John Holmes
Chair of Bernicia
Meet our Board of Directors
Fundamental to the successful delivery of our strategy is the board and leadership team working together in a clear and focused way. Find out more about who they are.
Richard Cave
Chair of the Commercial Board
Avril Gibson
Deputy Chair of Bernicia, Chair of Customer Services Committee, Trustee of Bernicia Foundation
Ann Tarn
Chair of the Remuneration, Resources and Appointments Committee
Alan Dunn
Chair of the Investment Committee
Alison Alden
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Gurpreet Jagpal
Member of the Commercial Board
Xerxes Setna
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Claire-Jane Rewcastle
Member of Remuneration, Resources and Appointments Committee and Chair of the Bernicia Foundation
What are the responsibilities of the Bernicia Board
Fundamental to the successful delivery of our strategy is the board and leadership team working together in a clear and focused way. Our governance and senior team structures are fully aligned to support the delivery of our strategy.
The Group Board delegates decision making responsibilities to four sub committees. This ensures the Group’s Board focuses on key areas of Strategy. The Group Board has also delegated some decision-making responsibilities to the Bernicia Commercial Board.
The Commercial Board focuses on all areas of the Group’s Commercial activities and has responsibility for developing and monitoring the delivery of the Commercial Strategy.
The Board aims to achieve a high standard of governance and has therefore adopted the National Housing Federation Code of Governance (2020 edition).