Appointments

Lar Housing Trust has appointed Mikko Ramstedt as its first chief operating officer. Mr Ramstedt joined Lar in March 2018 as director of finance and corporate services from Scottish Futures Trust, where he specialised in housing projects, before taking on the job of managing director at subsidiary L

Hanover Scotland has appointed Esther Wilson as its new director of customer services. Taking up the post at the housing association in August, Ms Wilson will initially focus on the review of Hanover’s service model and will design a new approach to better illustrate the business’ happy

Lesley-Ann McDonald, who sits on the Clydesdale Housing Association board, has been appointed to the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS board. The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP, announced Ms McDonald's appointment to the board alongside five other members.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative has unveiled Grant Clayton as its new director following the retirement of Stephanie Marshall. After the co-operative took forward a rigorous recruitment exercise, the panel were impressed by the quality of candidates that were interested in this position.

Gary Meek, the CEO of Blue Triangle, has recently joined the board of the Coalition of Care and Support Providers (CCPS) in Scotland. He plans to bring a unique view to the board as Blue Triangle is currently the largest provider of supported accommodation in Scotland, and provides outreach work wit

Euan McLaughlin and Darren MacKay have bolstered the land team at the regional arm of Persimmon Homes. Persimmon North Scotland has appointed Euan McLaughlin as planning manager and Darren MacKay as land manager. The pair will be working on strengthening the land bank at the home builder’s hea

Stirling Council has appointed Caroline Sinclair as its new chief executive. Ms Sinclair, who is currently chief officer of East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, will take up the role this summer.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has welcomed Tahmina Nizam as its new national manager. The partnership is funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by Shelter Scotland with the aim of bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing where possible.

North-east social inclusion charity Aberdeen Cyrenians has appointed Donna Hutchison as its chief executive officer (CEO). Donna joined the organisation in 2022 as head of corporate and business services and, with a passion for social justice, has been working closely with key stakeholders to raise

Lovell Homes has appointed Margaret Davidson as its new sales director for Scotland as part of its ambitious plans to grow the private development side of the business. The housing developer aims to increase the number of homes it builds annually to an average of 140, up from approximately 78 due fo

The Scottish ministers have appointed 128 members to the Social Security Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. Ministers made their recommendations for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

Elderpark Housing has made a key appointment to its senior management team. Helen Sutherland has taken over as director of finance & corporate services at the Govan association.

Accountant and business adviser CT has promoted social housing sector specialist Stuart Beattie, who moves into the role of director. Stuart, who is also the firm’s head of RSLs, joined CT in 2005 as a trainee and has since developed his expertise within the Scottish social housing sector, sup

Paul Lawrence has been recommended for appointment as the new chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council. Following a competitive selection process, overseen by a cross-party panel of senior councillors, a final decision will be taken on the appointment at Thursday’s meeting of Full Coun

Ian Phillips has become the new managing director of Robertson Construction Northern. Following the retirement of Frank Reid after 43 years of service, Ian Phillips has become the regional managing director of Robertson Construction Northern. With over three decades of experience in the industry, Ia