Executive team and board members

Chair

PETER WILLIAMS, BA, MSc, PhD, FCIH, FRGS – is 63 and became Chair of TVHA 5 years ago. Peter also chairs the Group Remuneration and Nominations Committee (GR&NC). Peter is a Housing Consultant and former Deputy Director General of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Deputy Chair

JOHN GARRITY, MA (Hons), DipTP, MCIM, MAPM, MRTPI – is 55 and has served on the Board for 6 years. He is a member of the Group Audit and Risk Committee (GA&RC)and the GR&NC. John is currently Head of the Central Private Finance Unit at the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Board Member

LAURE DUHOT, MSc, MPhil, MA – is 47 and has served on the Board for 6 years. She is a member of the GA&RC. Laure is currently Head of Capital Raising at Pradera-AM plc. Laure is a member of the Urban Land Institute and of the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real-Estate Vehicles.

Board Member

GERARD MCCORMACK, LLB, CA – is 57 and has served on the Board for 10 years. He is Chair of the GA&RC. Gerard provides Strategic and Finance advice to Small & Medium-sized enterprises.

Board Member

DEAN MAYER, BSC (Hons), ACA, AMCT, is 37 and joined the Board in November 2007. He is a Member of the GA&RC. Dean is the Managing Director of DAM Capital Management Sarl, a leading European corporate mezzanine debt investment company.

Board Member

BENITA MEHRA, BSc, MSc, MBA, CIET, is 42 and joined the Board in November 2007. Benita is a chartered engineer. Benita is the owner and director of Benril Ltd, a property development company, and acts as an interim property manager for the NHS. Benita also sits on the Board of TVCH.

Board Member

RICHARD STANLEY, BA, MSc, FCIH – is 58 and has served on the Board for 9 years. Richard is an independent Housing Consultant and Interim Manager engaged in a range of housing projects. Richard also sits of the Board of TVCH.

Board Member

JANE STAVELEY, LLB – is 51 and has served on the Board for 8 years. She is a member of the GR&NC and the Chair of TVCH. Jane is a solicitor specialising in Housing PFI at Ashurst LLP.

Board Member

MARTIN TAYLOR, MA, BTech, FRICS – is 59 and has served on the Board for 11 years. Martin is a Chartered Surveyor and spent over 25 years with Slough Estates plc, subsequenty working for Calthorpe Estates and as Country Manger for ING Real Estate Development. Through his consultancy, Martin Taylor Associates Ltd, he continues to be involved in a number of property projects. Martin also sits on the Board of TVCH.

Resident board member

STEVE HENSON, PGD, BSc (Hons), is 40 and has served on the Board for 4 years. Steve is an active participant in Resident Involvement. He is a Housing Officer for Metropolitan Housing Trust; and recently appointed as a consultant for TPAS. Steve is a member of the Board of TVCH.

Chair

JANE STAVELEY, LLB – is 51 and has served on the Board for 8 years. Jane is a member of the GR&NC and also sits on the Board of TVH. Jane is a solicitor specialising in Housing PFI at Ashurst LLP.

Deputy Chair

DAVID SMITH, BSc, MSc, PhD, CIH,CIEH – is 61 and joined the Board Member in May 2008. He is a member of the GR&NC. Until 2007 David was Group Chief Executive of First Wessex Housing Group. David is now a consultant undertaking a variety of housing related assignments.

Board Member

DOZIE AZUBIKE, BSc, PhD, CMIOSH – is 46 and has served on the Board for 7 years. He is Deputy Chair of the The GA &RC. Dozie is a Health & Safety Inspector with the Health & Safety Executive and a Justice of the Peace in Reading.

Resident board member

ROLAND BEADLE, MIH, is 58 and has served on the Board for 4 years. He is member of the GA&RC, a member of the Core Partnering Group for estate services and an active participant in Resident Involvement. Roland is a Hotel Manager by profession.

Resident board member

JENNIE DEVEREUX is 66 and has served on the Board for 5 years. Jennie is retired from her career in computer training and is an active voluntary community worker. Jennie is an active particpant in Resident Involvement.

Resident board member

STEVE HENSON, PGD, BSc (Hons), is 40 and has served on the Board for 4 years. Steve is an active participant in Resident Involvement. He is a Housing Officer for Metropolitan Housing Trust; and recently appointed as a consultant for TPAS. Steve also sits on the Board of TVH.

Board member

BENITA MEHRA, BSc, MSc, MBA, CIET, is 42 and joined the Board in November 2007. Benita is a chartered engineer. Benita is the owner and director of Benril Ltd, a property development company, and acts as an interim property manager for the NHS. Benita is a member of the Board of TVH.

Board member

RICHARD STANLEY, BA, MSc, FCIH – is 58 and has served on the Board for 9 years. Richard is an independent Housing Consultant and Interim Manager engaged in a range of housing projects. Richard is also a member of the Board of TVH.

Board Member

MARTIN TAYLOR, MA, BTech, FRICS – is 59 and has served on the Board for 11 years. Martin is a Chartered Surveyor and spent over 25 years with Slough Estates plc, subsequenty working for Calthorpe Estates and as Country Manger for ING Real Estate Development. Through his consultancy, Martin Taylor Associates Ltd, he continues to be involved in a number of property projects. Martin is a member of the Board of TVH.

Board member

IAIN LONG, BSc (Hons), MRICS, is 38 and joined the Board in November 2007. Iain is a Chartered Building Surveyor and a Partner at William Martin and Partners LLP, an independent private practice of property and construction consultants.

Chief executive

GEETA NANDA, BSc, P, DIP Housing, CIH is 44 and joined Thames Valley Housing in April 2008. Geeta has worked in the housing sector for 22 years in housing associations, local government and research. Geeta joined Thames Valley Housing from Notting Hill Housing Group, where she was Group Director of Operations.

Finance director & deputy chief executive

JACK STEPHEN, MA (Hons), CA – is 61. He joined Thames Valley Housing in 1995 having previously held the positions of Finance Director, Financial Controller and Treasurer with a number of banks and other international companies.

Housing & neighbourhood services director

JOHN BALDWIN, BA MICH is 45. He joined Thames Valley Housing in May 2008. He has worked in the housing sector for over 20 years, latterly as the Director of Housing Management at Notting Hill Housing. John has also served as a committee member for Threshold Housing Advice.

Development director

MARK ALLNUTT, BA (Hons) is 38, and joined Thames Valley Housing in March 2008. Mark has worked in the housing sector for 14 years, having previously worked in private sector organisations in insurance and construction. Mark joined TVH from Sovereign Housing Group where he was Assistant Director of Development.