Our Board
Newlon Housing Trust is a charitable housing association and the Board is ultimately responsible for overseeing our governance.
Our approach is to encourage Board members to work actively on our behalf to promote our role as a provider of affordable housing and community initiatives in north and east London. To reflect this each member has a specialist area of responsibility so that the collective expertise of all members supports Newlon’s key areas of activity.
Newlon’s current Board members
- Aman DalviChair of the Newlon BoardAman was appointed as Chair of the Newlon Board in December 2020. He has worked at very senior levels for many years and has been a Chief Executive of three organisations, where he has led multi-disciplinary teams, including a London housing association. He has extensive experience of planning, regeneration and development. He was Executive Director of Development & Renewal at a London local authority, in addition to which he has worked for a house builder and a major real estate company. Aman was a ministerial appointment on the boards of English Partnerships and the Olympic Park Legacy Company. He has also served as a Chair of a number of organisations which include the Anchor Trust and PA Housing. In 2000 he was awarded an OBE for services to housing. Declaration of interests Owner of Aman Dalvi Ltd Chair of Aspire Housing Chair of Goram Homes Chair of Fairplace Homes Ltd Chair of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation Board member of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Board member of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) Annual remuneration: £20384.19
- Alison MuirNewlon and Outward Board memberAlison joined the Newlon and Outward Board in January 2023. She is an accomplished Non-Executive Director with a combination of local authority, private sector, G15 housing association and homelessness charity sector experience. As a driven, dynamic senior leader who builds and nurtures diverse organisations, Alison creates and deploys effective change strategies and engages with stakeholders at all levels. She is proactive, innovative and a commercially focused leader with highly developed interpersonal skills both at an executive and operational level. She also has an Executive MBA. Declarations of interest Advisory Board member of Connex Leadership Network Executive director at St Mungo's homelessness charity and registered provider of social housing Annual remuneration:£6644.62
- Blossom ShakespeareChair of Access HomesBlossom has been a Newlon resident since 2012 and joined the Newlon Board in August 2019. She is Chair of Access Homes. She also sits on the Residents’ Services Committee and is a volunteer member of our Complaints Panel and Residents’ Forum. Blossom has worked for her local council for the last 11 years in a variety of roles, mainly relating to social care. She currently works as a Business Support Officer, where she supports their Fostering and Adoption Recruitment Process. Declaration of interest Chair of Access Homes Housing Association Limited She is also an Executive member of 221 Scouts Group and a Deacon for her local Baptist Church. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
- Chris CheshireChair of Development Committee and member of Resident Services CommitteeChris Joined the Board in July 2021 and is Chair of the Development Committee and a member of the Resident Services Committee. He has over 24 years experience as a board member and committee chair for several organisations. His board roles fulfilled positions in development, asset management and DLO management as a specialist, and he has also covered risk and audit committee roles and chair of customer services. He has a broad range of board skills and a high-level knowledge of housing and finance issues and has been directly involved in supporting mergers for a number of registered providers and worked on two boards to help them improve their grading. Declaration of interests Director of Laker BMS Ltd Chair of Watford Community Housing Annual remuneration: £8153.73
- Ed IhejirikaMember of Development Committee and Group Audit & Risk CommitteeEd joined the Newlon Board in December 2020. He is a strong advocate for community development, and places emphasis on learning, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion for achieving equality and social cohesion. He is an architect and development consultant with over 25 years post qualification experience in practice, architectural education, programme management and corporate facilities strategy. He established dcuk in 2009 to work closely with clients on bespoke architectural assignments. As well as running the practice, he teaches on the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture course at the University of Westminster, and is a member of the Green Register of construction professionals who seek to build more sustainably. He is a contributor to the book ‘White Papers Black Marks’, edited by Lesley Lokko. Ed presently chairs the trustee board of the Selby Trust, a Tottenham based community development charity. Ed is a member of the Development Committee and the Group Audit and Risk Committee. Declaration of interests Chair of Selby Trust Annual remuneration: £6644.62
- Fred AngoleChair of the Group Audit & Risk CommitteeFred Angole joined our Board in October 2014 and is currently Chair of the Group Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Access Homes Board. He is a qualified accountant who has worked in the private sector, mostly in retail, before starting work in the housing sector. Fred previously worked in a senior role for the Housing Corporation, as well as being Finance Director and Deputy CEO at Presentation and Gallions Housing Associations and Director of Corporate Services at Homes for Haringey. He currently works for the YMCA St Paul's Group, as Group Finance Director and Deputy CEO. He has also served on the boards of a number of other housing associations. Declaration of interests Board member of Access Homes Housing Association Limited Board member and Chair of Audit and Risk committee of Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association Affordable Housing Commissioner, Waltham Forest Council Annual remuneration: £8153.73
- Jane EvertonNewlon Board member and Chair of OutwardJane joined us as a Newlon Board member and Chair of Outward, our care and support partner organisation, in September 2022. Jane is a former senior civil servant with 38 years of public sector experience and principal interests in social policy and housing, particularly in homelessness and supported housing. As a recognised national leader in housing, planning and social policy, she has a track record of delivering complex national policy, legislation and major corporate change. Most recently Jane served as Deputy Director for the Social Housing Department for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government where she helped to deliver the Social Housing White and Green Papers, a key element of the Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, working with residents in social housing around the country. Jane was awarded a CBE for public service in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2015. Declaration of interests Board member of Northern Housing Consortium. Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
- John CrossChair of the People and Governance CommitteeJohn Cross joined the Newlon Board in August 2016 and is Chair of the People and Governance Committee. He has extensive senior level experience leading on the development of new affordable homes and has worked as Chief Executive for a number of organisations including bpha. He is also a member of the Board at Paradigm Housing. He previously served as Chair of the National Housing Federation for three years. Declaration of interest Board member of Paradigm Housing Group Annual remuneration: £8153.73
- Lloyd Gale-WardChair of the Newlon Fusion Board and Chair of the Residents’ ForumLloyd has been a Newlon resident since 2013 and joined the Newlon Board in August 2019. He is Chair of the Newlon Fusion Board, Chair of the Residents’ Forum and a member of the Residents’ Services Committee. He has worked for the College of Policing for the last 8 years in a variety of roles and has previously worked for The Royal Parks and Cabinet Office. Lloyd is also the Founder of the Isobel Place Residents' Association. Declaration of interests Chair of Newlon Fusion Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
- Mike HinchNewlon Board member and Group Chief ExecutiveMike joined Newlon in 1993 as Finance Director and became Chief Executive in 1999. Before joining Newlon Mike held senior positions in housing and local government. He is a qualified accountant and has an MBA. He is a member of the Development Committee and the NewlonBuild Board. Mike has been a Board member of several other housing associations. Declaration of interests Board member of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation NewlonBuild Board member
- Peter CoganChair of the Resident Services CommitteePeter joined the Newlon Board in January 2023 as Chair of the Resident Services Committee. He is also a member of the Access Homes Board. His expertise lies in identifying customer needs and implementing strategies to deliver them. He has a wealth of experience to draw upon, from roles in a range of key service industries in the UK, Ireland and abroad, including the housing industry. Peter has held many director level roles, including the Executive Director of Customer Service at the Richmond Housing Partnership Group and interim Director of Customer Operations at Optivo, focusing on improving operational performance and rebuilding colleague engagement. His current role is Group Customer Services Director at Watford Community Housing. Declarations of interest Board member of Access Homes Executive director at Watford Community Housing Non-executive director at CHP Essex Annual Remuneration: £8153.73
Declaration of interests
Board members are required to declare any interests that impact on their involvement with Newlon, to support transparency.
The current interests are listed below:
Roles in subsidiary boards
Advisory Board member of Connex Leadership Networks
Affordable Housing Commissioner, Waltham Forest Counci
Board Member of Chelsea and Westminster and Imperial Hospital
Board member and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee of Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association
Board member of Northern Housing Consortium
Board member of Paradigm Housing Group
Board member of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
Board member of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)
Chair of Aspire Housing
Chair of Goram Homes Limited
Chair of Fairplace Homes Ltd
Chair of Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation
Chair of Selby Trust
Chair of Watford Community Housing
Director Laker BMS Ltd
Executive director of Housing Services at St Mungo’s, homelessness charity and registered provider of social housing
Executive director at Watford Community Housing
Non-Executive Director at CHP
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