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5.2 WHO MANAGES THCH?

THCH is governed by a Board of Management, which sets out its rules and monitors its performance.

The duties of the board are to ensure that the organisation remains viable and well run. It oversees and guides the work of the staff teams and meets regularly with staff to receive and comment on reports and to agree future developments and strategy.

There are 18 places on the Board, including 6 for residents (tenants and leaseholders). Mansford Estate residents could be eligible to stand for the resident places on the Board if the transfer goes ahead. Board members are selected on the basis of their expertise, experience and suitability to do the job. The Board Members are not paid, but are reimbursed for the expenses of attending meetings, for example travelling or child-minding costs.

Main Board

The board of has significant resident representation.

The board has places for:

  • Resident Members (5 tenants, 1 leaseholder)
  • Independent Members
  • LBTH Council Members

Residents are involved both as full board members and through involvement in the local Area Resident Boards. THCH sees resident involvement as fundamental to providing quality services to local people that meet their needs and aspirations.

The Independent Members of the board consist of suitability qualified and experienced volunteers. The Independent Members have a range of skills and experience which contribute to the governance of the organisation which complement the other Board Members.

The 6 councillor members of the board are nominated by the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The Residents are:

The Independents are:

The Council Representatives are:

Cllr Manir Uddin Ahmed of Shadwell Ward

Cllr Richard Brooks of St Katharine´s & Wapping Ward

Cllr Sirajul Islam of Bethnal Green South Ward

Cllr Akikor Rahman of Bethnal Green South Ward

Cllr James Sanderson of Bethnal Green North Ward

Vacancy

Resident Members

Anne Ambrose

Anne has lived on the Minerva Estate in the Bethnal Green Area, all of her life. She has seen many changes in the way the estate and area has been managed and more recently how the condition of the estate had deteriorated, prior to its transfer to THCH. Anne has spent many years as a community representative and in 1985, set up a Tenants and Residents Association. Since then a great deal of her own time has been spent representing residents' views on various proposals for the estate. She regularly attends the local LAP meeting and Police Sector Forums. Anne is also the Chair of Governors of a local junior school. Anne is a civil servant working for the Home Office, and brings her supervisory and management skills, and knowledge of IT to the Board.

Mosabbir Ali

Mosabbir Ali is a resident in the Spitalfields Area and through his interest in helping other residents, he chairs the Spitalfields Area Resident Board. He has been a resident of his current block since 1984 and has been a member of the Board since 2002.

Don Beal BSc, MSc, PhD, AFIMA, MBCS, C. Eng

Don Beal is a research fellow at , and a leaseholder, living on the Dinmont Estate in the Bethnal Green Area. He is secretary of his local residents' association and has been involved in the consultation on the proposal from the beginning. He is pleased not only to be able to represent leaseholders but to ensure that properly plans to meet all of its promises and commitments over the next thirty years for the benefit of all residents. He has therefore taken a keen interest in the detail of the business plan.

Alan Stern

Alan Stern is a resident in the Shadwell and Wapping Area using his commercial experience of dealing with a variety of ethnic backgrounds to taking an interest in the well being of local residents regardless of different landlords. This has often brought him into contact with THCH and the Borough in his efforts to solve individuals' problems. Alan wishes to see the improved environment that THCH has created developed to see a return of community pride.

Independent Members

Ken Beech, ACIB MCT (VICE CHAIR)

Ken Beech is a Director of Corporate Banking with Bank of Scotland.     He was previously a Senior Account Manager with the Social Housing finance teams of Bank of Scotland and Halifax plc.  Ken is professionally qualified in banking and corporate treasury and has a wealth of corporate and structured finance experience.  He is the Chair of the Finance Committee for his local parish council and sits on a regional grant committee for the HBOS Foundation, a charitable trust funded by his employer HBOS plc.

John Lau BA, BSc (Econ) MCIH

John has worked in the Local Authority and Housing Association field for over 20 years. John started his career with Lewisham Council. He then worked as an Estate Manager for Tower Hamlets, before working in a number of councils in . He joined the Peabody Trust (a registered social landlord) in 1992, as an Area Manager, where he was responsible for the management of the Trust properties in North and . John joined the Network Housing Group in 2001, as Divisional Manager for Lon Strategic Housing, where he has been responsible for the development of accommodation for keyworkers. John has recently joined the Strategic Health Authority as the Housing Co-ordinator.

John is also a Committee member for Greenwich Housing Society and a member of the Government for ´s Affordable Housing Group, and has been a School Governor.

John has been a board member of since 1999, where he currently chairs the Service Delivery Committee. John is keen to contribute his knowledge and expertise in areas of Housing management Housing Law, Regeneration, Neighbourhood Renewal and Local Strategic Partnering, to help build Sustainable Communities, and promote excellence in services to residents.

Jackie Odunoye BSc (Econ), CIPFA

Jackie Odunoye was Chief Executive of the Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust in Bow and previously had seventeen years Local Government experience within Finance, Accountancy and Technical Services. She is also a school governor in Tower Hamlets, a board member at Leaside Regeneration Ltd and Leaside Business Centre, a Trustee of Action for Bow, and a Board Member of Clapton Community Housing Trust in Hackney. Jackie is a qualified accountant and has specialised in housing finance and computer development on rent accounting and other financial packages. The particular experience she brings compliments that of other directors on the board and helps to ensure the success of .

Councillors

Cllr Manir Uddin Ahmed

Manir Uddin Ahmed is a local resident and the councillor representing the Shadwell area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. He is an active member of the Labour Party, a school governor, the Tarling Estate TRA and a former Chair of the Shadwell Board of the SRB 5 programme, Connecting Communities. He is currently the Mayor of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Cllr Richard Brooks

is a local resident of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and councillor representing the St Katharine´s and Wapping Ward. He is currently the Research Director at Fabian Society, where he oversees projects on public policy and politics and was previously Research Fellow in Economics at the Institute for Public Policy Research. He chairs the steering group of the Shadwell Safer Neighbourhoods Team and is a local authority representative on the Police Consultative Committee. Since May 2003, he has served in the Cabinet at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets as lead Member for Resources, where his responsibilities include the budget, pensions and accounts, council buildings and other assets and e-services. Richard Chairs the THCH Personnel Committee.

Cllr Sirajul Islam

Sirajul Islam is a local tenant and is one of the three councillors for the Bethnal Green South area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. He is currently a cabinet member at the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets as the lead member for Social Services. He is currently working for the Barts and the Lon NHS Trust´s Communications Department and is also an active member of the Bengali Educational Society, Baitul Aman Mosque and Cultural Centre Ltd, as a school governor and Management Committee member of Tower Project and Chair of Cityside Partnership Board. In addition he is also an Associate Non-Executive Director of Tower Hamlets PCT.

Cllr Akikur Rahman

Akikur Rahman is a local tenant and is one of the three Councillors representing the Bethnal Green South area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. Akikur is currently employed as a Security Supervisor for the Shield Security Services Company Limited. He previously served on the Council as a councillor for the Holy Trinity Ward from 1990-1994.

Cllr James Richard Sanderson

James Sanderson is a local LBTH resident, and one of the three Councillors representing the Bethnal Green North Area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. James is currently working in the Bishopsgate area of Central Lon as a Chartered Accountant and is also a trustee of Cans Limited which is located in Islington.

First Draft

5.2WHO MANAGES THCH?

THCH is governed by a Board of Management, which sets out its rules and monitors its performance.

The duties of the board are to ensure that the organisation remains viable and well run. It oversees and guides the work of the staff teams and meets regularly with staff to receive and comment on reports and to agree future developments and strategy.

There are 18 places on the Board, including 6 for residents (tenants and leaseholders). Mansford Estate residents could be eligible to stand for the resident places on the Board if the transfer goes ahead. Board members are selected on the basis of their expertise, experience and suitability to do the job. The Board Members are not paid, but are reimbursed for the expenses of attending meetings, for example travelling or child-minding costs.

Main Board

The board of THCH has significant resident representation.

The board has places for:

Resident Members (5 tenants, 1 leaseholder)

Independent Members

LBTH Council Members

Residents are involved both as full THCH board members and through involvement in the local Area Resident Boards. THCH sees resident involvement as fundamental to providing quality services to local people that meet their needs and aspirations.

The Independent Members of the board consist of suitability qualified and experienced volunteers. The Independent Members have a range of skills and experience which contribute to the governance of the organisation which complement the other Board Members.

The 6 councillor members of the board are nominated by Tower Hamlets Council.

The Residents are:The Independents are:The Council Representatives are:

Cllr Manir Uddin Ahmed of Shadwell Ward

Cllr Richard & Wapping Ward

Cllr of Bethnal Green South Ward

Cllr Akikor Rahman of Bethnal Green South Ward

Cllr James Sanderson of Bethnal Green North Ward

Vacancy

Independent Members

Ken Beech, ACIB MCT (VICE CHAIR)

Ken Beech is a Director of Corporate Banking with Bank of Scotland.     He was previously a Senior Account Manager with the Social Housing finance teams of Bank of Scotland and Halifax plc.  Ken is professionally qualified in banking and corporate treasury and has a wealth of corporate and structured finance experience.  He is the Chair of the Finance Committee for his local parish council and sits on a regional grant committee for the HBOS Foundation, a charitable trust funded by his employer HBOS plc.

John Lau BA, BSc (Econ) MCIH

John has worked in the Local Authority and Housing Association field for over 20 years. John started his career with Lewisham Council. He then worked as an Estate Manager for Tower Hamlets, before working in a number of councils in . He joined the Peabody Trust (a registered social landlord) in 1992, as an Area Manager, where he was responsible for the management of the Trust properties in North and . John joined the Network Housing Group in 2001, as Divisional Manager for Lon Strategic Housing, where he has been responsible for the development of accommodation for keyworkers. John has recently joined the Strategic Health Authority as the Housing Co-ordinator.

John is also a Committee member Greenwich Housing Society and a member of the Government for ´s Affordable Housing Group, and has been a School Governor.

John has been a board member of THCH since 1999, where he currently chairs the Service Delivery Committee. John is keen to contribute his knowledge and expertise in areas of Housing management Housing Law, Regeneration, Neighbourhood Renewal and Local Strategic Partnering, to help THCH build Sustainable Communities, and promote excellence service to residents.

Jackie Odunoye BSc (Econ), CIPFA

Jackie Odunoye was Chief Executive of the Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust in Bow and previously had seventeen years Local Government experience within Finance, Accountancy and Technical Services. She is also a school governor in Tower Hamlets, a board member at Leaside regeneration Ltd and Leaside Business Centre, a Trustee of Action for Bow, and a Board Member of Clapton Community Housing in Hackney. Jackie is a qualified accountant and has specialised in housing finance and computer development on rent accounting and other financial packages. The particular experience she brings compliments that of other directors on the board and helps to ensure the success of THCH.

Resident Members

Anne Ambrose

Anne has lived on the Minerva Estate in the Bethnal Green Area, all of her life. She has seen many changes in the way the estate and area has been managed and more latterly how the condition of the estate had deteriorated, prior to its transfer to THCH. Anne has spent many years as a community representative and in 1985, set up a Tenants and Residents Association. Since then a great deal of her own time has been spent representing resident´s views on various proposals for the estate. She regularly attends the local LAP meeting and Police Sector Forums. Anne is also the Chair of Governors of a local junior school. Anne is a civil servant working for the Home Office, and brings her supervisory and management skills, and knowledge of IT to the Board.

Mosabbir Ali

Mosabbir Ali is a resident in the Spitalfields Area and through his interest in helping other residents, he Chairs the Spitalfields Area Resident Board. He has been a resident of his current block 1984 and has been a member of the THCH Board since 2002.

Don Beal BSc, MSc, PhD, AFIMA, MBCS, C. Eng

Don Beal is a research fellow at , and a leaseholder, living on the Dinmont Estate in the Bethnal Green Area. He is secretary of his local residents´ association and has been involved in the consultation on the THCH proposal from the beginning. He is pleased not only to be able to represent leaseholders but to ensure that THCH properly plans to meet all of its promises and commitments over the next thirty years for the benefit of all residents. He has therefore taken a keen interest in the detail of the THCH business plan.

Alan Stern

Alan Stern is a resident in the Shadwell & Wapping Area and has, for many years, taken an interest in the well being of other residents on the estates where he has lived. A number of residents come to him for advice on a range of issues and this has often brought him into contact with THCH and the Council over their individual problems. Through his continued involvement with THCH Alan hopes to continue to be able to re-assure local residents about the situations in regard to Housing Choice. Alan wishes to see the improved environment that THCH has created maintained to see a return of community pride.

Councillors

Cllr Manir Uddin Ahmed

Manir Uddin Ahmed is a local resident and the councillor representing the Shadwell area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. He is an active member of the Labour Party, a school governor, the Tarling Estate TRA and a former Chair of the Shadwell Board of the SRB 5 programme, Connecting Communities. He is currently the Deputy Mayor of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Cllr Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks is a local resident of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets and councillor representing the St Katharine´s and Wapping Ward. He is currently a research fellow in economics and is employed at the Institute for Public Policy Research and editor of "New Economy" magazine. He is a board member for the and Docklands International Festival. He is also a member of Amicus. Since May 2003, he has served in the Cabinet at the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets as lead Member for Resources

Cllr

is a local tenant and is one of the three councillors for the Bethnal Green South area of Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. He is currently a cabinet member at the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets as the lead member for Social Services. He is currently working for the Barts and the Lon NHS Trust´s Communications Department and is also an active member of the Bengali Educational Society, Baitul Aman Mosque and Cultural Centre Ltd, as a school governor and Management Committee member of Tower Project and Chair of Cityside Partnership Board. In addition he is also an Associate Non-Executive Director of Tower Hamlets PCT.

Cllr Akikur Rahman

Akikur Rahman is a local tenant and is one of the three Councillors representing the Bethnal Green South area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. Akikur is currently employed as a Security Supervisor for the Shield Security Services Company Limited. He previously served on the Council as a councillor for the Holy Trinity Ward from 1990-1994.

Cllr James Richard Sanderson

James Sanderson is a local LBTH resident, and one of the three Councillors representing the Bethnal Green North Area of the Lon Borough of Tower Hamlets. James is currently working in the Bishopsgate area of Central Lon as a Chartered Accountant and is also a trustee of Cans Limited which is located in Islington,

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