Appointments

After a closely fought election period, Julie Haydon has been chosen by Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) members as the organisation’s next vice president. Julie Haydon, director of corporate services at Wolverhampton Homes, received over 51 per cent of the votes cast and was elected ahead

The Kingdom Group has appointed Leigh Grubb as its new group director of corporate services. The new role was created following a structural evaluation of the Kingdom Group, ensuring the organisation is well-positioned to meet the needs of its customers now and in the future, delivering an exception

Paisley Housing Association (PHA) chief executive Kathleen McCutcheon is to retire this month after 35 years in the social housing sector. Kathleen started with PHA in 2006 and has led a number of transformational changes including doubling staff numbers to cope with the diverse range of activities

Carolyn Hughes, the housing management director/depute CEO at Manor Estates Housing Association, has decided to retire after nineteen years and will be leaving the Association on 26th July 2024. Carolyn has made a huge positive contribution to social housing within Edinburgh over the years. Manor Es

Andrew Curran and Kieran Graham have been promoted to managing director positions within the Springfield Group. Mr Curran steps into the position of managing director (central) and will oversee operations across multiple brands, including Springfield Properties, Dawn Homes, Walker Group, and Ma

Environmental charity the Green Action Trust has appointed Tom Campbell as its new chief executive officer. Working with local authorities and private and third sector partners, the charity addresses climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental inequality through delivering environmental rege

Home in Scotland has appointed Bryony Willett as its new director. She will lead a team which supports over 12,500 customers across 5,500 social rent and mid-market rent homes, as well as factored properties. The appointment is central to Home in Scotland’s mission to build homes, independence

Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association has appointed Lowri Richards as its new chief executive. Following its recruitment process, the panel reached a decision to appoint Ms Richards to the post. Throughout the process she demonstrated that she possessed the necessary skills, abilities, and qualities

Newton Property Management has appointed Vincent Goldie as chief executive officer and Rachel Littlejohn as business development director. The firm said the strategic move underscores its commitment to raising customer service standards and driving change within the property management sector.

Edinburgh-based legal firm Ralph Sayer has launched an expansion of its estate agency division with the appointment of Tzana Webster to head up property sales. Formerly with Warners and VMH Solicitors in the capital, she joins as head of estate agency after three years in a similar role at Watermans

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