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Brendan Sarsfield - Chief Executive
Jo Murphy - Group Director, London North & West
Ken Youngman - Group Director, Finance
Dick Mortimer - Group Director, Development
John Gibbons - Group Director, Corporate Services
Yvonne Arrowsmith - Group Director, Essex & Supported Housing
John Schofield - Group Director, South
Doug Stein - Group Director of Asset Management
Brendan Sarsfield - Chief Executive - based at Albion House
Brendan was appointed as Chief Executive of Family Mosaic at its point of merger in 2006. He joined Mosaic Homes in 2001 as Chief Executive. Previously, he was a Director at Family HA for seven years. He spent five years at London & Quadrant as a senior manager and has also worked in local government. Brendan.sarsfield@familymosaic.co.uk
Jo Murphy - Group Regional Director: London - based at Wood Green
Jo came to Family Mosaic from Family HA which she joined in 2001 as Regional Housing Director for the North/East region. Jo has 18 years' experience of working in RSLs, with previous roles including Director of Housing Services at Islington & Shoreditch HA and Regional Housing Manager at Ealing Family HA. Jo has a BA (Hons) in Housing Management & Development from Westminster University and has sat on the Board for both Women's refuge and Soho Housing Association. Jo.murphy@familymosaic.co.uk
Ken Youngman - Director of Finance - based at Albion House
Ken came to Family Mosaic from Mosaic Homes which he joined in May 2001. He previously worked in the commercial services sector for many years. Ken is currently responsible for Finance and IT. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa in 1982. ken.youngman@familymosaic.co.uk
Dick Mortimer - Director of Development - based at Albion House
Dick moved into his role at Family Mosaic having been Development Director for Mosaic Homes since January 2002. He has also worked at Pavilion HA, Swan HA and Southwark Council. Previous roles have included Assistant Director of Housing, Operation Director and Development Director. Dick has a BSc in Economics from the University of Wales. Dick.mortimer@familymosaic.co.uk
John Gibbons - Director of Corporate Services - based at Albion House
John came to Family Mosaic from Family Housing Association where he had the role of Director of Planning and Communications. John is a qualified surveyor and worked in the private sector before concentrating on home improvement projects for local government and housing associations. Prior to joining Family in 1998 he was at Moat Housing, where he was Technical Director and then Group Director of Central Services. John.gibbons@familymosaic.co.uk
Yvonne Arrowsmith - Regional Director: Essex & Supported Housing - based at Pitsea, Essex
Yvonne came to Family Mosaic from Mosaic Homes which she joined in 1992 to set up their first Nursing Home in Essex. She became Head of Operations for Essex in 1995 and Essex Services Director in 2001. In 2005 her directorate expanded to include all Supported Housing activities. Yvonne started her career as a Registered General Nurse for the NHS, and has 15 years' experience in Housing. She is the chair of the Essex Housing Officers' Group and is the Housing representative on the Mental Health Housing Strategy Group. Yvonne has responsibility for the Essex Region and all of Family Mosaic's Supported Housing activities. Yvonne.arrowsmith@familymosaic.co.uk
John Schofield - Regional Director - based at Albion House
John came to Family Mosaic from Family Housing Association. He joined Family in 1997 as Assistant Director of Landmark HA (Family's shared-ownership subsidiary), becoming Director in 1999 and then Group Director in July 2002. Prior to joining Family he worked for the Lewisham Council, Croydon Council and Keith Cardale Groves Surveyors. John, who has 27 years' experience of social housing, is a member of two local strategic partnerships: the Southwark Alliance and Lambeth First. John.schofield@familymosaic.co.uk
Doug Stein - Group Director of Asset Management - based at Albion House
Doug joined us from Lloyds TSB where he was the Senior Sourcing Manager within the Property & Facilities Procurement Team, managing over 2000 branches and 120 office buildings. Prior to working with Lloyds TSB, Doug worked in similar roles for Nokia & GlaxoSmithKline.