Our Homes board

Phil qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant with multi-national consulting engineers, WS Atkins. He went on to work for Somerset County Council before becoming Director of Financial Services at the newly-formed Hereford and Worcester Fire Authority.

He became Finance Director of South Staffordshire Housing Association in 2003. During his time with SSHA Phil has been very proud of its growth and excellent delivery of housing services to residents in and around South Staffordshire, in particular the development of Housing Plus Group.

The former Chief Executive at the City and County of Swansea, Paul has extensive strategic management experience including governance, corporate and business planning, performance and risk management. He joined Severnside in January 2013 and became Chair of the Severnside Board in September 2013. Following the successful merger of Severnside and Housing Plus, Paul was appointed as Chair of the Homes Board.

Paul has a life-long interest in housing and community development and a passion for delivering excellent, value for money services. He is also Chair of Munslow Parish Council.

Paul told us “The reason for the merger between Severnside and Housing Plus is simple. Together, we are in a stronger position to provide more housing and care services, to a greater number of households, across our two counties and beyond, from a more efficient and effective organisational base. At a time when we cannot rely on public funding to meet all such needs, it makes perfect sense for us to position ourselves in a better place to expand and fill the void.”