Group Board members
Our Board has several committees scrutinising our work. It has responsibility for our performance.
Our Board members have a wide range of skills, experience and knowledge. This includes expertise in finance, business and public administration.
We have a G1 rating from the Regulator of Social Housing for governance and a V2 rating for our viability, meaning we meet the regulatory expectations but that there are financial challenges which we will have to manage as a result of the national economic situation.
Group Board members
Jock brings over 30 years of experience from Ernst & Young, where he held various leadership positions, including 20 years as a partner. His previous board experience includes Chairmanships at Enquest PLC and Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, and directorships at Dixons Carphone PLC, Oxford Instruments PLC and A&J Mucklow Group PLC.
Jock currently chairs Johnson Service Group PLC and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair for Barratt Developments PLC.
David is Chair of the Clarion Housing Association Board. With over 35 years of experience in the housing sector, he has served as Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, Newlon Homes, and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations. He has also been President of Housing Europe and Associate Director for Homes at the Centre for Ageing Better.
David currently chairs the Canal and River Trust, ReSI Housing, and ReSI Homes, and holds board positions with Clanmil Housing Group and the National Communities Resource Centre.
Amanda brings extensive marketing and brand experience to the Board. Her prior roles include Place, Brand, and Marketing Director at The Crown Estate and UK Marketing Director at eBay Inc. Her career has also included leadership roles at Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, Debenhams, Laura Ashley and Selfridges.
She is currently the Marketing Director at Canary Wharf Group, where she oversees Europe’s largest urban regeneration project.
Clare was appointed as our Group Chief Executive in 2018. A chartered accountant, with almost 30 years’ experience in the housing sector, Clare joined the Housing Corporation in 1992 as a financial regulator and over the next 18 years progressed to become its Director of Regulation.
She then became an Executive Director at the Tenant Services Authority, with responsibility for housing association regulation. In 2010 Clare joined Affinity Sutton as Group Director of Governance and Compliance. She took up the same role at Clarion in 2016, before taking on her current role two years later.
Doris serves as Vice Chair of the Group Board and chair of the Remuneration, Nominations and People Committee. Following a distinguished career. She was previously HR Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Ford Motor Company, where she also led its African Ancestry Network.
Doris holds non-executive roles at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She is also a Lay Member for HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Graham brings extensive leadership experience spanning both public and private sectors. His previous CEO roles include the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Brentwood Council, HM Land Registry, Leisure Connection, pmpgenesis (a sport and leisure consultancy), and Thurrock Council.
He is the Chief Executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Heike chairs the Treasury Committee. A highly experienced finance professional with over three decades in the industry, she has held senior roles at leading global investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Rothschild. She later became Managing Director and Partner at global consultancy Alix Partners, where she co-led the Financial Advisory practice in Europe.
Heike previously served as a non-executive director at Mencap Trust and is currently a board member and Chair of the Audit Committee at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG and a board member and Deputy Chair of Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, Citigroup’s European broker-dealer subsidiary.
Jeremy chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. He brings a deep understanding of audit, governance and regulatory frameworks, having previously served as Global CEO and UK Managing Partner of BDO. He was Chair of the Audit Commission and of the Single Source Regulations Office, and led independent reviews of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
Jeremy has a portfolio of board level roles in the public, not for profit and private sectors, including as a Panel Member for the Competition and Markets Authority, Senior Non-Executive Director of Open Banking Limited and Chair of The Workplace Development Trust.
Lord Barwell chairs the Clarion Futures Board, overseeing the Group’s charitable foundation. His political career has included roles as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May and Minister for Housing. He served as the Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from 2010 to 2017, having previously been a local councillor for 12 years.
Outside of Clarion, he advises a range of organisations including Arcadis, Avonhurst, Barratt Developments PLC, Community Fibre, DLA Piper, and PwC.
As well as being Chief Financial Officer, Mark is Chair of our Investment Committee. He is a chartered accountant and his previous roles include:
- Chief Financial Officer, Sovereign Housing Association
- Director of Finance & Infrastructure, Staffordshire University
- Finance Director, Birmingham International Airport
Rachel is a regulatory and policy expert. She brings particular expertise in utility regulation and public service delivery. Rachel was formerly Chief Executive of Ofwat and held board-level positions at Ofgem. Her earlier career included work in international development and energy policy consultancy.
Rachel is currently Director of Regulation and Economics at Octopus Energy.
Rupert chairs Latimer Developments, Clarion's development arm. He spent over two decades at Savills plc, serving on both its Main Board and Group Executive Board. He was CEO of Savills UK and later Head of Global Residential.
Rupert holds non-executive roles at Pigeon Land Limited and OnTheMarket plc, and serves on the investment committee of Winchester College, among others.
Jock Lennox, Group Chair, Clarion Housing Group1/Of12
Clarion Housing Group committees
Our Board has several committees that deal with different aspects of our work:
- Group Audit and Risk Committee
- Group Remuneration, Nominations and People Committee
- Group Treasury Committee
- Group Investment Committee
Our four main committees meet regularly as part of our governance. Here are details of our committee members, along with information on those who are not on our Group Board.
Group Audit and Risk Committee members
Graham brings extensive leadership experience spanning both public and private sectors. His previous CEO roles include the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, Brentwood Council, HM Land Registry, Leisure Connection, pmpgenesis (a sport and leisure consultancy), and Thurrock Council.
He is the Chief Executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
Heike chairs the Treasury Committee. A highly experienced finance professional with over three decades in the industry, she has held senior roles at leading global investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Rothschild. She later became Managing Director and Partner at global consultancy Alix Partners, where she co-led the Financial Advisory practice in Europe.
Heike previously served as a non-executive director at Mencap Trust and is currently a board member and Chair of the Audit Committee at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG and a board member and Deputy Chair of Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, Citigroup’s European broker-dealer subsidiary.
Jeremy chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. He brings a deep understanding of audit, governance and regulatory frameworks, having previously served as Global CEO and UK Managing Partner of BDO. He was Chair of the Audit Commission and of the Single Source Regulations Office, and led independent reviews of the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
Jeremy has a portfolio of board level roles in the public, not for profit and private sectors, including as a Panel Member for the Competition and Markets Authority, Senior Non-Executive Director of Open Banking Limited and Chair of The Workplace Development Trust.
Sharon has 20 years of board level experience. During her career, processes developed by Sharon have been recognised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as best practice, and she was listed globally in the Top 50 Women in Accounting 2020 and 2021 for global influence in the profession.
Sharon is currently a Global Council Member and member of the Remuneration Committee at ACCA.
Group Remuneration, Nominations and People Committee
Amanda brings extensive marketing and brand experience to the Board. Her prior roles include Place, Brand, and Marketing Director at The Crown Estate and UK Marketing Director at eBay Inc. Her career has also included leadership roles at Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, Debenhams, Laura Ashley and Selfridges.
She is currently the Marketing Director at Canary Wharf Group, where she oversees Europe’s largest urban regeneration project.
Doris serves as Vice Chair of the Group Board and chair of the Remuneration, Nominations and People Committee. Following a distinguished career. She was previously HR Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Ford Motor Company, where she also led its African Ancestry Network.
Doris holds non-executive roles at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She is also a Lay Member for HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
Jock brings over 30 years of experience from Ernst & Young, where he held various leadership positions, including 20 years as a partner. His previous board experience includes Chairmanships at Enquest PLC and Hill & Smith Holdings PLC, and directorships at Dixons Carphone PLC, Oxford Instruments PLC and A&J Mucklow Group PLC.
Jock currently chairs Johnson Service Group PLC and serves as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair for Barratt Developments PLC.
Lord Barwell chairs the Clarion Futures Board, overseeing the Group’s charitable foundation. His political career has included roles as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May and Minister for Housing. He served as the Member of Parliament for Croydon Central from 2010 to 2017, having previously been a local councillor for 12 years.
Outside of Clarion, he advises a range of organisations including Arcadis, Avonhurst, Barratt Developments PLC, Community Fibre, DLA Piper, and PwC.
Group Treasury Committee
Clare is a chartered accountant with almost 30 years’ experience in the housing sector. She joined the Housing Corporation in 1992 as a financial regulator and over the next 18 years progressed to become its director of regulation. She then became an executive director at the Tenant Services Authority, with responsibility for housing association regulation. Clare also worked for the Housing Corporation, leading on the financial regulation of housing associations in special measures. In 2010 she joined Affinity Sutton as group director of governance and compliance. She took up the same role at Clarion in 2016 and was appointed chief executive two years later.
Heike chairs the Treasury Committee. A highly experienced finance professional with over three decades in the industry, she has held senior roles at leading global investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and Rothschild. She later became Managing Director and Partner at global consultancy Alix Partners, where she co-led the Financial Advisory practice in Europe.
Heike previously served as a non-executive director at Mencap Trust and is currently a board member and Chair of the Audit Committee at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG and a board member and Deputy Chair of Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, Citigroup’s European broker-dealer subsidiary.
Mark is a chartered accountant and joined Clarion from Sovereign Housing Association, where he was chief financial officer for five years. He has also held senior roles at Staffordshire University, where he was director of finance & infrastructure; and Birmingham International Airport, where he was finance director.
Group Treasury Committee members
Kwok is Deputy Treasurer, Funding & Investment at National Grid. He has over 20 years' experience in corporate treasury and has led the financing for National Grid’s recent major transactions. He was previously a Trustee of the National Grid UK Pension Scheme, National Grid’s largest defined benefit scheme at the time. A member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, he also serves as a member of the Policy and Technical Advisory Panel, and also as a member of the Corporate Issuers Forum of the International Capital Markets Association.
Max has spent 40 years working as a commercial real estate lender, including 20 years at Eurohypo, the specialist real estate bank. He held various positions in transaction execution, syndication and led the UK team from 2007 for 6 years. In 2013, the business was purchased by Wells Fargo and Max continued in the Leadership role until he stepped down in June 2021.
He has been active in the Investment Property Forum and held the position of Chairman from 2014 to 2015. Immediately following the global financial crisis he was a regular participant at the Commercial Property Forum of the Bank of England. Max was a leading contributor to the research paper “Vision for Real Estate Finance”. This was produced in order to address issues which led up to the global financial crisis in the real estate industry. He has taught as a guest lecturer at Bayes Business School and currently acts as a mentor to young professionals.
Max is now involved in a number of consultancy roles including at Patrizia Property IM LLP and at retail specialist Pradera Lateral.
Group Investment Committee
Clare is a chartered accountant with almost 30 years’ experience in the housing sector. She joined the Housing Corporation in 1992 as a financial regulator and over the next 18 years progressed to become its director of regulation. She then became an executive director at the Tenant Services Authority, with responsibility for housing association regulation. Clare also worked for the Housing Corporation, leading on the financial regulation of housing associations in special measures. In 2010 she joined Affinity Sutton as group director of governance and compliance. She took up the same role at Clarion in 2016 and was appointed chief executive two years later.
Mark is a chartered accountant and joined Clarion from Sovereign Housing Association, where he was chief financial officer for five years. He has also held senior roles at Staffordshire University, where he was director of finance & infrastructure; and Birmingham International Airport, where he was finance director.
Michelle is responsible for delivering a consistently good quality, comprehensive service for all Clarion customers and ensuring that customers remain at the heart of our business, improving the customer experience and representing the voice of our customers. She is also Executive lead for Clarion Futures, Clarion’s charitable foundation.
Michelle has more than 30 years’ experience in the housing sector. Formerly Clarion’s Chief Operating Officer and Group Director for Commercial Services, her previous roles include Executive Director and Director-level roles at Affinity Sutton and Ridgehill Housing Association. She has also held senior roles at William Sutton Housing Association, and was the Chief Executive of Aashyana, an Asian-led housing association in the South West.
Richard leads our development arm, Latimer Homes, and is responsible for Clarion Housing Group’s sustainability strategy.
He joined Clarion in February 2019 from Lendlease where he was head of residential, delivering over 1,000 new homes each year. He also played a key role in the delivery of the London 2012 Athletes’ Village while at Lendlease. He has more than 25 years of experience in the property sector having previously worked at companies including Mace and Taylor Wimpey.
Rob leads the Property Directorate and has responsibility for repairs, maintenance, property services, investment and long term asset strategy for our 125,000 homes. He led the creation of Clarion’s 2050 Asset Strategy which involves a major programme of investment to sustainably upgrade its properties, based on a set of housing targets it has developed. Rob also has responsibility for Grange (our property management subsidiary), our commercial & investment properties and House Exchange.
Rob is a qualified accountant, with a career that has included senior finance roles in major commercial organisations such as the Domino’s Pizza Group and Network Rail Property.
Group Investment Committee members
Andrew, a former partner at legal firm Winckworth Sherwood, has more than 25 years’ experience in advising on major housing projects, with particular expertise in regeneration, in mergers and in establishing new organisations. He was lead partner for Notting Hill Genesis on the Aylesbury Estate and Grahame Park regeneration projects, together involving more than 4,000 new homes, and has acted on numerous joint ventures between national house-builders and registered providers.
Andrew is a school governor at Twickenham Preparatory School.
Chris worked for two of the nation’s largest housebuilders (Lagan Homes UK Ltd and Bowbridge Homes Ltd) for 24 years, prior to setting up his own residential development consultancy company Ashby House, in 2016.
In addition to his role as a Non-Executive Director of Latimer Developments and a member of Clarion Housing Group’s Investment Committee, Chris is also a Non-Executive Director of two regional housebuilding companies in the south midlands area.
Through his consultancy business, Chris works for a variety of landowners, developers, housing associations and local authorities providing project management, commercial, operational process, and viability advice on a wide range of development projects. Chris is currently instructed on several urban extensions for both landowners and local planning authority clients utilising his commercial, planning, and operational delivery experience of major residential led development projects to ensure these projects are robustly planned and are deliverable.
Karima is a corporate lawyer. She has 20 years’ experience of advising on:
- corporate and finance transactions
- mergers & acquisitions
- joint ventures
- structuring, funding and delivery of real estate investment and development projects.
Having trained and practiced at international law firm Hogan Lovells, in 2011 Karima moved in-house to Grosvenor Group where she latterly held the position of Group General Counsel.
Karima currently holds Non-Executive positions on:
- Property & Development Committee of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity
- University of Cambridge’s Property Board
- University Board of Bournemouth University.
Karima is also an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.
Paul has held executive level roles in affordable housing development, regeneration, asset management and business development for more than 30 years. He has experience as CEO and managing director in both the private and affordable housing sectors.
Paul is currently the CEO of Funding Affordable Homes and is a voluntary, co-opted, non-executive director of Leathermarket Community Benefit Society.