Appointments round-up: March 2024

A2Dominion

London-based landlord A2Dominion has appointed a new director of governance and compliance. Anna Keast joins the landlord, a member of the G15 group, from London and Essex-based Local Space, where she was head of governance, risk and assurance.

Caledonia Housing Association

A Scottish association with homes across eight local authorities, including Dundee and Perth and Kinross, has recruited a new procurement lead from the NHS.

Samuel Zachariah will take on the newly formed role at 8,000-home Caledonia Housing Association, where he will be responsible for procurement strategy, as well as providing expert advice and generating value for money through a sustainable approach.

He was previously the deputy integrated procurement manager at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal. He has 19 years of experience in the healthcare and oil and gas sectors. 

GreenSquareAccord

GreenSquareAccord has announced Colin Dennis as its new board chair. He took over from Robin Bailey at the end of March as he reached the end of his three-year term.

Mr Dennis brings decades of experience working within the financial sector as well as a nine-year stint as chair of fellow housing provider Citizen. 

Anchor

Anchor has hired Julia Mixter to be its new executive director of business services. Ms Mixter will join the older people’s housing and care provider on 13 May from Raven Housing Trust, where she has been director of transformation for the past five years.

Savills

A former housing association treasury director has joined Savills Financial Consultants. James Tarrant was previously director of corporate finance and treasury at GreenSquareAccord. His earlier roles included leading treasury teams at legacy organisation GreenSquare, and at One Housing.

Mr Tarrant will help to lead the team at Savills’ specialist treasury advisory business. He also continues in his role as a non-executive board member and vice-chair of the audit and risk committee at Newport City Homes.

Devonshires

Mark London, formerly head of head of construction, engineering and procurement at Devonshires, has taken on the role of senior partner at the firm. Mr London took up the position on 1 April, replacing Philip Barden in the role. Mr Barden now returns to full-time client work, after eight years leading the firm, and remains head of the litigation team.

It comes after 11 solicitors have been promoted to partner in the past year, bringing the total number to 61. This includes three promotions within the housing management and property litigation team, three across the real estate, banking governance and securitisation teams, and four within the construction team.

Trowers & Hamlins

Law firm Trowers & Hamlins has appointed Natalie Singh to head up its banking and finance team in Birmingham. Ms Singh joins from Anthony Collins, where she led the affordable housing finance team.

Anthony Collins

Jon Coane has returned to Anthony Collins after a year away to become the law firm’s new head of funding. Mr Coane, who previously worked at the law firm for eight years until February 2023, has more than 25 years of experience as a social impact finance lawyer.

A partner at Anthony Collins at the time of his departure last year, he left to join Shakespeare Martineau before returning to Antony Collins last month (March).