A former housing association chief executive is contributing his expertise to Savills Affordable Housing Consultancy, along with two further appointments.
Alan Ward has joined as an associate consultant, along with Eleanor Hudson as a governance, risk and regulation consultant, while Lucy Brown maintains her role as a business and project manager, transitioning to a full-time role within the governance, risk and regulation department.
Ward has had plenty of experience in the sector prior to his new role at Savills, having worked as the chief executive at Silva Homes, and as the chief governance and strategic growth officer at the Abri Group.
He most recently worked on the completion of a new partnership between Octavia and Abri, and will be leading on Savills’ expanding partnership and merger work, to support growth in the sector.
Ward said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the team at Savills. Having worked at housing associations previously, I’m keen to use my existing knowledge to support my new colleagues and expand our offer to clients interested in exploring mergers and partnerships.”
Hudson previously worked in the Prudential Regulation Authority at the Bank of England for five years, initially joining as an analyst then progressing to be a capital supervisor. She spent the majority of her time supervising a large bank, leading work across a range of financial and non-financial risks, and most recently focusing on regulatory capital.
She’ll be involved in strengthening Savills’ sector-leading regulatory advice and assurance services, and will help to provide analysis and support across all work streams.
Hudson said: “It’s a really important time to be joining the governance, risk and regulation team at Savills. I can’t wait to get stuck into a role in housing and use my experience at the Bank of England to help our clients navigate the increasingly complex regulations in our sector.”
Lucy Brown starts her full-time role with Savills in its governance, risk and regulation division, sustaining her position as a business and projects manager.
Brown has previously been working at Savills, primarily within SHAPE (Savills Housing Asset Performance Evaluation), a business intelligence platform that measures assets against business objectives, to support long-term asset management. She will work with Ward and lead in some aspects of Savills merger workstream.
She said: “Having worked with Savills for some time, it’s great to be able to dedicate my role fully to the governance, risk and regulation team. I’ve loved my part-time role during the last two years and my new expanded role will allow me to take more of a lead with new projects and get more deeply involved in merger and partnership activity.”
Kelsey Walker, director at Savills Affordable Housing Consultancy, said: “We’re excited to be welcoming Alan, Eleanor and Lucy to the team. All three benefit from impressive backgrounds at relevant organisations and their skills help expand and deepen our support offer for housing providers across the country.”
Main image: Lucy Brown. Inset: Alan Ward (top) and Eleanor Hudson. Savills Affordable Housing Consultancy
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