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London-based housing association One Housing has appointed a new chair as Steve Douglas leaves the organisation.
Caroline Corby, who has been a non-executive director at the 17,000-home landlord since January 2018, will head the board from this week.
It comes after previous incumbent Mr Douglas became chief executive of homelessness charity St Mungo’s in July.
Mr Douglas was previously chief executive of Aquila, a consultancy advising housing associations, councils and government, but stepped down in April.
Ms Corby was formerly chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales and deputy chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
She was previously chair of One Housing’s treasury and finance committee and a member of the association’s audit and risk committee.
Richard Hill, chief executive of One Housing, said: “We welcome Caroline into her new role as chair of our board. She is highly regarded by the non-executive directors and my executive team.
“I look forward to working closely with her, and I wish Steve good luck in his new role and thank him for his work throughout the past two years.”
Ms Corby said: “I’m delighted to become chair of the board and I want to pay tribute to the hard work of my predecessor, Steve Douglas.
“One Housing has a diverse range of services from managing social housing to providing care and support services and has committed to delivering thousands of new homes over the next 10 years.
“I’m looking forward to playing a role in how the organisation moves forward – building new affordable homes and supporting our communities.”
One Housing has ambitions to build 5,000 homes over the next 10 years.
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