WDH Corporate Management Team
Our Corporate Management Team (CMT) is responsible for directing the organisation within the boundaries agreed by the Board, through its Standing Orders and the Financial Regulations and Delegation Framework (FRDF).
Andrew Wallhead
Chief Executive
Martyn Shaw
Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Technical Services
Sarah Roxby
Executive Director of Housing
Tracy Tallant
Director of Organisational Development
Neil Warren
Executive Director of Resources
Sue Young
Executive Director of Investment
WDH Board
Our Board is responsible for setting our overall strategy, deciding policies and reviewing performance. It is legally accountable for the ownership of our homes and running the organisation. Our Board members change from time to time.
The Board has several committees which meet the requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing and can find out more about these below.
Andrew McConnell
Board Chair
Ajman Ali
Elizabeth Cook
Senior Independent Director and Governance Committee Chair
Stephen Davis
Property Investment Committee Chair
Michael Graham
Suzan Harrington
Shendi Keshet
Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee Chair
Clare King
Customer Committee Chair
Mike Longfellow
Gareth Mann-Tighe
Antony Nelson
Our Board Committees
This Committee considers all matters relating to the audit activities of WDH and in particular any duties and requirements set out in any guidance and policies issued by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Charity Commission's Hallmarks of an Effective Charity.
Committee members: Ajman Ali, Suzan Harrington, Shendi Keshet, Clare King.
The main role of this Committee is to consider matters relating to asset management, including how we will maintain and improve assets through compliance, replacement and regeneration, all non-social housing activities, and all new build and development matters. The Committee also looks at how we will deliver our obligations against Homes England grant funding programmes and scrutinises performance of existing activities.
Committee members: Ajman Ali, Elizabeth Cook, Stephen Davis, Andrew McConnell.
Our Customer Committee considers matters relating to operational activities, including housing management, to meet our Vision and Values and to ensure compliance with the requirements set out by the Regulator of Social Housing.
Committee members: Michael Graham, Clare King, Gareth Mann-Tighe, Antony Nelson.
This Committee considers all matters relating to governance, Board and organisational development, including how we ensure effective leadership and employee resourcing. It meets requirements set by the Regulator of Social Housing and those related to equality, diversity and inclusion, employee health and safety and safeguarding.
Committee members: Elizabeth Cook, Stephen Davis, Suzan Harrington, Andrew McConnell.
Our Corporate Management Team is responsible for managing us within the rules and policies agreed by the Board.
Our Board
We are registered with the Regulator of Social Housing, which regulates independent housing organisations throughout the country. We meet the Regulator of Social Housing’s registration conditions and keep to its regulatory code. This makes sure that we are run well and gives you services which are managed properly.
Our Board is legally accountable for the ownership of our properties and has overall responsibility for running the organisation. It agrees our strategies and policies, and our overall service development and sets the strategic direction for the organisation. Our Board is made up of between seven and 11 members, chosen for their particular skills, knowledge and experience to ensure we have a strong and effective Board.
Neighbourhood Panels
There are seven Neighbourhood Panels, one for each neighbourhood in the Wakefield district. Panels are made up of tenants and community representatives. Each panel is chaired by a tenant and the seven panel chairs are also members of the Customer Committee, which is a subcommittee of the Board.
The Neighbourhood Panels help to determine local priorities and contribute to the development, implementation and challenge of local plans and engagement strategies.
Who can be a Board or Neighbourhood Panel Member?
Our Board and Neighbourhood Panels aim to make sure local people are directly involved in identifying priorities for their area and providing local solutions to local issues.
We need to have the right people helping us make decisions, so we are very thorough when choosing Board and Panel members and have a rigorous recruitment and selection process for new members of the Board and Neighbourhood Panels. Wakefield Council nominates its Neighbourhood Panel representatives based on their relevant skills and experience. To encourage other local people to become involved, we advertise locally and nationally when Board vacancies become available.