Clive Deadman

Group Board Chair

Clive has a background in Engineering and private equity, and he has held senior leadership roles in a range of utilities and infrastructure companies. Clive brings extensive experience from within the social housing sector, the NHS, the Ombudsmen and a range of other performance driven not-for-profit organisations. As a part time university lecturer and author Clive has studied how great organisations achieve frontier performance by balancing safety, customer service and environmental investment with financial objectives.

Angela Holdsworth

BOARD VICE CHAIR AND AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR

Angela has significant Non-Exec experience in the housing sector. She’s an experienced business leader with over 30 years of successful delivery of high-profile business roles across a number of industries, including manufacturing and highly regulated service organisations. Angela’s current role as director of Angelteccies includes technical mentoring of young engineers within a global organisation as well as providing product and processing support into the Wire & Cable Industry. Angela is currently Vice Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and HH Group board.

Mark Dennett

AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE CHAIR

Mark is a Local Authority nominee who was appointed to the Board in 2011. He was appointed to the role as Chair of Audit & Risk Committee in 2014. Mark is both an officer and a member of two local authorities, Warrington and Halton, with over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of finance and accounts.

He has broad experience in the health and children’s services sectors and has networks across the region and at various levels of the public sector.

Mark Forrest

Mark was appointed to the HH Board in September 2011 due to his proven commercial experience and business acumen.  Mark has spent over 40 years in the Logistics, Ports and Shipping Industry.  He’s held board positions at P&O, PD Ports, Westlink and The Stobart Group and was responsible for strategic planning and the delivery of financial and performance objectives.  He was NED and chair of Risk and Audit at Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd.  Mark Chairs HH’s, Open Solutions UK Ltd, which invests in the PRS sector, the Build to Rent sector and which is currently developing sites for sale.  He is a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee.

Kevin Williams

LEAD MEMBER FOR ASSET & COMPLIANCE

Kevin has 18 years property development and management experience. He’s financially astute with a strong grasp of financial matters. Kevin is currently Director of Asset & Growth Strategy at The Guinness Partnership, one of the Country’s largest HAs. Kevin is responsible for the Guinness Footprint Strategy, providing strategic direction on focus areas for growth through development, acquisitions and strategic partnerships through to active Asset Management of a portfolio of over 65,000 homes across the Country. Kevin leads teams responsible for a variety of property roles across a variety of tenure types.

Mike Fry

REMUNERATION & NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Mike is heavily involved with the local Chamber of Commerce and runs his own business, giving him an insight into the business sector in the borough and the wider region. Mike’s a champion for the voluntary sector which gives him an in-depth understanding of the needs of the more vulnerable in society and the support they need. Mike is a local Councillor which brings him into daily contact with communities across the borough. He has lots of experience of being on various Boards and chairing meetings. Mike’s a people person and is well respected in the political, business and charitable sectors in Halton.

Matt Harrison

LEAD MEMBER FOR DEVELOPMENT

Matt is CEO of a leading North West Housing provider.  Previously, Matt was Development Director at the same organisation and led on many iconic, award winning regeneration projects.  He’s a Board member of the Sheffield Local Housing Company, Chairs the Greater Manchester RP Joint Venture, Hive Homes and leads on Development issues for the Greater Manchester Housing Providers.  Matt has been involved with a Local Strategic Partnership, has been a PFI Company NED and has supported the NHF in a variety of ways.  Matt is well versed in the power of partnership working and supportive of collaborative work approaches.

Linda Levin

LEAD MEMBER FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Linda is an experienced housing professional with a passion for tenant empowerment and building strong effective partnerships between landlords and tenants.  Linda is currently Director of Customer Services with Irwell Valley Homes. Her housing career focus has been to listen to customers and work with them to achieve positive outcomes.

Geoff Linnell

LEAD MEMBER FOR DIGITAL

Geoff is a Non-Executive Chair and Director helping companies who need to take advantage of digital innovations which significantly improve service levels and/or optimise operational performance.  Geoff has 40 years’ experience of measurable business transformation success ensuring companies deliver more business value. Geoff has a strong governance and risk management background with consensus stakeholder management.  Geoff has a wide breadth of experience gained in many sectors including Social Housing, NHS, Care Services, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance and Consultancy.