South East landlords reveal designate senior appointments ahead of merger

The process is also underway to recruit for the other designate executive and board roles. 

Mr Moriarty has been chair of Paradigm chair for the past year and is the chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council. Earlier in his career, he was deputy chair of the Regulator of Social Housing. 

Mr Moriarty said: “I am proud to have been appointed as chair designate and, alongside leaders and colleagues at both organisations, I am focused on ensuring the new organisation delivers more for both existing and potential residents.”

Ms Veitch has been chair of the board at Settle since May 2020 and was due to stand down at the end of next year after completing her appointed term.

Through this new role she will work with Mr Moriarty to ensure the board’s effectiveness at the new organisation.

Ms Veitch said: “I look forward to working with Richard as board chair and colleagues across Settle and Paradigm, as we bring together the best of both organisations to achieve our aims for the partnership and deliver more for residents and the communities we serve.”

Chief executive Mr Bailes said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed, and I am really excited about working with colleagues to create a new organisation that builds on the best ideas from two strong providers.”

The target date for the tie-up is October 2025. Paradigm owns almost 17,000 homes in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

At the same time as the proposed merger, Paradigm announced its plan to buy nearly 3,500 homes in South Buckinghamshire from L&Q, the large London landlord. As a result, the post-merger organisation would own and manage 30,000 homes.