CHIC is a consortium that is owned in equal part by all of its members and managed under an agency agreement with ARK Consultancy Ltd. CHIC’s governance is overseen by a Board of Directors whose role it is to set the consortiums strategic direction, ensure that it provides the contracts, frameworks and services that the members want and to monitor operational delivery of the agreed strategy.
CHIC’s Board comprises an Independent Chair and up to 10 further Directors, at least 8 of whom must be member representatives. CHIC’s Board reviews it’s mix of skills and experience regularly, to ensure that it has the requisite knowledge and experience to represent members effectively.
Maggie Punyer
Independent Chair
Ian Hancock
Vice Chair & Group Director
The Community Housing Group
Leon Storer
Assistant Director of Assets
Stonewater
David Wells
Head of Operational Services
Wrekin Housing Trust
Sarah Payling
Strategic Partnerships Director
Ocean Media Group
Mark Pinnell
Executive Director of Assets & Dev
Solihull Community Housing
Jayne Bissell
Procurement Manager
Connexus
Naeem Nawaz
Head of Finance
Accent Group
Luke Beard
Assistant Director of Dev & ASM
Two Rivers Housing
Mak Akinyemi
Formerly Director of Property Services
Gateway Housing Association
Andy Howarth
Former Chair & Co-opted Director
Walsall Housing Group