NEWLON - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- and Outward Board Member
Alison joined the Newlon and Outward Board in January 2023. She is an accomplished Non-Executive Director with a combination of local authority, private sector, G15 housing association and homelessness charity sector experience. As a driven, dynamic senior leader who builds and nurtures diverse organisations, Alison creates and deploys effective change strategies and engages with stakeholders at all levels. She is proactive, innovative and a commercially focused leader with highly developed interpersonal skills both at an executive and operational level. She also has an Executive MBA. Declarations of interest Advisory Board member of Connex Leadership Network. Chief Operating Officer of Octavia Housing Group. Annual remuneration:£6644.62
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of the Newlon Board
Aman was appointed as Chair of the Newlon Board in December 2020. He has worked at very senior levels for many years and has been a Chief Executive of three organisations, where he has led multi-disciplinary teams, including a London housing association. He has extensive experience of planning, regeneration and development. He was Executive Director of Development & Renewal at a London local authority, in addition to which he has worked for a house builder and a major real estate company. Aman was a ministerial appointment on the boards of English Partnerships and the Olympic Park Legacy Company. He has also served as a Chair of a number of organisations which include the Anchor Trust and PA Housing. In 2000 he was awarded an OBE for services to housing. Declaration of interests Owner of Aman Dalvi Ltd. Chair of Aspire Housing. Chair of Goram Homes. Chair of Fairplace Homes Ltd. Chair of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation. Board member of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Annual remuneration: £20384.19
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of Access Homes
Blossom has been a Newlon resident since 2012 and joined the Newlon Board in August 2019. She is Chair of Access Homes. She also sits on the Residents' Services Committee and is a volunteer member of our Complaints Panel and Residents' Forum. Blossom has worked for her local council for the last 11 years in a variety of roles, mainly relating to social care. She currently works as a Business Support Officer, where she supports their Fostering and Adoption Recruitment Process. She is also a Deacon for her local Baptist Church. Declaration of interest Chair of Access Homes Housing Association Limited. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of Development Committee and Member of Resident Services Committee
Chris Joined the Board in July 2021 and is Chair of the Development Committee and a member of the Resident Services Committee. He has over 24 years experience as a board member and committee chair for several organisations. His board roles fulfilled positions in development, asset management and DLO management as a specialist, and he has also covered risk and audit committee roles and chair of customer services. He has a broad range of board skills and a high-level knowledge of housing and finance issues and has been directly involved in supporting mergers for a number of registered providers and worked on two boards to help them improve their grading. Declaration of interests Beneficial interest in Gunner Cocktails. Chair of Watford Community Housing. Director of Laker BMS Ltd. Partnership with Safe and Found Online Ltd. Partnership with I3itech Ltd. Annual remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of Development Committee and Group Audit & Risk Committee
Ed joined the Newlon Board in December 2020. He is a strong advocate for community development, and places emphasis on learning, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion for achieving equality and social cohesion. He is an architect and development consultant with over 25 years post qualification experience in practice, architectural education, programme management and corporate facilities strategy. He established dcuk in 2009 to work closely with clients on bespoke architectural assignments. As well as running the practice, he teaches on the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture course at the University of Westminster, and is a member of the Green Register of construction professionals who seek to build more sustainably. He is a contributor to the book ‘White Papers Black Marks', edited by Lesley Lokko. Ed presently chairs the trustee board of the Selby Trust, a Tottenham based community development charity. Ed is a member of the Development Committee and the Group Audit and Risk Committee. Declaration of interests Chair of Selby Trust. Annual remuneration: £6644.62
Job Titles:
- Business Development Director
- Member of the Executive Team
Following an extensive recruitment process Ezinne Ogbonna was appointed as Business Development Director In April 2018. Ezi joined Newlon in 2006 and was promoted to the role of Deputy Business Development Director in 2011. She previously worked in housing development at Gateway Housing Association. She has overseen many of Newlon's major development projects including working on the award winning Arsenal and Hale Village regeneration programmes.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member and Chair of Outward
Jane joined us as a Newlon Board member and Chair of Outward, our care and support partner organisation, in September 2022. Jane is a former senior civil servant with 38 years of public sector experience and principal interests in social policy and housing, particularly in homelessness and supported housing. As a recognised national leader in housing, planning and social policy, she has a track record of delivering complex national policy, legislation and major corporate change. Most recently Jane served as Deputy Director for the Social Housing Department for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government where she helped to deliver the Social Housing White and Green Papers, a key element of the Government's response to the Grenfell tragedy, working with residents in social housing around the country. Jane was awarded a CBE for public service in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June 2015. Declaration of interests Board member of Northern Housing Consortium. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of the People and Governance Committee
John Cross joined the Newlon Board in August 2016 and is Chair of the People and Governance Committee. He has extensive senior level experience leading on the development of new affordable homes and has worked as Chief Executive for a number of organisations including bpha. He is also a member of the Board at Paradigm Housing. He previously served as Chair of the National Housing Federation for three years. Declaration of interest N/A Annual remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board, Access Board and Chair of Group Audit & Risk Committee
Keith joined the Newlon Board in December 2023. He is a qualified Accountant, and an experienced Non-Executive Director who has specialised in the financial services industry for the majority of his career. Prior to his retirement from full time employment, Keith was a Chief Finance Officer, Board member and regulated person in the UK Banking sector for 12 years. Keith is currently a Non-Executive Director of Mansfield Building Society, and Lymphoma Action - a national Cancer Charity. He brings expertise in risk management, financial reporting and strategic leadership to the Newlon Board, and is keen to utilise his expertise for the benefit of others. Declarations of interest Mansfield Building Society and Lymphoma Action. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of the Newlon Fusion Board and Chair of the Residents' Forum
Lloyd has been a Newlon resident since 2013 and joined the Newlon Board in August 2019. He is Chair of the Newlon Fusion Board, Chair of the Residents' Forum and a member of the Residents' Services Committee. He has worked for the College of Policing for the last 8 years in a variety of roles and has previously worked for The Royal Parks and Cabinet Office. Lloyd is also the Founder of the Isobel Place Residents' Association. Declaration of interests Chair of Newlon Fusion. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Executive
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Executive Team
- in 1993 As Finance Director
Mike joined Newlon in 1993 as Finance Director and became Chief Executive in 1999. Before joining Newlon Mike held senior positions in housing and local government. He is a qualified accountant and has an MBA. He is a member of the Development Committee and the NewlonBuild Board. Mike has been a Board member of several other housing associations. Declaration of interests Trustee of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation. NewlonBuild Board member.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Chief Executive Officer of Outward
Nicky took over as Outward's CEO and Newlon Housing Trust's Director of Supported Housing in November 2021. Nicky has worked in adult social care for over 30 years managing registered care homes and supported housing for people with learning disabilities before moving over to a range of senior and executive quality assurance and business development roles. Nicky reports directly to Mike Hinch and is part of the Group Executive Team (GET) but not the Trust Executive team (TET).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Chairman of the Resident Services Committee
Peter joined the Newlon Board in January 2023 as Chair of the Resident Services Committee. He is also a member of the Access Homes Board. His expertise lies in identifying customer needs and implementing strategies to deliver them. He has a wealth of experience to draw upon, from roles in a range of key service industries in the UK, Ireland and abroad, including the housing industry. Peter has held many director level roles, including the Executive Director of Customer Service at the Richmond Housing Partnership Group and interim Director of Customer Operations at Optivo, focusing on improving operational performance and rebuilding colleague engagement. His current role is Group Customer Services Director at Watford Community Housing. Declarations of interest Board member of Access Homes. Executive director at Watford Community Housing. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Housing Services Director
Sarah joined Newlon in December 2021 from Octavia Housing, where she was Director of Homes, Care and Communities. She also has extensive previous director level experience with East Thames and Family Mosaic.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Group Finance and Resources Director
Surjit joined us in July 2017 from Cambridge Housing Group, where he had been Group Finance Director since 2011. He has been a Director at two other housing providers and was Deputy Director at Network for seven years. He was also Outward's first ever Finance Manager, long before they joined the Newlon Group. He also has a non-executive role at Barnet Homes.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Property Services Director
Symon Sentain started at Newlon in June 2014. He leads the Property Services Department, which covers the areas of Building Services (compliance), Repairs (day to day), Special Projects (major latent defects), and Strategic Asset Management (cyclical/planned maintenance, insurance, disposals and commercial property management). Symon is an experienced property professional who has worked at a senior level in various roles for many years. Symon started his career in housing in 1991. Shortly after graduating he joined Family Housing Association progressing to a development manager. He went on to join Newham Council progressing to Head of Partnerships where he led the housing partnership and regeneration function. Following this, he went on to work at chief executive, executive director and programme director level at a number of property development, housing, and regeneration companies. After joining Newlon he led a major defects remediation programme dealing with major fire safety remediation schemes. More recently, as Assistant Director Property Services, he headed the Barnsbury Estate Transformation (BEST) programme leading to the very successful estate ballot outcome in favour of the transformation proposals. Symon was appointed as interim Property Services Director in March 2021 and following an extensive recruitment process was permanently appointed to the role in February 2022.