Our Board
Our Board comprises of 12 members.
One is a tenant and 11 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.
Ted Pearce
Chair
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.
He is also a Non-executive Director of Great Places.
Ted joined the Group Board in 2019 and was made Chair in October 2024.
Tim Jackson
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 also has a non-executive role at Gloucester City Homes and has lived in Gloucestershire for many years and is committed to delivering high quality social housing in the area.
He was made Chair of our Audit and Risk Committee in October 2018.
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 and was Chair from 2018. She now serves as a Board member and sits on our Tenants’ Voice Group providing a direct link between tenants and our Group Board.
Richard Chappell
Richard joined the Group Board in March 2025. He 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. He previously served on the Board of our facilities management company Centigen FM for four years before it was closed in April 2025.
Jonathan Higgs
Jonathan has a wealth of experience in the social housing sector including and was 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 and is also Chair of Advance Housing and Support UK.
Charlotte Marshall
Charlotte joined the Group Board in February 2023 and is a serving Non-Executive Director for our specialist facilities management company Centigen. She was appointed as Chair of our Governance & People Committee on 1 April 2024.
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.
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.
Sharon Wilkins
Sharon joined the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2023 and is the Board Member responsible for over seeing complaints.
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.
Audrey James
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.
Anne Marie Millar
Anne Marie Millar has had an extensive career as a Finance Director in both the private and public sectors. In recent years she has worked in the Department of Health, DEFRA, and the Rural Payments Agency helping to turn high-level business objectives into deliverable financial plans.
She is an experienced board member and holds a number of non-executive and trustee roles. Current roles include being a Board Member at the Royal College of Physicians, Trustee of Mental Health Research UK, and is a member of several Audit Committees including the Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ). She joined us in February 2025.
David Greenhalgh
David has more than 40 years’ experience in the housing sector. He has held senior positions in property management at Magna Housing Association, LiveWest and Knightstone Housing. In his words, he has a ‘passion for maintenance’ and believes that it is the most important service we provide to tenants. He was also a board member at GreenSquareAccord, where he chaired the Homes and Customer Experience Committee
David is a keen rugby fan and has a season ticket at Bath Rugby (but we won’t hold that against him!) and in his spare time can be found cycling the lanes in Wiltshire, volunteering in the community village shop or looking after the finances of his local church.
Two Rivers Developments Board
Two Rivers Developments Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Two Rivers Housing.
Jonathan Higgs
Chair
Jonathan has a wealth of experience in the social housing sector including and was 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 and is also Chair of Advance Housing and Support UK.
Hayley Selway
Executive Member
Hayley joined us from Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) in December 2023.
During her time at CCHA, Hayley built a values driven, top performing housing association with customers at its heart. Prior to taking on the role at CCHA, she held the position of Executive Director for People and Places at Taff Housing Association where she led on key businesses areas including tenancy services, homes development, organisational development and landlord compliance. She has also had senior roles at Tal Calon Community Housing, Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.
Carol Dover
Executive Member
Carol joined Two Rivers in spring 2019 and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in May 2024. She has many years' experience of working in finance, both in housing and the commercial sector. Her most recent role prior to joining us was with Connexus Housing Group in Hereford.
She is a busy mum-of-four and, therefore, spends a lot of time providing an entertainment and taxi service to her family but, when she has time to herself, she enjoys keeping fit, and particularly running in the woods with her dog.
Supported by our executive team and Group Board, Carol oversees our compliance with the Regulator's Consumer Standards.
Richard Chappell
Richard joined the TRD Board in May 2024. He 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.
