Our Board

Our Board comprises of nine members (two of these are co-opted). 

One is a tenant and eight are independents. Between them, they contribute a wealth of diverse experience and skills that are of great value to our organisation

They meet five or six times a year as the full Board, and separately in two individual committees.

Yvonne Leishman
Chair

Yvonne will be known in housing circles as former President of the Chartered Institute of Housing and Chair of the performance management and benchmarking business HouseMark, which she was involved in setting up. She received an OBE for services to housing. Yvonne is an experienced managing director, skilled in strategic policy-making, change management, service review and business creation and she has led funding bids for capital regeneration projects. She joined the Board in November 2017, she was made Chair in 2018 and is also a Board Member at Trident Housing Group.

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Susan Holmes

Joint Vice Chair

Susan has over 35 years' experience of housing, social care and the voluntary sector. She is committed to helping people remain independent and recognises the important role good quality housing has to play. She has expertise in people management, customer engagement and developing new services. Susan has lived in Gloucestershire for more than 30 years, she is involved in her local community and is currently Chair at the local primary school.

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Tim Jackson

Joint Vice Chair

Tim was co-opted to the Board in November 2017 and became a full member in May 2018. He is a qualified accountant who has worked in commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors. He as held executive director positions in a number of housing associations in roles encompassing IT, HR, governance, corporate services, PR and service transformation. Most recently he was Executive Director of Transformation at Newport City Homes in Wales. Tim is now a housing consultant and also has two non executive positions in housing. Tim has lived in Gloucestershire for many years and is committed to delivering high quality social housing in the area.

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Rita Jones

Rita originates from Stoke-on-Trent and has followed many varied roles throughout her career, including a ceramic artist and a pub landlady. She now lives in a Two Rivers home in Bream where she enjoys gardening, DIY, cycling and getting involved with as many community activities as she can.

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Jonathan Higgs

Jonathan has a wealth of experience in the social housing sector including as Chief Executive at Oxford Citizens Housing Association, and Managing Director Home South at Home Group.

In his current role as Chief Executive of Raven Housing Trust, he leads a team of 300 in the delivery of excellent service to more than 6,000 households in Surrey and Sussex and oversees the delivery of 100 new affordable homes every year. Jonathan is also a Director of PlaceShapers, a membership organisation of over 100 community based social housing landlords.

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Non Executive Director Charlotte Marshall

Charlotte Marshall

Charlotte joined the Group Board in February 2023 and is a serving Non-Executive Director for our specialist facilities management company Centigen.

Charlotte had been the CEO for Bidvest Noonan until October 2022, who employed 20,000 people in the UK and provided primarily security and cleaning services to national customers.

She previously served in a leadership role with Iron Mountain, a business that delivers physical and digital document storage across the globe, as Senior Vice President, with responsibility for 12 European countries.

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Non Executive Director Tim Sharpe

Tim Sharpe

Tim Sharpe
Co-opted
Tim joined the Group Board in February 2023 and is a Non-Executive Director and the Chair of our specialist facilities management company Centigen.

Tim was formerly Managing Director of a specialist investment and asset management company working in partnership with public organisations in the health, education, and transport infrastructure sectors.

Tim has spent his career managing business in the property, construction and facilities management sectors and continues to provide consultancy advice to infrastructure funds and government bodies on public private partnerships.

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Ted Pearce

A founding partner of a business performance improvement consultancy and having held Property Director roles in a number of businesses , Ted is now the Director of Strategic Asset Management at Orbit Homes. He has lived on the border between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire for nearly 30 years now and during this time has supported numerous local community activities.

Ted is a Chartered surveyor with 40 years experience in the property and construction industry, having led the portfolio management activity of some of Europe's biggest businesses. He is a Fellow of RICS as well as RSA and RGS, all organisations that hold thought leadership positions on ESG matters that align to his interests – especially the role of the built environment in the journey to net zero carbon.

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Non Executive Director - Sharon Wilkins

Sharon Wilkins

Co-opted
Sharon joined the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2023.

A member of the Newport City Homes (NCH) leadership team, Sharon is the Director of Homes and Communities. In this role she led on the development of NCH’s Customer Voice Strategy, sponsored the development of its digital systems review and is working on a pilot for a new App that will fully integrate multiple digital systems.

Sharon is a strategic housing professional, with more than 14 years’ experience and significant expertise in the development of customer and engagement strategies.

She has lived in the Forest of Dean for more than 20 years.

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Audrey James

Audrey James

Co-opted

Audrey is an Accredited Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and the founder of Restore Counselling & Psychotherapy, a private practice based in Gloucester. She works with a diverse range of clients dealing with issues ranging from depression to trauma. In addition to her private practice, Audrey also works as a psychotherapist with The Bridge Foundation, a Bristol-based charity providing clinical and training services for children, young people, families, and adults. She also works with Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS).

In addition to her clinical work, Audrey has been a Two Rivers Housing tenant for 15 years and has previously worked as a Housing Officer for the Guinness Trust and Raglan Housing Association. Her extensive experience has given her a deep understanding of the challenges within the housing sector and the diverse needs of its tenants. Committed to using her skills and experiences, Audrey ensures that tenants remain at the heart of the organisation.



Centigen Board

Centigen Facilities Management Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Two Rivers Housing.

Non Executive Director Tim Sharpe

Tim Sharpe

Chair

Tim was formerly Managing Director of a specialist investment and asset management company working in partnership with public organisations in the health, education and transport infrastructure  sectors.

Tim has spent his career managing business in the property, construction and facilities management sectors and continues to provide consultancy advice to infrastructure funds and government bodies on public private partnerships.

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Richard Chappell

Richard Chappell is an experienced CEO within the Facilities Management industry, with a proven track record of successfully transforming and growing businesses in the highly competitive market of Business Support Services.

Richard has worked for a large corporate AIM listed group, where he was responsible for running their support services business and, most recently, Richard spent three years owning, running and growing a London centric cleaning business with a £7 million turnover, which he sold to the minority shareholders in May 2020. He now runs his own consultancy business and holds several Chair and Non Executive Director roles.

Declaration of interest


Non Executive Director Charlotte Marshall

Charlotte Marshall

Charlotte had been the CEO for Bidvest Noonan until October 2022, who employed 20,000 people in the UK and provided primarily security and cleaning services to national customers.

She previously served in a leadership role with Iron Mountain, a business that delivers physical and digital document storage across the globe, as Senior Vice President, with responsibility for 12 European countries.

Declaration of interests


Two Rivers Developments Board 

Two Rivers Developments Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Two Rivers Housing.

Ted Pearce

Chair
A founding partner of a business performance improvement consultancy and having held Property Director roles in a number of businesses , Ted is now the Director of Strategic Asset Management at Orbit Homes. He has lived on the border between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire for nearly 30 years now and during this time has supported numerous local community activities.

Ted is a Chartered surveyor with 40 years experience in the property and construction industry, having led the portfolio management activity of some of Europe's biggest businesses. He is a Fellow of RICS as well as RSA and RGS, all organisations that hold thought leadership positions on ESG matters that align to his interests – especially the role of the built environment in the journey to net zero carbon.

Declaration of interests

Yvonne Leishman

Yvonne will be known in housing circles as former President of the Chartered Institute of Housing and Chair of the performance management and benchmarking business HouseMark, which she was involved in setting up. She received an OBE for services to housing. Yvonne is an experienced managing director, skilled in strategic policy-making, change management, service review and business creation and she has led funding bids for capital regeneration projects. She joined the Board in November 2017, she was made Chair in 2018 and is also a Board Member at Trident Housing Group.

Declaration of interests


Susan Holmes

Susan has over 35 years' experience of housing, social care and the voluntary sector. She is committed to helping people remain independent and recognises the important role good quality housing has to play. She has expertise in people management, customer engagement and developing new services. Susan has lived in Gloucestershire for more than 30 years, she is involved in her local community and is currently Chair at the local primary school.

Declaration of interests