Chloe Stothart looks at this week's movers and shakers
Paul Tennant
The new chief executive of Orbit Housing Group is Paul Tennant. Currently chief executive of Leeds Federated Housing Association, Paul will start his new job in April.
Name
Viv Rosser
New job
Group development director at St James Group
What will you be doing?
“My role will be to choose the best partners to provide affordable homes, identify more efficient delivery mechanisms and maximise funding opportunities. I will also be looking to form market partnerships to provide new opportunities for St James.”
Old job
Development and new business director for Thames Valley Housing Group
First job
Letting garages for a council housing department
If you were housing minister what would you do?
“I would speed up the planning system, release under-used public sector land in the South-east and incentivise developers to get on and develop it to produce the volume required.”
Favourite book
“Birdsong by Sebastian Foulkes.”
Favourite film
“Anything with Sophia Loren in it.”
Any hobbies?
“Scuba diving is my passion. I have done the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Caribbean in the last year and am looking to complete the full set as soon as possible.”
What did you want to be when you were a child?
“Meeting Sherpa Tensing (the guy who got Hilary to the top of Everest) in Darjeeling as a child made me want to be a mountaineer or explorer. So now I explore the underwater world instead!”
The new chief executive of Orbit Housing Group is Paul Tennant. Currently chief executive of Leeds Federated Housing Association, Paul will start his new job in April.
Bill Gill
Bill Gill, a member of the National Housing Federation's audit and control panel, has joined social housing financial consultant Bentley Jennison as a senior manager. He will head Bentley Jennison's in-house training programme and chair its housing technical group.
Valerie Page
Valerie Page has joined Signpost Care Partnerships as a divisional director. She will be responsible for a 12-person team providing support services to vulnerable people. Valerie previously worked for social services and Devon and Cornwall Housing Association.
David Tolson
Hacas Chapman Hendy has promoted director David Tolson to managing director. Before joining Hacas, he was group finance director at North British Housing Association.
Viv Rosser
New job
Group development director at St James Group
What will you be doing?
“My role will be to choose the best partners to provide affordable homes, identify more efficient delivery mechanisms and maximise funding opportunities. I will also be looking to form market partnerships to provide new opportunities for St James.”
Old job
Development and new business director for Thames Valley Housing Group
First job
Letting garages for a council housing department
If you were housing minister what would you do?
“I would speed up the planning system, release under-used public sector land in the South-east and incentivise developers to get on and develop it to produce the volume required.”
Favourite book
“Birdsong by Sebastian Foulkes.”
Favourite film
“Anything with Sophia Loren in it.”
Any hobbies?
“Scuba diving is my passion. I have done the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Caribbean in the last year and am looking to complete the full set as soon as possible.”
What did you want to be when you were a child?
“Meeting Sherpa Tensing (the guy who got Hilary to the top of Everest) in Darjeeling as a child made me want to be a mountaineer or explorer. So now I explore the underwater world instead!”
Source
Housing Today
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