Our board

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Colin is a Non-Executive Director of a hospital trust and lay partner of the Health Professions Council. After a long career at British Gas, in engineering and as General Manager, Colin also worked as a Bursar at an independent school, Colin is currently Chairman of Age Concern Bromley.
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Chair
Susan is a qualified teacher and has been a magistrate since 1992 and completed an MA in Contemporary History in 1999. She has fundraising experience with NSPCC and other locally-based organisations. Susan is currently Chair of Genesis Community Foundation and Vice Chair of Springboard Board, where she has a particular interest in supported housing.
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Group chief executive

Anu joined PCHA in 1988 as Director of Finance and was appointed to the position of Genesis Chief Executive in April 1999. A qualified chartered accountant, Anu started his career in the accounting profession, moving into the housing sector in 1982, working as the Finance Director of two large housing associations. Anu is also a board member of the Dolphin Square Trust, and a member of the Westminster Housing Commission.


For Genesis, Anu is a member of the GenFinance, GenInvest and Genesis Community boards, Knowles Trust and is a co-opted member on the Genesis Group Board and Remuneration Committee.

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Jacqueline Cannon

Jacqueline Cannon has spent many years as a consultant to the construction industry and as a university lecturer. She chaired the Genesis Board until 2002 and remains an independent member of the Board. She chairs the Project Appraisal Committee and the Knowles Trust Charity.




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Iain Mackechnie-Jarvis

Iain heads up Genesis Community, delivering all Genesis' community development and social regeneration programs. Before taking up his current post he established an effective community investment capacity within Springboard Housing Association. Iain was Director of Emmaus UK, national homeless charity, which since inception in 1991 has established 14 residential community/social enterprise projects for homeless people around the UK. He is also a qualified solicitor with 25 years experience in commercial property and regeneration developments.
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Stephen Woolridge
Stephen is currently Area Director for Lloyds TSB Corporate with executive responsibility for East Anglia. In the past he has held various community roles in local government, housing, education, business and charities. He sits on the Remuneration and Governance Committees, is on the board of GenFinance and a trustee of Genesis Community.
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Denis Argent
Denis is a Chartered Certified Accountant, and the former Director of Resources at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He is currently a Trustee Director of The Chartered Certified Accountants Benevolent Fund. He is a member of the Group Audit and Risk Committee and a Trustee of PCHA 2001 Pensions Ltd.