PROGRESS HOUSING - Key Persons

Adam Dennett - Chief Commercial Officer

Job Titles:

Commercial Director
Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Adam is a passionate Commercial Director for a market-leading solution provider in the healthcare sector and has most recently completed a PGCert in Director Development as part of his self-development and career progression plan. Adam is a special constable for Lancashire Constabulary and, in his spare time, enjoys working in concert/event lighting, producing lighting designs and programming/operating intelligent lighting systems. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Andy Speer

Job Titles:

Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Executive Director ( Finance and Corporate Services )

Anna Urbanowicz

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Chartered Accountant With a First - Class Honours

Anna is a chartered accountant with a First-Class Honours degree in BA Business Studies and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. Anna is a keen traveller, walker, and lover of wildlife and the outdoors and has renovated a rural cottage and manages it as a holiday let. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Debbie Atherton

Job Titles:

Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Executive Director ( Governance, People and Communications )

Elaine Johnstone

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Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Trustee of Making Space

Elaine has been a Trustee of Making Space since June 2017 and Chair of the Trustees since June 2022. Elaine leads the Board in making brave decisions and opening itself up to external scrutiny, most recently through a governance review. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Esme Davies

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

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Gavin Cawthra

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Gavin also served as a Non-Executive Director on companies delivering water and wastewater services to customers. Gavin's approach is to challenge and support colleagues to maintain a balance between service delivery, environmental compliance, investment for the future and stakeholder expectations whilst not compromising on health and safety or fairness. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Geoff Fogden

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
CLL Chair

Jacqui De-Rose - CEO

Job Titles:

Group Chief Executive
Member of the Executive Leadership Team

James Shutt

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Kylie Blackham

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

As a senior leader, Kylie has been responsible for business planning for a range of organisations, from small social enterprises to large national entities. She has designed and implemented performance management systems that have spanned public and charity environments, with a view to the achievement of strategic business objectives. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Les Warren

Job Titles:

Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Executive Director ( RWP and Development )

Maggie Shannon

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing
Vice Chair of TLC

Maggie is Vice Chair of TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, a charity that delivers integrated support, therapies, and work programmes that help improve emotional wellbeing and ensure healthy and happy relationships. Maggie is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a regional Board Member. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Mahua Nandi

Job Titles:

Director
Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Trustee

Mahua is the Director of Bede Housing Association and Trustee at Voiceability. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

NED Parent

Job Titles:

PHA, RHA, AC Chair
PHA, RHA, KEY Trustee
RWP Committee Member

Neil Townsend

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Chairman of Our Community Investment Working Party

Neil worked as the Chief Executive of a Cancer Charity across Lancashire and Cumbria and, prior to this, worked in the housing sector with a career spanning 25 years. His experience has led to a broad understanding of Housing, Health and Community Services and the endless list of challenges that exist. He believes more than ever that the housing sector should be bold whilst maintaining a great organisational culture, keeping core landlord services and excellent customer service firmly in focus. At the same time, he appreciates the need to be innovative, take calculated risks and create opportunities that benefit tenants and the wider communities. Neil is also the Chair of our Community Investment Working Party. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Nicola Bevan

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Nicola is currently a lay Board Member on the Regulation Board at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, which oversees the regulation of the profession, including ensuring its operations in the public interest. Nicola has been on the Parent, PHA and RHA Boards for over four years and has recently stepped down but remains on the Group Audit Committee. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Nigel Ingram

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Nigel Wright

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Group Chair - Parent, PHA, RHA, GR & N

Penny Fell

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Trustee of Skills for Care

In addition to her recent appointments at Key and Progress Housing Group, Penny is a Trustee of Skills for Care, the strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, and chairs their trading arm, Affina Organisational Development. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Ronald Barham

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Ruth Lowry

Job Titles:

Chartered Accountant
Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Ruth is a chartered accountant and spent the first half of her career with PwC (Price Waterhouse Coopers) and its predecessor firms in London, the East Midlands and the North West. © 2024 Copyright © 2024 Progress Housing Group. Progress Housing Group is not responsible for the content of external sites. Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Financial Conduct Authority with number 28685R.

Samantha Haslam

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
KEY Deputy Chair

Samantha Veal

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee

Tammy Bradley

Job Titles:

Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Executive Director ( Operations and Support )

Yasmin Fearon

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Member of the RWP - Reside With Progress Committee
Deputy Group Chair - Parent, PHA, RHA, RWP Chair