housing associations, Nick’s role is to identify opportunities for Connected Response’s HeatSage technology. HeatSage has been proven to reduce heating and hot water b

Robertson Partnership Homes (RPH) has appointed its new board, strengthening the business as it continues to support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable, affordable housing across Scotland. Bringing together a highly experienced leadership team with strong expertise across operations, commerci

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has appointed Kerry Clayton as its new director of corporate services. Kerry will oversee the corporate governance of the Association, with a remit encompassing governance and compliance, human resources and organisational development, IT and digital trans

NHBC has appointed Sarah Maillet as chief financial officer. Sarah Maillet brings with her more than 20 years of experience as an executive leader in the global finance services sector. She trained with KPMG and qualified from the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Harmony Fire has added to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Graham Oliphant as managing director of its consultancy business. Bringing over 23 years of life safety expertise, most recently as director of a UK national fire consultancy, Graham has a proven track record successfully n

Thenue Housing has made a key appointment to its property services team. Gillian Logan has been appointed to the role of property services manager (development) following the retiral of the previous holder of the post.

CIH Scotland has kicked off the new year by confirming Gordon Smith as its new engagement manager. Gordon Smith joins with over 10 years of experience in membership engagement, leading business growth, building communities, and listening to members' voices.

Leonard Harper Gow, the great grandson of Veterans Housing Scotland’s founder Lord Salvesen, has become an Ambassador for the charity. He connected with the charity last year as part of the research on its 110-year history.

The Good Economy (TGE) has appointed Danielle Hughes as the head of Sustainability for Housing (SfH), the body that oversees the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). Danielle brings a wealth of experience across both the UK and US housing and sustainability sectors. As an expe

Edinburgh-based Lochay Homes has appointed Andy Wyles, former northern regional chair at Bellway, as its new non-executive chair. Andy joins Lochay Homes following a distinguished 23-year career at Bellway, where he held senior leadership roles and led major delivery programmes across the North of E

Gillian McLees has been appointed as the Chartered Institute of Housing's (CIH) new national director for Scotland. Effective today, Gillian succeeds Callum Chomczuk, as he moves on to a new role.

Ayrshire Housing has appointed a new head of development to drive forward future expansion opportunities. Eleanor Derbyshire will work with Ayrshire Housing’s chief executive, Lesley-Anne Junner on planning and implementing the specification, procurement, programming and delivery of the associ