19 July 2010
Executive team appointment develops West Mercia
A midlands housing association has appointed a new executive director to head up its development, regeneration and property services, which includes overseeing some of the largest regeneration projects in the west midlands.
Peter Quinn joins Bromsgrove-based West Mercia Housing Group as its Executive Director for Development, Regeneration and Property Services.
He joins the housing group, which includes Coventry-based Whitefriars Housing Group, Harden Housing Association in Birmingham, Kemble Housing in Herefordshire, and Nexus Housing in Worcestershire, from Lovell Partnership where he was National Business Development Manager.
With 28 years experience in housing and development, Peter’s previous roles include Executive Director of Development at Midland Heart, as well as Executive Director of Operations at St Pancreas Housing Association and Director of Development at Thames Valley Housing Association.
His new role at West Mercia Housing Group will include looking after the group’s investment in its properties, and giving strategic direction to the development and regeneration departments.
The appointment of Peter now completes the executive team at West Mercia Housing Group.
Peter joins the group which is undertaking two major regeneration projects, including a £360m housing redevelopment in Coventry, which will see approximately 3,000 new homes built over 15 years.
His role will also involve working with the North Solihull Partnership, of which West Mercia Housing Group is a partner. This project is a £1.8 billion investment to regenerate four areas of Solihull, set out over 15 years, to develop ten new primary schools, five new village centres, and better transport and green space.
Peter said: “It is an exciting time to be coming on board with West Mercia. I am looking forward to developing the Spectrum Development Partnership which offers us a platform for development opportunities across the west midlands through a group of ten affordable housing providers working together.
“I am also looking forward to the challenge of providing not just good quality housing but additional benefits to communities that we work in.”
Notes to editors
West Mercia Housing Group, based in Bromsgrove, manages approximately 23,500 homes across the West Midlands, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The group is structured to facilitate local accountability and the provision of high quality local services.
Founded in 1998, the group consists of Whitefriars Housing Group, Harden Housing Association, Nexus Housing, Kemble Housing and Herefordshire Supported Housing for Young People Project (SHYPP).
West Mercia Housing Group is a development partner with the Homes and Communities Agency. It is the lead member of the Spectrum Development Partnership that consists of Advance Housing Association, Bromsgrove District Housing Trust, Central Borders Housing Group, Heantun Housing Association, Herefordshire Housing, Nehemiah UCHA, Stafford and Rural Homes, Severnside Housing and Solihull Community Housing.
For further information please contact Lucy Beaumont or Nikki Cheung, at The Bridge Group, on 024 7656 0440, or l.beaumont@bridge-group.co.uk