Members, Executives & Advisors

The following people served on the Board during the year:

Andy Jones (Chair), Zena Beirne, Ken Bucknall, Colin Marsh, Cllr Ann Webb, Reg Kilpatrick, Colin Lewis,Tony Deakin (Vice Chair), Emma Brute, Cllr Dimitri Batrouni, Tony Crowhurst.

During the summer of 2020, MHA Group conducted a comprehensive consultation programme with stakeholders and subsequently made the move away from a voluntary constituent-based Board to a skills-based remunerated Board. For more information about this please visit our website:

www.monmouthshirehousing.co.uk/aboutus/our-board-and-senior-management

Following a skills based audit and successful recruitment campaign, we appointed 5 new board members and transferred 5 existing board members to the new governance structure. The new Group Board Membership is noted below.

1st October 2020 - present

Andy Jones

(Chair) Tony Deakin

(Vice Chair) Colin Lewis Emma Brute Cllr Dimitri

Batrouni

Hannah Vickers John Miller Cael

Sendell-Price

Reg Kilpatrick Alan Soper

As part of the new governance structure a new Community Voice Committee will now be established predominantly comprising tenants, whilst also offering community members the opportunity to act as a critical friend and take an active role in the continual improvement of MHA’s services.

New Governance Structure:

MHA Group Board

Group Audit & Risk Committee Capsel Board

Group Finance, Governance & Remuneration Operations Committee Development Committee Community Voice Committee

Executive Officers

John Keegan

Chief Executive Gwyndaf Tobias Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive (Started July 2020) Steve Higginson

Director of Resources & Deputy Chief Executive (Retired July 2020) Karen Tarbox

Director of Property Services Michele Morgan Director of Housing & Communities

Registered Office

Nant Y Pia House, Mamhilad Technology Park, Mamhilad, Monmouthshire, NP4 0JJ

Independent Auditor

Beever and Struthers Statutory Auditor St George’s House, 215/219 Chester Road, Manchester, M15 4JE

Principal Solicitors

Trowers and Hamlin, 3 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8YZ

Principal Bankers

Barclays Bank Plc, 57 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5AT