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Northern Ireland Housing Executive appoints new CEO
Grainia Long has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE).
The former chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) will take up her new role on 1 April 2021.
She will replace Clark Bailie, who is retiring from the role after serving as chief executive of NIHE since 2015.
NIHE owns the majority of Northern Ireland’s social housing stock, with around 84,000 homes.
Ms Long is currently commissioner for resilience at Belfast City Council and a senior independent director at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH).
In addition to serving as chief executive of the CIH, she was also formerly its director in Northern Ireland.
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In 2012, Ms Long was appointed as a commissioner for human rights by the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, a role in which she served two terms. She was also chief executive of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Ms Long said: “It is a privilege to become chief executive of the Housing Executive, especially in its 50th year.
“It has a proud record of serving the people of Northern Ireland.
“I’m looking forward to joining the team and helping to shape the organisation as it looks forward, with confidence, into the future.”
Peter Roberts, chair of NIHE, said: “On behalf of the organisation I lead, I want to welcome Grainia to the Housing Executive and I look forward to working with her.
“I know she will bring knowledge, energy, dynamism and understanding to the role and I take this opportunity to wish her well.
“On behalf of the board and everyone at the Housing Executive, I would also like to express my most sincere thanks to Clark Bailie, our current chief executive, for all his efforts over the last five years.
“Clark’s commitment to our organisation is reinforced by the fact he delayed his retirement to help steer the Housing Executive through the difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic and he will leave behind him an organisation ready to meet the challenges that lie ahead.”
