Four new members have been appointed to the Board of Homes
England, the government’s housing accelerator.
Mark Rennison, Olivia Scanlon, Sadie Morgan and Vanessa Murden
join the Homes England Board with immediate effect, increasing
its gender diversity and boosting its resilience; taking its
non-executive members from 6 to 10.
Mark Rennison is the Finance Director for Nationwide Building
Society. He said of his appointment:
I am delighted to join the Homes England Board and look forward
to helping to deliver a sustainable strategy for the creation
of more high-quality affordable housing across the country.
Olivia Scanlon is the Chief Operating Officer at Orchard Global
Asset Management LLP. Of joining the Homes England Board, she
said:
Homes England has an incredibly forward looking, innovative
approach to addressing the country’s affordable housing
shortage and I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity
to be involved.
Sadie Morgan is a founding director of architectural practice
dRMM. She commented:
As part of the Board’s agenda to build more sustainable and
high-quality houses, my energy will be focused on delivering
homes for people and places. I understand how vital the role of
Homes England is to help house our nation, and I am committed
to ensuring we do so and to deliver a quality of life everyone
deserves.
Vanessa Murden is the Chief Operating Officer for Lloyds Banking
Group’s retail division. She said:
I’m looking forward to joining the Homes England Board and
working with the team to grow access to affordable housing.
About the new Board members
Mark Rennison
Mark is the Finance Director for Nationwide Building Society. He
also chairs the subsidiary company at Nationwide which is
managing the Oakfield project to build a new housing community in
Swindon. Prior to joining Nationwide he worked for PwC for 25
years including spending time as an audit partner in their
banking practice in London.
Olivia Scanlon
Olivia has a background in financial services, where she has
almost 20 years of experience in general finance and investment
as well as real estate development finance. She is
currently the Chief Operating Officer at Orchard Global Asset
Management LLP.
Sadie Morgan
Sadie is a founding director of leading architectural practice
dRMM. Over her 25-year career she has advocated exemplary design
and architecture. She is a Commissioner and Design Group Chair of
the National Infrastructure Commission and is the London Mayor’s
Design Advocate.
Vanessa Murden
Vanessa has extensive senior executive expertise within the
financial services industry, including Travelex, Western Union
and Lloyds. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer for
Lloyds Banking Group’s retail division.
