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Our executive team

Barry Hughes, group chief executive

Our chief executive is responsible for making sure we deliver against our targets and plans set out by our board of directors. Barry manages the executive team and has been chief executive at Selwood Housing since 2007.

Prior to this Barry was finance director for Metro Newspaper and the Evening Standard.

Barry is Selwood Housing's health and safety lead for the purposes of section 126C(2) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

Mark Mayler, group finance director

Mark and his team ensure that we get the best value for money across all our services for our customers and that we have strong finances to maintain and invest in our customers' homes, as well as to build new affordable homes.

He oversees all aspects of our financial management, controls and governance. He is also responsible for procurement, performance, business insight and IT teams.

Mark has worked in senior finance roles for over 20 years, across a variety of sectors.

Verena Buchanan, group operations director

Verena is responsible for all our front-line services to customers. Her teams ensure a consistent and ever improving service to customers, so our neighbourhoods are great places to live, our homes are safe and well maintained and we deliver efficient and effective services to all our customers.

Our operational teams are local so know our customers well and are passionate about helping them.

Verena is also a board member for the charity Trowbridge Futures.

Paul Walsh, group development director

Paul and his team drive forward the development of new homes, increasing both our social housing stock as well as homes that are available to buy under shared ownership. He is also responsible for the marketing and communications team and the involvement team.

Our ambition is to build 1,700 affordable homes by 2034.

Ria Bristow, group transformation and people director

Ria leads on transformation across Selwood Housing, responsible for projects that deliver both short-term improvements and long-term value for customers.

This includes digital transformation as customers increasingly access housing services online.

Ria is also responsible for HR, training and development as well as health and safety, facilities, business continuity and safeguarding.

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9 hours ago
Selwood Housing

We need to carry out a technical upgrade to our main customer database on the afternoon of Monday 7 October. If you call us between 2:30pm and 5:30pm on Monday, we will be able to take your call but will be limited in the information we can provide. If your query isn’t urgent, you may wish to delay your call to us until Tuesday 8 October.

You can also email us at info@selwoodhousing.com or visit the website: ecs.page.link/Tdk3R

Thank you for your understanding, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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We need to carry out a technical upgrade to our main customer database on the afternoon of Monday 7 October. If you call us between 2:30pm and 5:30pm on Monday, we will be able to take your call but will be limited in the information we can provide. If your query isn’t urgent, you may wish to delay your call to us until Tuesday 8 October.
 
You can also email us at info@selwoodhousing.com or visit the website: https://ecs.page.link/Tdk3R
 
Thank you for your understanding, and we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
1 day ago
Selwood Housing

Meet Zoe Ridley, one of our customer complaints specialists. No two days are the same in her role. Sometimes she’s out on site, other times, she’s in the office with case managers, collecting paperwork and information. Other times she’ll be working from home to focus on administrative tasks.
Take a look at her meet the team profile on our website, to read more about her role and what it entails: ecs.page.link/m2231 #WorkLifeWeek
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Meet Zoe Ridley, one of our customer complaints specialists. No two days are the same in her role. Sometimes she’s out on site, other times, she’s in the office with case managers, collecting paperwork and information. Other times she’ll be working from home to focus on administrative tasks. 
Take a look at her meet the team profile on our website, to read more about her role and what it entails: https://ecs.page.link/m2231 #WorkLifeWeek
3 days ago
Selwood Housing

Every three years we send our customers an in-depth survey asking how best to involve them. Our customers' views matter to us and we want to make sure that they can help us to shape and improve our services. Customers will have been sent a link via email to our online survey, which will be open until the 22nd October. Questions cover your home, neighbourhood, communication, opportunities to get involved and complaints. If you haven't received the survey, please contact makeadifference@selwoodhousing.com with your details. We can then determine whether you should have received an email link or a postal copy. ... See MoreSee Less

Every three years we send our customers an in-depth survey asking how best to involve them. Our customers views matter to us and we want to make sure that they can help us to shape and improve our services. Customers will have been sent a link via email to our online survey, which will be open until the 22nd October. Questions cover your home, neighbourhood, communication, opportunities to get involved and complaints. If you havent received the survey, please contact makeadifference@selwoodhousing.com with your details. We can then determine whether you should have received an email link or a postal copy.

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