Housebuilder Hill Group has added three more directors to its board.
The firm’s regional director, Tom Hill, joins the board as an executive director.
Naisha Polaine, senior adviser in the capital investment department of the Department for International Trade, and Ann Santry, former chief executive of housing association Sovereign, have been appointed as non-executive directors.
Tom Hill started as a trainee site manager at Hill 14 years ago and now oversees the housebuilder’s joint venture partnership with Cambridge City Council, which plans to build more than 900 homes in the region.
He also heads the company’s Women into Construction programme, which seeks to address the skills shortage and improve gender equality in the construction industry.
Polaine works in the DFIT identifying regeneration opportunities for international investment. She will strengthen the company’s relationships within the government and oversee sustainability and modern methods of construction plans.
Santry was previously deputy chair of the National Housing Federation alongside her role as chief executive at Sovereign. She is currently a non-executive director at Jersey Development Company and MOR Homes.
She will help Hill’s planned expansion into the south west of the UK, following the company’s recent joint venture with Goram Homes, which will build 165 homes on Bristol’s iconic Floating Harbour.
Andy Hill, chief executive of Hill Group, said: “I am delighted to welcome these three highly talented property professionals to the board. Their appointment marks a milestone in the group’s evolution into a £1bn-turnover business and their strategic insight and expertise will help us to drive our planned expansion into new regions and support the growth of our investment partnership division.”
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