The board

Pauline brings over 30 years of experience in housing, health, regeneration, and education, along with a passion for place shaping and working with local communities. She retired from her role as Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Economic Development and Regeneration at Hull City Council in 2014, having previously worked in Nottingham and Liverpool for the NHS and local government.

She has led multi-million-pound projects and programmes including Housing Market Renewal, Building Schools for the Future, and Economic Development.

Pauline is currently Independent Chair at Efficiency North Holdings Ltd. She holds a master's degree in public health and is an Honorary Member of the Faculty of Public Health.

Gary has significant experience in commercial banking and residential property. He has recently worked at the Government's housing delivery agency, Homes England. He has served on multiple Boards and Board committees including risk, governance and remuneration.

He has lived experience of social housing and is passionate that quality, affordable housing impacts health, prosperity and wellbeing, and provides a platform to access education, employment and the ability to play a full role in society.

Gary has a Masters degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

Appointed to the Asset Investment Committee in 2020, Sam is a chartered surveyor with over 30 years experience in the field of development, asset management and new business working in both the profit for purpose and private sectors. An experienced organisational leader and property professional, Sam is Chief Executive of a regional regeneration specialist and has non-executive experience in special education, student accommodation partnerships and supported living. Sam is also a board member of Futures Living Ltd, the Group's property development company and of Progress Housing Group and RWP.

Peter was a NED for the Trafford Housing Trust, having previously worked as a commercial director for Bloor Homes in the South Midlands and before that, a number of other large well-known development companies. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building and has worked with a range of housing associations for many years. He is keen to maintain his strategic involvement in contributing to solving the lack of affordable homes.

Patrick has been working in residential development since 2006 and has previously held director-level roles for large housing associations Peabody and Southern Housing, with responsibility for the successful delivery of development programmes of up to £2.25 billion. He now leads estate regeneration, land acquisition and planning nationally for Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life.

Patrick has spent the majority of his career developing new affordable housing and is strongly committed to the social purpose of the sector in providing a safe, warm and secure home for those people most in need. He is an advocate for good and sustainable design. He is interested in innovative ways to deliver more homes and manage development risk, as well as how the sector can better use its data to support decision making.

Tim sits on the Board in his capacity as Chief Executive of Futures Housing Group.

Jackie cares about delivering great services that make a real difference to people and places, with a strong commitment to ensuring the residents' voice matters and is truly embedded within an organisation's culture. She joined Futures as our first trainee board member in 2021 and was appointed to the Board and Insight Committee in 2023.

Jackie has 25 years' experience in the social housing sector, more recently as the Executive Director - Customer Experience at Muir Group Housing Association where she leads on consumer regulation compliance, customer communications and engagement, customer experience, housing services and supported housing. She is a qualified housing professional, a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, as well as a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor.

Laurice has significant experience of corporate and strategic leadership, property development and customer focused service delivery in the social housing sector having worked with large metropolitan councils, housing associations and commercial businesses. She also chairs and is trustee of a large national charity.

Tim has held senior roles in both the public and private sector, particularly in IT leadership and programme management. He spent a year lecturing at the University of Derby's Business School, and more recently gained a Master's in Finance and Accounting at Nottingham Trent University. He is a Fellow of the British Computing Society, a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.

Tim lives locally in the Belper area and is keen to contribute his experience and knowledge from outside the Social Housing sector to Futures Housing Group.

A professional qualified accountant, Stephen is the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. He has significant Board level experience in both the private and public sectors working in complex and regulated environments. Stephen's work has led him to live and work in Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA and, over his career, he claims to have had financial oversight of businesses in most countries of the World.

Stephen is currently a Non-Executive Director of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board and also with DHU Healthcare. He is a governor or trustee in two local educational establishments. Stephen is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Nottingham BID Company Limited and the owner and CEO of Imperial Business Consulting Limited.

Ian sits on the coterminous board as part of the executive team.

Jonathan is an experienced Board member with a financial background in healthcare and social care settings, including the NHS. He is currently Finance Director for a growing healthcare company, Pop, which runs GP practices and provides a range of community health services across Nottinghamshire. Previously he held roles as Chief Finance Officer of four statutory organisations with a total turnover of more than £1bn.

Chelsea is a seasoned property professional with over 15 years' experience in the real estate industry. She has a strong track record in property management, investment and development, and has successfully navigated diverse market conditions and delivered outstanding results. Throughout her career Chelsea has demonstrated expertise in identifying lucrative opportunities, optimising property portfolios, and providing strategic guidance to clients.

Chelsea currently works as a Senior Property Lead at Heathrow Airport and overseas Terminals 1-3 and Business Rates.