The Executive Leadership Team reports directly to the Board and oversees the day-to-day running of the organisation. The team is made up of our Chief Executive, Ursula Bennion, and three directors who work alongside her.

  1. Alexandra Stavrianakos

    Head of Housing Neighbourhoods

    Alexandra Stavrianakos | Head of Housing

  2. Catherine Slater

    Head of Governance, Legal and Compliance

    Catherine Slater | Head of Governance, Legal and Compliance

  3. Cheryl Wood

    Head of Finance

    Cheryl Wood | Head of Finance

  4. Emma Robinson

    Head of Supported Housing

    Emma Robinson | Head of Supported Housing

  5. John Griffiths

    Head of Compliance, Health & Safety

    John Griffiths | Head of Compliance, Health & Safety

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Wider Leadership Team

  1. Ursula Bennion

    Ursula Bennion

    Ursula Bennion | Chief Executive

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    Ursula joined the Executive Team in July 2015. Over a 25-year career in Housing, Ursula has worked across the sector in a wide variety of roles ranging from her first job as a trainee Housing Officer to Director of Business Development and now as Chief Executive.

    During this time, she has worked with both traditional housing associations and also LSVTs which has provided her with a wealth of experience in dealing with the challenges and opportunities facing the affordable housing sector.

  2. Martyn Hale

    Martyn Hale

    Martyn Hale | Operations Director and Member Responsible for Complaints and Consumer Standards

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    Martyn has more than 36 years’ experience in housing, most recently as Director of Care and Support at Midlands-based Citizen Housing. 

  3. Charlie Riley

    Charlie Riley

    Charlie Riley | Development Director

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    Charlie has worked in the development of affordable housing since leaving University both within registered providers and consultancy firms, carrying out numerous different roles for a variety of different development projects.

  4. Jan Griffiths

    Jan Griffiths

    Jan Griffiths | Resources Director

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    Jan qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in the Commercial Sector then began her career in Housing over 20 years ago. She has worked for several of the LSVTs in Staffordshire and Shropshire and has experience of leading and managing teams, financial and performance system implementation and maintenance, business planning and budgets, treasury and mergers.

  5. Alexandra Stavrianakos

    Head of Housing Neighbourhoods

    Alexandra Stavrianakos | Head of Housing

  6. John Griffiths

    Head of Compliance, Health & Safety

    John Griffiths | Head of Compliance, Health & Safety

  7. Kevin Donohoe

    Head of Asset Strategy, Planning and Delivery

    Kevin Donohoe | Head of Asset Strategy, Planning and Delivery

  8. Catherine Slater

    Head of Governance, Legal and Compliance

    Catherine Slater | Head of Governance, Legal and Compliance

  9. Cheryl Wood

    Head of Finance

    Cheryl Wood | Head of Finance

  10. Daniel Costigan

    Assistant Director ‑ Strategy & Business Improvement

    Daniel Costigan | Assistant Director ‑ Strategy & Business Improvement

  11. Emma Robinson

    Head of Supported Housing

    Emma Robinson | Head of Supported Housing

  12. Kyle Smith

    Head of Communications

    Kyle Smith | Head of Communications

  13. Nick Sutton

    Head of Property Services

    Nick Sutton | Head of Property Services

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