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Mark Henderson, Chief Executive
Mark has 30 years’ experience in regeneration and business support and is passionate about placing customers at the heart of everything we do. He has worked at chief executive level across local authorities, regional development agencies and housing.

Specialisms: Mark can talk across all housing related issues.

Will Gardner, Executive Director of Asset and Development
Will is passionate about quality design and has been instrumental in delivering some amazing developments for Home Group. He has been delivering regeneration in London and the south for more than 15 years.

Specialisms: Development, planning, leasehold, regeneration, sales

Nusheen Hussain, Executive Director, Customers and Communities.
Nusheen handles everything relating to customers and communities at Home Group. Previously, Nusheen was Executive Director of Business Development within the organisation so brings a wealth of experience and depth to the role.

Specialisms: Customer promise, customer engagement, housing and communities, housing and support, operations, leasehold, consumer standards/regulation, Home Group Scotland.

Helen Meehan, Chief Financial Officer
Helen has worked in finance for a number of top firms, including PwC. She joined Home group in 2015 as Director of Risk and Assurance and has quickly risen up the ranks.

Specialisms: Finance, risk, assurance, treasury, investor relations, financial planning and analysis, auditing, legal.

Paul Walker, Executive Director of Repairs and Maintenance
Paul has a wealth of experience in senior management across the energy, public transport and social housing sectors. Paul's focus is on the delivery of consistent and reliable customer experience and providing operational excellence.

Specialisms: Responsive repairs, void properties, planned maintenance/asset investment, delivery, safety and compliance.

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Lindsay Courtney, head of clinical practice
Lindsay is determined to deliver innovative solutions to complex health and social care needs. She works to promote independence through rehabilitation and reablement and to embed assistive technology in service design. Lindsay is a qualified and registered occupational therapist and was a university lecturer for several years.

Lesley Bainbridge, clinical expert in physical health
Lesley is a nurse and midwife and has spent her career specialising in the care of older people. She is passionate about ensuring that those with complex needs can enjoy the best quality of life possible. She has worked in both provider and commissioning services and is committed to embedding evidence, evaluation, data and research. Lesley has built a national profile as a nurse and specialist in older people’s care.

Will Gardner, Executive Director of Asset and Development
Will is passionate about quality design and has been instrumental in delivering some amazing developments for Home Group. He has been delivering regeneration in London and the south for more than 15 years.

Hannah Howard-Jones, director of asset

Kitson Keen, director of development

Nathalie Baxter, head of workspace

Michael Westgarth, head of procurement and programme

Paul Walker, Executive Director of Repairs and Maintenance
Paul has 20 years business experience across the utilities, public transport and social housing sectors. Having successfully developed and led large operational teams, including RWE Npower’s domestic care and maintenance teams, Paul took up his current role in March 2019. He is responsible for all property maintenance, including responsive repairs, delivery of planned maintenance programmes, turnaround of void properties, ensuring components are safe and compliant, and Home Group’s customer service centre.

Monika Lee, director of building safety

Graham Cowan, director of health and safety and nominated health and safety lead

Tony Williams, director of maintenance and operations

Bryony Willett, director of Scotland

Bryony leads a team that supports over 15,000 customers across Scotland in around 5,000 homes. She brings a range of experience to our delivery in Scotland, having worked at various key organisations within the sector.

Karen Wolstencroft, head of service delivery in Scotland
Having studied Social Policy at University, Karen has worked in social housing since 1994. She began her career as a Housing Management Trainee for Dundee City Council and has specialised in Housing Management. She continued to work in this area of housing when she moved to Home Group over 13 years ago and now supports colleagues across Scotland to deliver an excellent service to social rent, mid-market rent and factored customers.

Nusheen Hussain, Executive Director, Customers and Communities.
Nusheen handles everything relating to customers and communities at Home Group. Previously, Nusheen was Executive Director of Business Development within the organisation so brings a wealth of experience and depth to the role.

Colette Flattery, director of housing and communities
Colette works to enhance the experience our customers have and ensure we are delivering for our communities. She has previously worked in a number of senior roles in and out of sector, bringing valuable experience in supporting a diverse customer base.

Katherine Hernandez, regional director (Teesside, Sunderland, Durham and Yorkshire)
Katherine has worked up through a range of operational and supportive roles, helping customers of all backgrounds and needs. Closely connected with stakeholders in her region, she has great experience supporting colleagues and peers develop and reach their potential, as well as delivering for customers.

Andy Hall, regional director (North East)
Andy oversees operational delivery in the North East and brings with him valuable experience working on services with vulnerable customers, giving him a strong drive for delivering a social purpose. Andy has experience working across the public, private and not for profit sectors.

Lisa Russell, regional director

Emma Solomons, regional director
Emma uses her vast experience to support delivery for rented, supported and leasehold and shared ownership customers across the region. Having worked at a number of large, successful housing associations, she is highly adept at supporting and identifying customer needs.

Monica Ferguson, head of procurement

Steve Hallowell, director of treasury and investor relations
Steve handles treasury management, investor and lender relations and our business’ ESG reporting among other roles. He has also led on the introduction of Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs). He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously served as Director of Finance.

Chris Hopkins, director of finance

Simon Parker, director of information systems