Paul trained as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse before joining Sunderland Football Club in 1992, becoming Company Secretary and General Manager.
Paul first joined the social housing sector as a board member in 1993 and has held a variety of senior roles in housing since then.
Paul is currently Chair of the Northern Housing Consortium and Vice Chair of Homes 4 the North. He is also Chair of the North East Housing Partnership and a board member of A2 Dominion.
