This week's movers and shakers
Threshold Housing
Linda Whyman has joined Threshold Housing and Support as treasury manager. She was previously treasury accountant at Family Housing Association.

Paul Tutton has been made head of programme delivery in the development team. He used to be senior project manager (technical).

Elevate East Lancashire
Sheila Tolley is the new strategy and policy director at market renewal pathfinder Elevate East Lancashire. She was previously assistant director of inspection at the Audit Commission. Kathleen Reagan Houghton, formerly group marketing manager at Progress Housing Group, has been made head of communications and Tom Dobrashian has been appointed as commercial director. He is currently director of his own short-term management company.

Adrian Kearley
Architect PRP has taken on Adrian Kearley, formerly of GVA Grimley, in the new role of senior planner with a brief to grow strategic planning.

Job of the week

Name
Rob Barclay
New job
Head of supported housing services, Raglan Housing Association
Old job
Head of housing services (elderly and vulnerable people), Salisbury District Council
If we wanted your job, how would we go about it?
You would need to be experienced in housing and care issues, want to work with a wide spectrum of people and accept that others often have better ideas than you.
Favourite film?
Chariots of Fire
Favourite television programme?
Rugby Special
Favourite book?
The Prince by Machiavelli
Hobbies?
Trying to play rugby, recovering, five-a-side footie, recovering.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
Five pm … sorry, I mean 8.30am.
What’s the strangest thing that’s ever happened to you?
Getting married – I’m still happily married, by the way.
Any advice for someone moving into the sector?
Never judge a book by its cover

Source

Housing Today