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Tributes paid to housing association ‘troubleshooter’
Tributes have been paid to a former housing association chief executive and director who has died after a short illness.
Nick Dudman had held interim chief executive roles at more than a dozen associations including: Beaver Housing Society, South Liverpool Homes, Thanet Community, Medina Housing Association, CDS Housing, Inquilab, Solon South West and Praetorian.
He also held senior roles in a series of major London housing associations, including Affinity Sutton, Guinness and Peabody.
Mr Dudman was known as one the sector’s ‘troubleshooters’ who helped organisations through difficult periods.
He worked on an early volume of the regulator’s series ‘Learning From Problem Cases’, which summed up lessons from housing associations which had encountered difficulties.
He is survived by his wife, Liz, two daughters and four much-loved grandsons.
Catriona Simons, chief executive of the Guinness Partnership and a former colleague of Mr Dudman, said: “He was an extraordinary individual – wise, measured, quietly challenging, kind. So many people were touched by his work over the years, both customers and the people he worked with. He was truly inspirational.”
Julian Ashby, former chair of the social housing regulator when it was part of the Homes and Communities Agency, added: “Nick was a lovely guy and a great friend and colleague. As a troubleshooter, he had lots of difficult situations to cope with but his thoughtful approach, warmth and modesty made him highly effective.”
Greg Campbell, a partner at Campbell Tickell, said: “Nick was a warm and genuine man, thoughtful and unassuming. He was committed to improving the organisations he worked with and to turning around performance in the interests of their customers. We worked together on a range of assignments and he always brought rigour and positive challenge. He will be greatly missed.”
