Good governance is vital to delivering excellent services for residents and stakeholders. We are governed by a board, which provides overall strategic direction and ensures that we’re meeting our aims and objectives.
The board's key responsibilities are to:
- Set overall strategy
- Help the executive team to work effectively and maintain financial viability
- Identify and control risks
- Monitor performance to ensure we’re delivering excellent services.
Each board member brings a wealth of experience and different skills. They all share a passion to provide high-quality affordable homes for local people and support the sustainability of rural communities.
Our board members
Derek was a Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive in the NHS for many years.
He ran his own consultancy business for over 20 years, providing financial and managerial advice to a broad range of organisations.
He was a Governor of South Warwickshire College for 12 years, where he was Chairman of the Finance Committee and Chairman of Governors. He was also Chairman of Mid-Warwickshire Mencap for nearly ten years, and is a Director of Warwickshire Rural Community Council.
Darren qualified as an accountant over 25 years ago, and has worked for the last 20 years specialising in public sector assurance.
He currently works in the Professional Standards Department of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Apart from a two-year stint in New Zealand, Darren has always lived in Northamptonshire, with his early years as a social housing resident. He believes affordable social housing has a vital role to play in modern society, but faces increasing pressures. He's keen to help ensure that Midlands Rural Housing maintains its important role in providing affordable housing to help people stay living and working in rural communities.
Darren is also Chair of the Northamptonshire Rural Housing Association board.
Jo’s commitment to promoting social inclusion and affordable housing dates back to her mid-teens.
She started her career as a local government graduate housing management trainee, and now oversees governance, strategy and research, people, learning and development, health and safety and communications for emh group.
Jo co-chairs the National Housing Federation’s Governance Forum. She is also an independent member of an Audit Committee and is a Trustee of a regional charity. Jo is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has an MBA from Birmingham Business School.