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Board members for the Tenant Services Authority and Homes and Communities Agency were announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright today.

For the first time, tenants in social housing will have a voice at the heart of government, as two tenants join experts appointed to the board of the new Tenant Services Authority (TSA).

Julie Fawcett and Dennis Rees, tenants of housing association and local authority managed homes, join Anthony Mayer (Chair), Julian Ashby, Jim Coulter, Pauleen Lane, Sheila Drew Smith and Donald Hoodless on the TSA board.

The board of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the body driving housing and regeneration in England, consists of Robert Napier (Chair), Kate Barker, Professor Peter Roberts, Bob Lane, Candy Atherton, Margaret Fay, Shaukat Moledina, Don Wood, Ian Robertson and Dru Vesty.

Housing Minister, Iain Wright, said: "The board of the TSA will ensure improving services for tenants, and making sure they have a strong voice, is at the heart of the work of the Authority.

"Equally, the HCA has a board that will be fundamental in steering the new agency and helping it drive forward the Government's housing and regeneration programme for England."

The TSA was established to ensure tenants have a stronger say in how their homes are managed and will have powers to take action when tenants are not receiving a good service.

TSA chairman, Anthony Mayer, said: "I'm very pleased indeed with the Minister's appointments to our new board. The social housing sector faces the twin challenges of giving a better deal to tenants and getting across the current financial shoals.

"The newly appointed board members will bring a wealth of relevant experience and expertise to help meet these challenges."

The Homes and Communities Agency combines the regeneration programmes of English Partnerships, the investment programme of the Housing Corporation, the Academy of Sustainable Communities and some delivery functions from Communities and Local Government.

HCA chairman, Robert Napier, said: "From a very good field we have appointed a board of great talent. The careers of the new board ensure we have practical experience around the table of all the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the HCA. I'm delighted that we have assembled such a strong team."

Profiles of board members:

Tenant Services Authority

Julie Fawcett has been a social housing tenant for 28 years. She is a non-executive member of the board of the Housing Corporation. She has also been chair of the board of governors of her children's primary school in Stockwell, a lay visitor to Lambeth Police Stations, and elected director to the Brixton Challenge and board member of the Waltham Forest HAT. She works in a community centre based on the estate where she lives.

Julie receives £12,621 per annum for a time commitment of two to three days per month as a member of the Housing Corporation board.

Dennis Rees, Tenant, treasurer of Derby Association of Community Partners, chair of Derby Homes, chair of the National Federation of ALMOs. He has been involved with Tenant Participation in Derby for the past 14 years.

He has spoken locally and nationally about the benefit of ALMOs to tenants, local authorities and Government Ministers. He is tenant inspection advisor to the Audit Commission.

Dennis holds no other public appointments.

Julian Ashby is chair of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research, a director of The Financial Information Company and a freelance consultant. He was previously chair of HACAS Group, chair and managing director of HACAS Chapman Hendy and an associate director of Tribal Consulting. He made a significant contribution to the Cave Report as Independent Social Housing Advisor to the Cave Review. Julian holds no other public appointments.

Jim Coulter is a board member of the Audit Commission and lead member on housing and regeneration. He is chair of its Housing and Regeneration Advisory Group and chair of Bridging Newcastle Gateshead, as well as being a member of North East Housing Board.

He was previously chief executive of the National Housing Federation, director at Leeds Federated Housing Association and head of research at NALGO
Jim has been a member of the Audit Commission board since 1 April, 2005.

Remuneration is £13,869 pa for 36 days. He has been chair of Bridging Newcastle Gateshead (HMR Pathfinder), since 1 December, 2005 and receives remuneration of £15,000 for 42 days.

Pauleen Lane is deputy chair of English Partnerships, a board member of the Coal Authority and an elected member of Trafford MBC. Pauleen was previously a board member of North West Development Agency, chair of the Council of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, an Audit Commissioner and North West Regional Trustee for the charity Lloyds TSB Foundation.

As deputy chair of English Partnerships Pauleen receives £55,240 for a time commitment of three days a week. The remuneration for board membership of the Coal Authority is £11,214 per annum with a time commitment of two days per month.

Sheila Drew Smith has been a member of the Housing Corporation board since December 2002 chairs its Regulation and Registration Committee and is a member of the South East Regional Housing board. She is also a board member of Audit Commission for England, an independent public appointments assessor for OCPA as well as being trustee and chair of Action for Bow. Sheila was previously chair of Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust and a board member of Ordnance Survey.

The remuneration from the Housing Corporation is £15,306 for three days a month and £13,860 for three days a month at the Audit Commission.

Donald Hoodless is a board member of the Housing Corporation and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. He is also chair of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust and chair of Skills for Care. Donald was previously chief executive of Circle 33 Housing Group, chair of G15, chief executive of Notting Hill Housing Trust, a committee member of McIntyre Homes and a councillor for the London Borough of Islington.

Donald receives £15,306 for two to three days per month from the Housing Corporation and £20,572 per annum as chair of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.

Homes and Communities Agency

Kate Barker has been a board member of the Housing Corporation for three years. She is also a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England and an external adviser to HM Revenue & Customs. Kate was previously chief economic advisor to the CBI and chief European economist for Ford Europe.

As a member of the Bank of England Monetary Committee, Kate receives £96,478 per annum for three days a week, at HM Revenue & Customs, £2,500 per day for one day per month, and for being on the Housing Corporation Board, £12,621 for two to three days per month.

Bob Lane is a part-time senior adviser to the international consultancy group EDAW/AECOM, a board member of the National Housing & Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU) and a trustee of the Corby City Academy. Bob was previously chief executive of Catalyst Corby/North Northants Development Company and chief executive of Speke Garston Development Company.

The NHPAU role involves a maximum time commitment of three days per month and is remunerated at a daily rate of £350 plus expenses. Bob has no other public appointments.

Candy Atherton is chair of Rural Housing Advisory Group and a non-executive board member of the Housing Corporation. She is also founder of Atherton Associates, chair of the Camborne & Redruth Constituency Labour Party and a member of the regional board of the South West Labour Party. Candy was previously the Labour Member of Parliament for Falmouth & Camborne, vice chair of Camborne, Pool, Redruth URC and Mayor of the London Borough of Islington.

Candy receives £12,621 per annum as non-executive board member of the Housing Corporation for two to three days per month. She has no other public appointments.

Margaret Fay is non-executive chair of One North East Regional Development Agency, a board member of English Partnerships (EP) and non- executive director of Darlington Building Society. From 1981 to 2003 she worked at Tyne Tees Television, where for the final eight years she was managing director.

Margaret receives £80,510.04 as chair of One North East, and £12,396 per annum for the EP board appointment for three days per month. She holds no other public appointments.
Shaukat Moledina is currently deputy chair of the Housing Corporation.

He is also chair of a private investment trust supporting small and medium enterprises, as well as trustee and main board member of Save the Children. He is vice president of United Response and chair designate of LHA-ASRA. Shaukat was previously a non-executive director of Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and was a special trustee at St Mary's Hospital NHS Trust.

As deputy chair of the Housing Corporation Shaukat receives £27,675 for a time commitment of four to five days per month. He has no other public appointments.
Don Wood is chair, London Housing Foundation and a trustee of The Orders of St. John Care Trust.

Don was previously group chief executive of London & Quadrant Housing Group and a director of New Islington & Hackney Housing Association. Don holds no other public appointments.

Ian Robertson is a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body. Ian was previously group chief executive of Wilson Bowden plc, a FTSE 200 company, group financial controller Northern Foods Plc and financial controller at Terrys of York. He was also president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and chair (Provost) Eastwood District Council, Scotland.

As a member of the Audit Advisory Board of SPCB, Ian receives £8, 832 per annum.
Dru Vesty runs her own consultancy company Estea Ltd. She is a non-executive board member of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and a member of the planning committee of the Olympic Development Authority. Dru assisted in the recent mayoral election.

Dru was previously director of Healthcare Group Ltd, director of property development at British Gas Plc, and Royal Docks area director at London Docklands Development Corporation.

Dru receives £11, 884 per annum from the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation and £500 per day from the planning committee of the Olympic Development Authority.

Professor Peter Roberts is chair of the Academy for Sustainable Communities, Professor of Sustainable Spatial Development at the University of Leeds and adviser to Addleshaw Goddard solicitors and to Atkins Limited. Peter was previously Professor of Regional Planning, University of Liverpool and Professor of European Strategic Planning, University of Dundee. In 2005 he was appointed OBE for services to regeneration and planning.

As chair of the Academy for Sustainable Communities, Peter receives £415 per day (post is 0.4 fte). As special adviser to the House of Commons Select Committee on Children, Schools and Families he receives £200 per day.