Appointments

Professor Paddy Gray has been appointed vice-chair of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). Professor Gray took up his new role at GHA, part of Wheatley Group, last week.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has appointed Margaret O'Connor as consultant programme director and Rhona Mackay as programme manager to lead the Association's programme of business transformation projects. The two will lead on, manage and co-ordinate the key programmes that BHA has identifi

Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association managing director Richard Jennings has been appointed a director of Homes for Scotland (HFS), joining the board of the trade body with immediate effect. HFS works to ensure Scots have access to the homes they need by engaging constructively with decision-maker

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of its new head of community housing services. Gary Naylor will take up his role in March and succeeds Brian Gannon who has become chief executive at West of Scotland Housing Association.  

Argyll and Bute Council’s executive director for development and infrastructure services Pippa Milne has been appointed as the local authority’s new chief executive. Ms Milne has worked in local government for 28 years, five of those in Argyll and Bute.

Rhys Moore has been appointed as executive director of public impact at the National Housing Federation. Mr Moore joined the trade body for housing associations in England in 2016 where he has worked as head of media, public affairs and campaigns and more recently as director of strategic communicat

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed James Prestwich as its new director of policy and external affairs. Currently head of policy at the National Housing Federation, James will take up his new post at CIH on 24 February 2020.

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has appointed Jehan Weerasinghe as its new managing director. Jehan joined GHA in March this year as director of innovation and improvement.

Shelter Scotland has unveiled the appointment of Jackie Killeen as a trustee member of its committee. Jackie, who is currently the Scotland director of the British Council having held the same position at the Big Lottery Fund, brings a wealth of high-level experience in social policy and funding in

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has appointed three new directors to the company board as the firm reported its third consecutive year of growth. Stephen Ruxton, John Baggley & Graeme Wylie

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the re-election of Freya Lees as chair of the Association and the election of Linda Leslie and Laurie Naumann as vice-chairs as a year of celebrations for Kingdom’s 40th anniversary near a close. Ms Lees has been a board member with Kingdom since 2013,

Glasgow-based tech company iOpt has made two senior appointments to help facilitate its ambitious plans for growth. (from left) Dane Ralston, founder and managing director; data scientist Lewis Forster; operations director Stewart Curruth and head of technology Jack Slater

Having started as a handyman’s assistant with Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) ten years ago, Jamie Aitchison is delighted to have now been appointed as a trainee technical officer. Mr Aitchison joined BHA from school almost 10 years ago as part of the Working Rite Programme which was fu

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its list of individuals it will select from when making statutory appointments to social landlords after an open selection process.

A national tech company which specialises in gas compliance software for the housing market has made a key appointment to its team as it looks to grow its presence north of the border. John McLaren joins Gas Tag from Capita and has over 30 years experience in the housing sector, working in a range o