Stonewater appoints new Chief Financial Officer
NHBC appoints Danielle Keywood as Sector Lead for Local Authorities
NHBC, the UK’ s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, has appointed Danielle Keywood as Sector Lead for Local Authorities. Joining the Customer Relationship team, Danielle will manage and develop relationships with local authorities across the UK, as well as their contractors, combined authorities and other key stakeholders.
With extensive experience in the home-building industry, Danielle joins NHBC from construction and property services company Wates, where she held the position of Regional Social Value Manager for London. Prior to this she held various roles at Berkeley Group and United Living.
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Danielle Keywood, newly appointed Sector Lead for Local Authorities at NHBC commented:“ Local authorities are an essential part of the UK tenure mix and I’ m looking forward to developing new relationships in the sector. I’ ll be helping local authorities steer through the rapidly changing market, championing high-quality home building and providing the excellent service and guidance the industry has come to expect from NHBC.”
Stonewater appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Leading housing provider, Stonewater, has appointed Kirsty Spark to the role of Chief Financial Officer, who will join the organisation’ s Chief Officer Group to lead on Finance, Governance and Assurance.
Kirsty currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at affordable housing provider Accent Group Ltd and is also a Board and Audit committee member alongside being Chair of Governance and Remuneration Committee of Leeds Federated Housing Association.
Kirsty says:“ I’ m excited to be joining Stonewater at such an important point in its journey. My time at Accent has given me invaluable experience, opportunities to grow and the privilege of working alongside exceptional colleagues, for which I’ ll always be grateful. Those experiences have reinforced my belief that strong financial stewardship is about enabling organisations to invest in homes, communities and the services customers rely on with an emphasis on a customer-first approach.
“ The need for good quality, safe, sustainable homes is greater than ever and I’ m looking forward to being part of Stonewater’ s success story in creating more opportunities for people to have a place to call home.”
Trident Group Names New Chief Executive
Birmingham-based Trident Group has announced its Finance Director will take over as Chief Executive in mid-August.
David Harris will replace current Chief Executive Nigel Wilson who announced earlier this year that he would be retiring after 41 years in the housing sector.
Trident Group has also revealed a new Chair of the Board with Andrew Fry replacing Brian Carr who retires in December.
Mr Harris will assume the Chief Executive role until April allowing the new Chair and Board to decide on the process for permanent recruitment in the New Year.
For the past seven years he has been Finance Director at Trident Group and has worked in social housing since 2001 previously holding roles as Finance Director at Orbit Homes and Affinity Sutton.
David Harris said:“ On behalf of the organisation, we want to pass on our gratitude to Nigel for his leadership and the way he has transformed Trident Group; he leaves us in a strong position.
“ This gives us a really good platform to build on in the immediate and long-term future so we can further improve services for our tenants.”
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