Governing Board

The LHA-ASRA Group is fully accountable to its customers; we put them at the heart of decision making.

The Group is governed by our board, which is made up of voluntary members drawn from across the local community, including tenants and individuals from within the business. While the day to day operation of the business is managed by paid staff, the board maintains ultimate control and responsibility for our work.

The board has overall responsibility for strategic decision-making, including: policy, staffing, service standards, and budgeting.

The Group Board is supported by five committees:

Investment Committee
Risk & Audit Committee
HR & Remuneration Committee
Nominations Committee
Tenant Advisory Committee

For details about governing boards of subsidiary organisations and an introduction to its members, please visit our LHA, LHASS, Homechoice, Family First and ASRA websites.

Group Board

GROUP CHAIRMAN
Shaukat Moledina

Shaukat Moledina is the Chair of a private investment
trust supporting SMEs, a Trustee and board member
of Save the Children, Vice President of United
Response, and a board member of the Homes and
Communities Agency. The former Chair and major
shareholder in a successful start up Group of national
companies and former Deputy Chair of the Housing
Corporation, he has held non-executive directorships
in the NHS and housing associations.

GROUP DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Sadru Visram OBE

Sadru has over 20 years’ experience in the housing sector, and was former FD of London & Quadrant Housing Trust. He runs Sprunt Solutions, which provides training and consultancy to the housing association sector, and is a board member of The Housing Finance Corporation. Sadru also chairs the ASRA and Peepul Centre Boards, and the Group Remuneration Committee.

David Betterley (co-optee)

A former member of Leicester City Council. He was also a member of Melton Borough Council where he chaired the Housing committee. David has served in other non executive positions in LHA and the Group for many years, and is also its representative on the NHF’s east midlands committee.

Deepak Chandra

Leading on business planning and treasury management at Bedford Pilgrims HA, Deepak was previously FD of a venture capital group subsidiary, deputy chief executive of a housing association, and FD at three others. He brings over 15 years’ experience in social housing. Deepak also Chairs the Group Financial Planning Committee.

Sally Jacobson

Formerly Group HR and Change Management Director at London and Quadrant Housing Trust until she recently retired. Under her tenure the Trust achieved the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies ranking for the last 5 years. She is also a non executive Director of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and has more than 20 years experience in performance management and organisational development.

Curtis Juman

Director of Finance at UK Trade and Investment. He was previously Director of Financial Strategy and Director of Internal Audit at the DTI. Prior to that he was Assistant Director of Finance at the Office of Gas & Electricity Markets, and Senior Auditor at the National Audit Office. Curtis also Chairs the Group Audit & Risk Committee.

Rodney Pitts

A qualified chartered accountant, who has run his own practice since 1996 and has extensive financial and taxation experience managing the affairs of substantial clients. He is a non-executive director of NHS Warwickshire, and Member of Court of the University of Birmingham. Rodney also Chairs LHA.

Shaama Saggar-Malik

A consultant specialising in organisational development, former Chief Officer for HR at LB Waltham Forest, and former Assistant Director of Social Services in LB Camden, Shaama is also a member of the Employment Tribunals London and of the National Clinical Assessment Authority.

David Ware

A Company Commercial Lawyer and Partner with Wake Smith and Tofields solicitors with specialisms in banking, corporate and finance law. He is a Director and Founding Member of Maxim Corporate Finance LLP. He is also a Trustee of the Home Union Foundation and a Chair of Bethany Village Leprosy Society.

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
Sophy Macmillan

Sophy is a qualified solicitor and has practised in a range of legal areas including corporate and commercial, civil litigation, landlord and tenant and mergers and acquisitions. She has been active in Business Networking International and Women In Business.