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Northern Housing Consortium selects Karbon Homes boss as chair
The membership body representing social housing providers in the North of England has selected the chief executive of Karbon Homes to be its new chair.
Paul Fiddaman, who has been chief executive at the 30,000-home housing association for four years, has now been officially revealed as the new chair of the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC).
Mr Fiddaman replaces Tom Miskell, former chief executive of Together Housing Group and current chair of Accent, who stepped down at NHC’s annual general meeting in December.
The Karbon Homes boss has been a member of the NHC board since 2017.
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The NHC represents 96% of all housing providers across the North of England and uses its position to try and influence policy and ensure its membership has a strong voice representing the region.
The new chair has more than two decades of experience in the social housing sector, having also been chief executive of Northern associations Isos Housing and Cestria Community Housing.
Mr Fiddaman said: “I’m delighted to be taking over as chair at the NHC at a very exciting time for both the organisation and sector.”
“This past year has shown the commitment, ambition and professionalism of the NHC team, especially when it comes to supporting members and being the voice of the North’s social housing sector. I am really excited about how we can continue to connect members and policymakers together to make the North an even better place to live for everyone.”
Tracy Harrison, chief executive of NHC, said: “Paul has become chair at a time when we are really driving positive change forward in our organisation and we welcome him to his new role.
“The events of 2020 forced a lot of change upon our work and we have adapted well to meet the needs of our stakeholders. In 2021, we plan to build upon this, delivering even greater value for our members and taking an even bigger role in making housing policy work for the North.”
“On behalf of our other board members, our staff and all of our members, I would like to thank Tom Miskell for his support as chair. His influence on the organisation has put us in a great position for the years ahead.”
Update: at 14:35pm, 28.01.21
Story amended to clarify that Paul Fiddaman has more than two decades of experience in the sector rather than nearly two decades as previously reported.
