Posted 04.01.16
The Communities and Local Government Secretary Greg Clark confirmed that Kevin Parry has been appointed Interim Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
Mr Parry will lead the HCA board for a period following the previous Chairman Robert Napier stepping down (from the end of December 15). He will continue the role until a chairman is appointed on a permanent basis and will take up the position from 1 January 2016.
Mr Parry is currently a serving HCA board member and holds a number of other non-executive roles, including being the senior independent director of Intermediate Capital Group Plc and audit committee chairman at Standard Life Plc.
He has considerable financial experience gained in his previous roles of finance director of Schroders Plc and as a managing partner of KPMG.
Posted 04.01.16
CBE
Simon Dow, who until recently was Group Chief Executive of the Guinness Partnership - for services to housing and homeless people.
OBE
Paul Tennant, Chief Executive officer at Orbit - for services to housing.
MBE
Sinead Butters, Chief Executive at Aspire Group - for services to housing.
Katrina Robinson, a solicitor and the head of legal services at Viridian Housing and Chair of the Tenancy Fraud Forum - for services to social housing.
Stuart Chapman, Development Manager with Walsall Tenants and Residents Federation - for services to tenants in Walsall.
Steven Pleasant, Chief Executive at Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - for services to the welfare and housing of asylum seekers and refugees.
British Empire Medal
Sheila Whitty, board member at Circle Housing - for services to the community in Surrey.
