Bernicia has appointed Avril Gibson as chair, succeeding John Holmes

Charmaine Simei has been appointed to the board of the National Housing Federation

Michael McDonnell has been appointed chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland

MHS Homes has appointed Joe Williams as its executive director of customer experience

alleys to Coast Group has appointed James O’Connor as executive director of finance and transformation

Blakeway was housing ombudsman from 2019 to July 2026