MANNINGHAM Housing Association has appointed a new chair of the board.

Rupert Pometsey will replace Barrington Billings who steps down in December after more than six years in the role. 

Mr Pometsey, a chartered architect, is currently vice-chair and has more than two decades of senior level experience as a housing development and asset management professional.

He has delivered homes at a capital cost of over £1 billion and is a former board member and chair of the development company at Ongo Homes in North Lincolnshire.

Mr Pometsey is currently working for the London Borough of Haringey on the delivery of an ambitious new generation of council homes.

He said: “I am thrilled to be appointed as MHA Chair. 

“The association continues to go from strength to strength and has developed a really positive reputation locally, regionally and nationally.

“It is especially admired for its community investment activities and its work in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.”

Lee Bloomfield, MHA chief executive, said: “Rupert’s deep knowledge of housing, his familiarity with MHA and his range of professional skills made him the outstanding candidate for the position.

“I know he will do a fantastic job in the years ahead.”