Three new members have joined the board of Peter Bedford Housing Association. They are Bruce Wang, a tenant of the organisation, Mercy Ogunsalu, a social services manager and Ian Timmins, a fundraiser for a children's charity.
David Potter
Furlong Homes technical director David Potter has been appointed managing director of Furlong City, Furlong's new inner-city development subsidiary.
Lovell
Housebuilder Lovell has promoted Walter Knowles from eastern region commercial manager to eastern regional manager. Walter will head up the company's housing refurbishment, affordable housing, mixed tenure and open market housing operations across Country Durham, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
John Dalby, eastern region chief quantity surveyor, will take up the post of commercial manager for the region.
Gary Kirk
Gary Kirk, has been promoted from head of new business initiatives with Leicester Housing Association to assistant director.
Therese Choat
Therese Choat has been appointed renewal manager at Sunderland Housing Group. Choat previously worked for the Grainger Town Project in Newcastle as a development officer and as assistant regeneration manager for the north west partnership based in Newcastle.
Celia Moran
Former housing academic Celia Moran has been appointed chair to Yorkshire Housing Group. She succeeds David FitzGerald who has stepped down after more than three years as the group's chairman and seven years as chairman of Ryedale Housing Association, which merged with Yorkshire Metropolitan in 1999.
Lee Carter
Lee Carter has joined South Wight Housing Association as customer services manager. Carter previously worked for Red Funnel Ferries Island Terminals.
Bill Best
Bill Best has been appointed United House's private finance initiative manager. Best was previously head of housing at North East Derbyshire District Council.
Spa Housing Association
Spa Housing Association has made two appointments to its board of management. John Wade, a finance executive with Halifax and Eileen Hope, a councillor at Wychavon district council, will join the association, part of the Festival Housing Group. In addition, Catherine Barber has joined the group as development manager. She was recruited from Bromford Housing Group where she was project manager.
Sue Bignell
Winchester housing association chair Sue Bignell has been appointed an inspector by the Housing Corporation.
David Turner
David Turner, chief executive of Rother Homes, is leaving his job after five years. Liz Bresniham, director of Old Oak Housing Association, will take over.
Mary Coburn
Sincere apologies to Mary Coburn of New Downland Housing Association. Last week's Career Path featured the wrong photo next to her name.
Ahmed Mapara
Ahmed Mapara has been appointed the new chief executive of North London Muslim Housing Association. Mapara is currently a board member of the Federation of Black Housing Organisations and also serves on the Committee for Sure Start Capital Working Group.
Jeremy Barkway
Jeremy Barkway has been appointed regional development manager of Southern Housing Group. He will be responsible for identifying new businesses and delivering the groups development programme in the South Region. His previous experience includes 18 months managing the development programme for London & Quadrant's South West Thames region.
Job of the week
Robert Corderoy
New job
Housing director, Sarsen Housing Association, Wiltshire
Old job
Head of housing at south Oxfordshire-based Soha Housing
First job in housing
Area housing manager at Hanover Housing Association
How did you get that?
“I had spent six years in commercial property management and residential leasehold management. The parent organisation of a management company I worked for went into receivership so I took the decision to transfer to Hanover, which had acquired the sheltered housing.”
Any advice for people moving into the sector?
“Learn to juggle differing and often changing priorities. Try to be objective and open to new ideas and change.”
Favourite hobbies
“Family, motorsport, badminton, reading and cooking.”
Who would you like to interview and what would you ask them?
“Winston Churchill. I would ask him how he managed to contain clinical depression while under extreme pressures … and whether he inhaled those fat cigars.”
What do you enjoy most about working in housing?
“The variety of people you meet and the satisfaction you can get from making a difference to people’s lives.”
What’s your most memorable incident at work?
“I once called on a resident of a leasehold sheltered scheme in Billingshurst. I was confronted by a woman in her early sixties who was wearing only a nightie. She was just running a bath and asked me if I would like to come in. I declined, at which she said: “I might have snow on the mountains but the fire is still hot!’”
What is your dream job?
“Teammate to Michael Schumacher at Ferrari, or a worker on a nature reserve in Kenya.”
Source
Housing Today
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