HARBOUR - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2022
- Chairman of Financial Risk Committee / Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee
Anthony, originally from Belfast, is Director of Business Support at the National Library of Scotland. A qualified accountant, Anthony has an MA in Economics and Law from Edinburgh University, and has previously worked in London, Prague and South Africa. He has a broad range of experience, ranging from the National Audit Office through Coopers & Lybrand, and has also has worked for many housing associations. During his spare time, he enjoys attending concerts, keeping fit and anything about aviation.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Board Member of Harbour Homes and Member of the Finance and Risk Committee
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2015
Brian, originally from Leith, is a qualified Investment Analyst and Banker specialising in Treasury and Financial Risk Management for banks and public limited companies.
Job Titles:
- Board Member / Board Member of Harbour Homes, Harbour Lettings, Harbour Connections and Member of the Finance and Risk Committee
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2017
Caitlin, born in Leith, is a Local Government Manager with East Lothian Council's Connected Communities. Previously an Assistant Director at Barony Housing Association, and with a post-graduate qualification in Housing, Caitlin has plenty experience in housing management and development. Outside her work in housing and communities, Caitlin's interests include music, film, art and social justice.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chair / Board Member since September 2020. Vice Chair since September 2023
Campbell is a surveyor who has worked in both the private and public sector dealing with a wide range of commercial and residential property projects. Recent roles include a secondment through Scottish futures Trust to NHS GGC. Previous non executive director roles have been the Queens Hall and Artlink. Campbell enjoys playing a number of sports and restoring classic cars.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board
- Chairman / Board Member since September 2020. Chair since September 2023
David, who lives in Leith, is an experienced management consultant with an MA (Hons) in Politics and Sociology. After many years working as a senior manager and Director in big advisory firms like Deloitte, Turner & Townsend and iMPOWER, he set up and runs his own small strategy consultancy in Edinburgh. Any spare time he has is spent cycling or pursuing obscure and often unlistenable records from the 1960s and 70s.
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations
- Member of the Board
- Director of Group Operations
Gordon sits on the Harbour Lettings Board and is also the Director of Group Operations for the rest of Harbour. Gordon has postgraduate Diplomas in Housing Studies and Urban Property Appraisal and is a member of Chartered Institute of Housing with over 35 years experience in housing. When he's not working in the built-up environment, Gordon enjoys cycling to all kinds of scenic places.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Member of the Board
Heather, Chief Executive of Harbour, has an MBA with a specialism in strategic planning and has experience across not-for-profit, charitable and commercial organisations. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, a Chartered Management Accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2022
- Lettings Chair / Chair of Harbour Lettings, Board Member of Harbour Homes and Member of the Finance and Risk Committee
- Planner
Iain, an affordable housing planner and part-time musician, has over 10 years' experience in the sector. He has worked in property and housing delivery, as well as housing and homelessness support and addictions support, across the public, private and third sectors, from Edinburgh to London, and Sicily to New York.
Having lived here for the last eight years, Iain is passionate about seeing new affordable housing being built in Leith, and to see high quality mixed sustainable communities emerge in the area.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2022
- Connections Chair / Chair of Harbour Connections, Board Member of Harbour Homes and Member of the Finance and Risk Committee
- Consultant in Public Health at NHS Lothian
Jim is a Consultant in Public Health at NHS Lothian. He has worked on a wide range of health related topics from alcohol licensing to HIV. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. Originally from Portsmouth, Jim has lived in Leith with his wife and three now grown up children for the last 20 years plus and can't imagine not living near to the sea.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member of Harbour Homes and Harbour Lettings
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2018
Kevin is Head of Customer and Housing Services with Midlothian Council and has previously worked with other councils and housing associations. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has resided in Leith since 2010. He was elected to the Board in September 2018.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chair of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2021
- Connections Vice Chair / Vice Chair of Harbour Connections, Board Member of Harbour Homes and Vice Chair of Harbour Multi - Trades
Leigh is a tenant of Harbour Homes and has been Paralegal and Personal Assistant in the Legal and Asset Management fields for over 30 years. She has also run her own small plumbing and gas business. In her spare time, Leigh enjoys Crossfit and socialising.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member since September 2020
Liz is a retired Strategic Asset and Capital Plan Service Manager with East Lothian Council. She is a Chartered Architect with long standing interest in sustainable development. Lis is also a Trustee of the John Muir's Birthplace Trust in Dunbar.
Ngeme, originally from Zimbabwe, has over 30 years' experience in commercial, charitable and not-for-profit organisations in various countries. Ngeme sits on the Harbour Lettings Board and is also the Director of Group Finance and Business Support for the rest of Harbour. Ngeme is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University. Outside of the office, Ngeme can is a keen runner and enjoys entering races with his family.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Vice Chair of the Board
- Board Member / Board Member of Harbour Lettings
Vendula, originally from the Czech Republic, is an IT Service Delivery Manager and also a Harbour Lettings tenant. Vendula gained an MSc in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde and has lived in Leith since 2017. She is a passionate volunteer who is keen to be involved in redevelopment and local projects. In her spare time she does open water swimming, hillwalking and loves to cook and try new recipes.