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Executive team and Board members

Thames Valley Housing is governed by two Boards.

Thames Valley Housing Association Board

The Thames Valley Housing Association (TVHA) Board is responsible for future strategy and our developments. 

Thames Valley Charitable Housing Association Board

The Thames Valley Charitable Housing (TVCHA) is responsible for ensuring a high quality of management services and maintenance of our homes.

The Boards- October 2012

In September 2012 the Boards of TVHA and TVCHA decided to form a common board membership.  There were several reasons behind this change of governance arrangements:

  • The external environment in which the Group now operates is fast moving and governance arrangements need to be simpler and more cohesive to better facilitate direction and control of the business, with appropriate delegation and scrutiny;
  • To enable the Group to continue to meet its social purpose of delivering homes through the generation of commercial profits within a reduced grant environment;
  • To improve understanding of the social purpose and corporate objectives of both TVHA and TVCHA and therefore streamline and improve board decision making.

Board Committees

The Board has 5 committees which scrutinise various aspects of the business.  Audit & Risk; Governance, Remuneration & Nominations; Investment; Treasury and Customer Services.


All Committees are made up of Members of the Boards, with the addition of two residents who sit on the Customer Services Committee.

Profiles of current Board Members of Thames Valley Housing Association and Thames Valley Charitable Housing Association
John Garrity

Group Chair and Common Board Member

CHAIR - JOHN GARRITY, MA (Hons), DipTP, MCIM, MAPM, MCIH, MRTPI has served on the Board for over 10 years. He is Chair of the Group Remuneration & Nominations Committee and a member of the Customer Services Committee. John is Head of the Central Private Finance Unit at the Department for Communities and Local Government. He has extensive experience across the housing sector including with central and local government, housing associations and the private sector.

Peter Williams

Group Deputy Chair and Common Board Member

DEPUTY CHAIR - PETER WILLIAMS, BA, MSc, PhD, FCIH, FRGS has served on the board for 8 years (6 years as Chair). A member of the Group Audit & Risk Committee and the Governance, Remuneration & Nominations Committee. He is Director of the University of Cambridge Centre for Housing & Planning Research, Executive Director of the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association and Chairman of Acadametrics, a house price consultancy and a Board Member of the National Housing Federation. Extensive experience of home ownership and social housing. A former Board Member of the Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales and Chairman of the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit, and previously Deputy Director General of the Council of Mortgage Lenders and Professor of Housing at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

Emma Cariaga

Common Board Member

EMMA CARIAGA, BSc (Hons.), DipTp has served on the board for 2 years. She is Chair of the Group Investment Committee and a member of the Governance, Remuneration & Nominations Committee. Emma is Development Director at Land Securities plc and a board member of the Housing Forum, Planning Committee Member of the British Property Federation and a Trustee of STEM4.P>

Ben Denton

Common Board Member

BEN DENTON, MRICS, BSC (Hons), Dip BA joined the Board in April 2012. He is a member of the Group Investment Committee. Ben is the Strategic Director for Housing, Regeneration & Property at Westminster City Council. Prior to this he worked for First Base Limited. Ben is a director of two affordable housing providers in central London.

Brian Hendon

Common Board Member

BRIAN HENDON, FCA has served on the Board for 3 years and is Chairman of the Group Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Governance, Remuneration & Nominations Committee and Group Treasury Committee. Brian is a Non Executive Director of Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and also holds positions as Non Executive Chairman in various private sector companies. Brian is a Chartered Accountant and has worked in the USA and UK in various Finance Director and Managing Director roles.

Steve Marsden

Common Board Member

STEVE MARSDEN, MA has served on the board for 2 years. He is a member of the Group Audit & Risk Committee and Customer Services Committee. Steve has extensive experience as a global business manager in the commercial sector, having previously worked for the Hay Group for over 20 years. He is a non-executive director of Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and has experience as the Vice Chair of a further education college.

Geeta Nanda

Executive Common Board Member and TVH CEO

CHIEF EXECUTIVE – GEETA NANDA, BSc, PG DIP Housing, CIH joined Thames Valley Housing in 2008. Geeta has worked in the housing sector for over 25 years in housing associations, local government and research. Previously she was Group Director of Operations at Notting Hill Housing Association and has served on the Boards of several housing organisations. Currently she is a Trustee of SCOPE, Chair of the NHF South East Regional Committee and Chair of Academy4housing, a training social enterprise set up by TVHA. Geeta is a Director of the Fizzy Group of Companies.

Frank Nelson

Common Board Member

FRANK NELSON FCMA joined the board in September 2012. He is Chair of the Group Treasury Committee and a member of the Group Investment Committee. Frank has over 25 year’s experience in the construction, property and energy sectors. Currently Interim CFO of Lamprell plc, until September 2012, Frank was Finance Director of construction and house-building group Galliford Try Plc for 12 years. Prior to this, as Finance Director of Try Group Plc he led the company through its flotation on the London Stock Exchange in 1989, its expansion throughout the 1990s, and Try’s merger with Galliford in 2001. He began his career as a Management Consultant with Coopers & Lybrand where he led major Monopolies and Mergers Commission projects in the energy generation sector and large international contracting assignments.

Maggie Rafalowicz

Common Board Member

MAGGIE RAFALOWICZ, BA has served on the Board for two years and is a member of the Group Investment Committee and Customer Services Committee. Maggie has worked in housing for more than 20 years with senior experience in development, regeneration, strategy and supported housing. She was Assistant Director of Housing & Community Care for the London Borough of Brent and has also worked at senior levels for The Housing Corporation and Solon Co-operative Housing Services. She is currently a Management Consultant working with local authorities and ALMOs, housing associations and developers.

Jack Stephen

Executive Common Board Member and TVH FD

JACK STEPHEN, MA (Hons), CA joined Thames Valley Housing in 1994 having previously held positions of Finance Director, Financial Controller and Treasurer with banks and other international companies. Jack was previously on the Board of a housing organisation and is currently Chair of the Sector’s SORP Working Party. He is also Chair of Trustees of a Supporting People Charity.

David Smith

TVCHA Deputy Chair and Common Board Member

DAVID SMITH, BSc, MSc, PhD, FCIH has served on the board for 5 years. David is a member of the Group Audit and Risk Committee and Group Investment Committee. Until 2007 David was Group Chief Executive of First Wessex Housing Group and has served on the Board of several housing organisations. David then undertook a variety of housing related consultancy assignments until his retirement in 2012.

Profiles of Committee Members
Jane Staveley

Chair of TVCHA

JANE STAVELEY, LLB has served on the Boards of both TVHA and TVCHA during the past 11 years. She became Chair of TVCHA in September 2009. Jane is a member of the Group Audit & Risk Committee. Jane is a solicitor specialising in Housing PFI at Ashurst LLP.

Paul Bridge

TVCHA-only Board Member

PAUL BRIDGE, BA, MSC has served on the board of TVCHA for 2 years and is Chair of the Customer Services Committee and a member of the Governance, Remuneration & Nominations Committee. He is Chief Executive of Homes for Haringey. Paul has worked in housing for over 16 years with senior experience in Housing Management, Development, Regeneration and technical roles. Paul is an elected member of The Housing Forum Board and a founding member and chair of the Bermondsey Group, a non-aligned forum for senior housing professionals.

Committee Member

STEVE MCALLISTER joined the TVCHA board in September 2011. He stood down from the Board in September 2012 and joined the newly formed Group Customer Services Committee. Steve runs a property maintenance business. He is a tenant of TVCHA and has taken on a number of resident involvement roles, most recently as Chair of the Resident Auditors Group. His involvement has given him a wide knowledge of TVH’s services, polices and procedures.

Ken Robinson

Committee Member

KEN ROBINSON was co-opted onto the TVCHA board for one year in September 2011. In September 2012 he joined the newly formed Group Customer Services Committee. Ken is an independent adviser and consultant to the tourism industry, and a trustee of two charities. Ken is a TVCHA leaseholder and is actively involved in a variety of resident engagement activities.

Profiles of Executive Management
Geeta

Chief Executive

GEETA NANDA, BSc, PG DIP Housing, CIH

Jack Stephen

Executive Common Board Member and TVH FD

JACK STEPHEN, MA (Hons), CA

John Baldwin

Housing & Neighbourhood Services Director

JOHN BALDWIN, BA MICH joined Thames Valley Housing in 2008. Has worked in the housing sector for over 20 years with roles including policy, supported housing and general needs. Was Assistant Director for Westside Housing and Director of Housing Management at Notting Hill Housing.

Mark Allnutt

Development Director

MARK ALLNUTT BA (Hons) joined Thames Valley Housing in 2008. Has worked in the housing sector for 18 years, and in private sector organisations in insurance and construction. Was Assistant Director of Development at Sovereign Housing Group. Mark is a Director of the Fizzy Group of companies and of Opal Land LLP. A member of the NHF Intermediate and Market Housing Advisory Group.

Jayne Hilditch

Corporate Services Director

JAYNE HILDITCH, BSc, CPFA, joined Thames Valley Housing in 2011. Has worked in the housing sector for 20 years, initially in finance roles at Winchester District Housing Association and Servite Houses, and Corporate Services Director at Notting Hill Housing. Chief Operating Officer for a leading online job board.