This week's movers and shakers
Valli van Zijl
Valli van Zijl has been appointed regeneration director of Southern Housing Group. She was previously head of regeneration at East Thames Housing Group.

Paul Wenham
Acton Housing Association has employed Paul Wenham as director of property services. He was formerly head of property services at Presentation Housing Association.

Chris Hitchings
Chris Hitchings has joined New Swindon Company, Swindon's urban regeneration company, as development manager. He was development head at property firm Rombourne.

Anita Mackie
Peerless Housing Group has appointed Anita Mackie to the position of leasehold services officer. She was a mortgage adviser at the Halifax.

Nashima Hipkiss
Nashima Hipkiss has joined Family Housing Association (Birmingham) as tenancy enforcement officer. She was senior rent arrears adviser at Whitefriars Housing Group.

Job of the week

Name
Vicky Meyer
New job
Associate director of consultant Marlowe Group
Old job
Housing intervention adviser at the ODPM
What do you enjoy most about your job?
Meeting people who are passionate about what they do.
Any advice for someone moving into the sector?
Spend time delivering frontline services. It gives you a grounding in whatever you do next.
What would you do if you were housing minister?
Start listening to what’s happening on the ground – make it a people-focused, not a policy-focused sector.
Favourite films
Doctor Zhivago and Saturday Night Fever
Favourite book
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Favourite TV programme
A Question of Sport, because of Ally McCoist
Hobbies?
Swimming, reading and travel.
What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?
As a child, singing Christmas carols with Rolf Harris for the local radio station. It left me scarred for life.

Source

Housing Today