BACKGROUND
Appointed Chief Executive in February 2018, Ben is responsible to the Board for the leadership and strategic direction of the Association.
With a career spanning over 30 years, Ben’s career in housing began as a Positive Action Trainee with the London Borough of Greenwich, learning about housing & estate management. He has since risen through the ranks, and held a variety of leadership roles within the housing sector, including three years’ experience as an independent housing professional, supporting organisations through change, performance improvement and service transformation.
Ben has acted as a Mentor on the Career Opportunities for Ethnic Minorities (COFEM) mentoring programme, developed to address issues such as organisational politics and culture, skills and knowledge for career development for black and minority ethnic staff in housing.
Ben was the Deputy Chief Executive of Westway Housing Association, overseeing top quartile performance in the sector in many areas. Ben has also served on the Boards of a number of housing organisations and charities.