Our Board

The Board meets 4 times per year and is currently made up of 9 Members responsible for planning the future direction and governance of the Society.

All of the Members are volunteers, who give their time for no remuneration and are committed to the approved ‘vision and values’ approved by the Board. Given their differing backgrounds in interests, careers and experience, the Board members offer a variety of expertise to ensure that debate is challenging and that the competing pressures on the Society are balanced.

It is the deliberate intention to have a range of backgrounds on the Board, and a regular audit of skills is undertaken to ensure that an appropriate balance is maintained.

CHAIR:

Phillip Dawson, with 40+ years’ experience in social housing, public management and energy industries.

VICE CHAIR:

Zainul Pirmohamed, a retired local government officer, with a background in housing and private sector management and control.

BOARD DIRECTORS:

Dan Canavan, a well-known figure in the city, creating the Homeworks project back in 1996 and now the Spark Group, Dan is committed to training and developing skills for young people.

Faz Rasool, working in the private sector for over 20 years, currently works for BT in a senior role.

Gaynor Shuker, has worked for several housing associations in the Midlands and North West and is currently development manager for a large national housing association.

Phil Brundrett, has 30 years of social housing experience, with key experience in housing development & regeneration in Stoke on Trent.

Simon Thompson, an experienced housing professional whose current role is Director of Development for a west midlands based Housing Association.

Sharon Shaw, a senior executive at a local Housing Association with a background and expertise in finance.

Sophia Hall, 20 years’ experience in housing management, including the management of high-rise buildings. Currently working for a large national Housing Association

Whilst not a member of the Board the Company Secretary is Howard Cartwright. After a long career working for a local housing association in development, maintenance and housing management, Howard is a self employed housing consultant, but for the Society is responsible in his Company Secretary role for statutory returns, procurement and Board governance.