Housing Associations
Through our work advising housing associations, we find and develop strategic and commercial leaders at non-executive and executive level, who will be authentic champions of your social purpose.
Overview
Saxton Bampfylde has worked with housing providers in the UK for many years, supporting and identifying senior leaders in executive and non-executive positions to help drive the sector forward. As a values-led, employee-owned executive search and leadership advisory firm, we bring a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in leadership appointments.
Team
Pamela Leonce

Consulting Team
Pamela has over 30 years’ experience as a housing professional, gained at several levels. She joined Saxton Bampfylde early 2018 and works as a Consultant in our social impact practice where she brings significant expertise in social care, housing and community building. Before joining Saxton Bampfylde, Pamela was the Chief Operating Officer at Langley House Trust and spent her career before that in senior roles within the housing sector. She is currently an Independent Director on the Inquilab Housing Association Board and Chair’s the Resident Services Committee. Previous Non-Executive appointments include New Deal for Communities, Barclays Financial Inclusion and Connexions Partnership.
Hannah Scarisbrick

Consulting Team
Hannah has over 15 years’ experience in search and works on Chair, Non-Executive, CEO and Director level searches and on board reviews. She works a lot with our clients in housing and property as well as with a broader range of organisations across different sectors. She has an MA in English from the University of St Andrews.
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Metropolitan Thames Valley appoints new Chair of the Board, Althea Efunshile CBE
Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) has announced the appointment of a new Chair of the Board. Althea Efunshile CBE will assume the position on the 1st March 2020, taking over from the current Chair Paula Kahn, who will step down at the end of February. Althea says “I’m delighted to be joining MTVH as Chair. Housing […]
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Leading with James Ashton Podcast launches second series supported by Saxton Bampfylde
We are delighted to announce our support for the second series of ‘Leading with James Ashton’, a leadership podcast that speaks to people at the top of their game in business, charity, the arts and beyond. Each episode features two leaders from very different organisations discussing their take on leading vital causes, famous brand names […]
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World Mental Health Day 2019
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. Mental health problems can affect anyone, any day of the year, but each year, 10 October is set aside as a day for everyone to show their support for better mental health and to encourage […]
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Double (no) Trouble: Taking the stress out of multiple appointments
Adding a new face to a senior leadership team can have a huge impact on the diversity of thought, range of skills and approaches to work, the team dynamics and the culture. These elements can, of course, have a significant knock-on impact for the rest of the organisation. It is essential that you are armed […]
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Saxton Bampfylde partners with Civil Service to launch new disability mentoring programme REACH
Saxton Bampfylde has teamed with the Civil Service to launch a new mentoring programme designed to help support Civil Service employees with disabilities to maximise their career potential. Mentors participating in the programme are executive level leaders from outside the Civil Service who have either a lived experience of disability or have been involved in […]
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A winning combination: Saxton Bampfylde partners with Praesta to deliver bespoke executive coaching
Global executive search and leadership consulting firm, Saxton Bampfylde, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Praesta, a leading firm of expert executive coaches. The innovative partnership is part of continuing work by Saxton Bampfylde and our global partners across Panorama Search to expand our leadership services offering, which includes board review, executive assessment, […]
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Paving the Way: The purposeful board approach for the housing sector
Saxton Bampfylde has worked with housing providers in the UK for many years, supporting and identifying senior leaders in executive and non-executive positions to help drive the sector forward. For this report we aim to examine the role of the board in the social housing sector, including the part it plays in delivering for current […]
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CANVAS – Housing Edition 2019
Our latest edition of CANVAS for the Housing Sector is out now – featuring interviews with Gina Amoh, Chief Executive of Inquilab Housing Association and Betsy Bassis, Non-Executive Director of L&Q and CEO of NHS Blood and Transplant.
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