Advisory committee

The Advisory Committee is responsible for advising CEL and Housemark on whether the management of the Consortium meets the needs of the social housing sector.  The core values of the group consist of:

•    Helping to make PfH the best procurement consortium within the sector;

•    informing PfH of key sector attributes to enable PfH to provide services that meet the needs of the sector;

•    to promote the spirit of collaborative procurement to best meet the needs of the housing sector;

•    to act as enablers of behalf of PfH in promoting effective procurement throughout the sector;

•    to enable PfH to support both directly and indirectly the relationship between HouseMark, CIH and the National Housing Federation;

•    to contribute to improving the housing sector and the communities it supports.

Membership

The committee will consist where possible of the following:

•    Chair from a membership organisation;

•    a senior manager from each of HouseMark , the National Housing Federation and the Chartered Institute of Housing ;

•    between 8 – 10 members of the sector.  It is considered that the Members’ expertise and experience is of greater importance than the organisations they are from although a balance of organisational types is desired.

•    Managing Director, Sales and Marketing Director and Marketing Manager from CEL.

Membership will be based on a three year term with Members then being nominated to the existing committee for re-election if they choose. 

Members will be dismissed from the committee if they miss three committee meetings consecutively in any twelve month period.  Exceptional circumstances will be considered by the Chair.

It is the Member that is important to the committee due to their skills and experience and as such substitution at meetings is not required.

Committee Members

•    Chair – position vacant

•    Alan Ballantine, Group Procurement Manager, Sunderland Housing Group

•    Louise Bulless, Procurement Manager, The Riverside Group

•    Martin Cawthorn, Head of Group Procurement, Genesis Group

•    Paula Chakkar, Purchasing and Supplies Manager, mhs homes

•    David Bolton, Assistant Director of Asset Management, Melin Homes

•    Ross Fraser, Chief Executive, HouseMark

•    Sean Gallagher

•    Chris Judson, Director of Resources, Eden Housing Association Ltd

•    Colette McKune, Director of Asset Management, City West Housing Trust

•    Tom Smith, Group Procurement Manager, Catalyst Housing Group

•    Elaine Walder, Director of Commercial Services, National Housing Federation