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NHF director announced as new boss of London housing association
Ruth Davison, executive director – public impact at the National Housing Federation, has left the organisation to become chief executive at Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association (ISHA).
Ms Davison will take over from Clare Thomson, who has decided to retire after more than nine years in the job.
Ms Davison said: “I am thrilled and honoured to be appointed to lead ISHA in its next phase of development. It is an ambitious housing association – ambitious for the places and people it exists to serve.
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“It’s half way through a sizeable development programme, is committed to genuinely affordable and social rented housing, is focused on driving excellent customer service, and works well with others who share its values.
“One of ISHA’s biggest new developments is just streets away from my home and the opportunity to deliver homes and services for my neighbours is one I couldn’t pass up. I have lived in north and east London for more than 20 years now and ISHA’s patch is my patch.
“We will work to ensure that if all our customers could choose, they’d choose us.”
ISHA manages 2,260 homes across six London boroughs. In the last financial year, it generated a surplus of £7.3m.
Commenting on Ms Thomson’s retirement, Stephen Stringer, chair of ISHA, said: “Clare has been an amazing leader of ISHA and has grown the business with a strong set of values and taken it from strength to strength.
“During Clare’s time, ISHA has not only increased the number of homes it owns but has also kept true to the sprit and ethos on which it was founded over 80 years ago of providing truly affordable homes for those in genuine housing need.”
