Coast & Country has appointed an experienced housing professional as its new Director of Property and Development.
Tom Hainey has joined the Redcar-based housing provider from Curo Group in Bath where he was Director of Asset Management. He has previously held senior executive positions with a range of sector organisations, including Director of Asset Management at Fife Housing Association and Head of Housing at East Lothian Council. He is also a former Board member and chair of the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland.
Tom will lead three key areas of the organisation; Asset Management and Resource Planning, Development and the internal workforce for repairs and planned maintenance operations.
Iain Sim, chief executive of Coast & Country, said: “Tom is a talented and experienced housing professional and someone I am looking forward to working with. His role is to provide leadership and direction to develop and project manage our investment programmes but also maximise our asset management strategy to maximise return.
“He will work with colleagues and the Board to develop and deliver a development programme for the future, taking into account the current funding restrictions and the Board’s commitment to maximise development potential.”
Tom Hainey said: “The housing sector overall is facing significant challenges but Coast & Country is a forward-thinking, innovative organisation and I am very much looking forward to working with the team.”