Our Board Members

Steve Secker
Chair of The Board
Steve has wide experience of housebuilding development, Project Management, Finance, IT, Risk Management and Corporate Social Responsibility. He is an MBA qualified Chartered Accountant.
Steve worked for McCarthy & Stone...

Shahida Iqbal
Vice Chair
With over 10 years' experience training in the public, private and third sectors, Shahida has extensive experience working with staff at all levels of leadership and management in a range of industries and sectors - from blue-chip companies to the Home Office. She has a proven track record in...
Paul Fiddaman
Chief Executive of Karbon Homes
Paul is the Group Chief Executive of Karbon Homes.
Prior to the creation of Karbon Homes, Paul served as Group Chief Executive of the Isos Group. He had previously been Deputy Chief Executive from 1st October 2014 when Cestria Housing became a part of the Isos Housing Group. Paul joined...

Mike Wills
Mike joined the Board in February 2016. He is a Chartered Accountant and started his career working within National Government for the Inland Revenue and the Treasury.
After some years...


Pat Southgate
Pat is a recently retired nurse of 44 years, the last 30 years as a Public Health nurse, working directly with families and their communities. She has worked at a strategic level in several large health organisations, including the Nursing Midwifery Council, the regulatory organisation for nursing in Great Britain.

Steven Waddington
Steve has worked in housing for over 25 years and during his career has been responsible for all areas of housing management, maintenance and the wider strategic housing functions - including delivery of affordable housing, homelessness and private sector housing regulation and enforcement.
Carol Mctaggart
Carol is the Group Director of Development for the Clanmil Housing Group, a registered Housing Association based in NI. She has extensive property development experience working within the social housing arena...

Peter Rudge
Peter started out his professional life as a Design Engineer after graduating with a Masters and PhD from the University of Leeds. Following a career change, Peter joined KPMG’s restructuring practice and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007.
Since then he has occupied a number of senior Finance roles...

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