Board and Governance Structure
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The RHP Board
The RHP Board has up to 12 members and is responsible for the strategy and performance of RHP as a social business, landlord and service provider.
The Chief Executive is on the Board, but all other members are non-executive Directors (i.e. they’re not part of the employed workforce of RHP). Non-executive members are all appointed to bring the range of skills and experience required to run RHP as a successful business. The RHP Rules require that two of these non-executive members of the Board are RHP customers (normally one tenant and one homeowner).
Board and its committees:
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Customer Experience Committee
- Governance and People Committee
- Development and Asset Management Committee
Subsidiaries:
- Co-op Homes (South) Ltd (Registered Society)
- RHP Finance PLC
- RHP Develop Ltd
- RHP Home (Repairs) Ltd
Meet our board
The RHP Board has up to 12 members and is responsible for the strategy and performance of RHP as a social business, landlord and service provider.
Keith Jenkins | Chair
Keith is a solicitor who has acted for the providers, builders and funders of social housing for over 40 years. He has been on the board of a number of charities and housing associations including nine years as vice-chair of Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association. Keith was previously RHP’s solicitor when it was set up in 2000.
Sarah Thomas | Chief Executive
Before joining RHP as Chief Executive, Sarah held senior roles in the housing sector at Executive level, including interim Chief Executive at Catalyst and Chief Operating Officer at Peabody, one of the UK’s largest housing associations. Before her 12 years at Executive level in housing, Sarah worked in the commercial sector including over eight years’ experience at a senior level at Eurostar. Sarah’s roles have covered a wide range of business activities including strategic planning, transformation, operations, customer experience and corporate services. Sarah has also been a non-executive on the panel of advisors for the Housing Ombudsman and a board member on a for-profit housing venture.
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