Meet the management team

Richard joined the organisation in 2005 as the Project Delivery Manager, and became the Managing Director in 2018.

Richard has significant knowledge and experience of strategic partnerships, policy shaping and key service delivery in rural housing.

Richard oversees MRH’s provision of its rurally focused development, housing management, maintenance and customer care services for a range of partners. Underpinning all of this work is Richard’s passion for enabling rural homes for local people which allow support for communities and the rural economy.

He is a member of the National Housing Federation’s Rural Alliance and is a regular visitor to Westminster, consulting with ministers on rural housing issues.

Philippa brings over 20 years' experience of working in the housing sector to Midlands Rural Housing.

A specialist in all areas of housing management, development and construction, Philippa is passionate about making sure that high quality and well designed affordable housing is available to all those who need it most, particularly in rural areas.

She is professionally qualified, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Sue has dealt with customer services within the housing sector for more than two decades.

Sue manages a small Customer Care team. She is also the lead person within the organisation for complaint handling.

Neil has over 15 years’ experience in the social housing sector, with the last 13 years spent in the specialist area of affordable rural housing development.

With a passion for delivering high-quality, innovative homes, Neil oversees all our new developments. His experience and knowledge ensure our developments are leading the way in providing greener, warmer and more energy efficient homes.

Michael oversees the maintenance team.

Jo joined the team in September 2020.

She oversees all our customer, staff and stakeholder engagement.