Board Member, Nottingham Community Housing Association

Following our appointment, Neemar Search undertook a targeted executive search across both the housing and technology sectors, focusing on leaders with significant Board exposure, commercial leadership experience and strong governance credentials. Rather than limiting the search to existing Non-Executive Directors, we mapped senior executives whose experience would complement the existing Board whilst bringing fresh perspectives from outside the sector. 

Throughout the process, candidates were assessed against governance capability, strategic judgement, cultural fit and their ability to contribute at Board level. Diversity remained central to the campaign, resulting in a candidate pool comprising 25% ethnic minority candidates, 25% female candidates and 33% candidates with lived experience, ensuring the Board was able to consider a broad and representative range of talent. We worked closely with the Chair and Governance Team throughout the search, refining the brief, providing market insight and ensuring every shortlisted candidate aligned with NCHA's strategic priorities, values and long-term ambitions. 

Richard demonstrated a genuine passion for Nottingham and the East Midlands, alongside a desire to contribute his experience to an organisation delivering social impact within the communities where he lives and works. His appointment successfully broadened the Board's commercial capability, strengthened its digital and technology expertise and delivered the calibre of candidate that had not been secured through the organisation's previous recruitment campaign.  

The assignment showcased the value of a proactive executive search approach, enabling NCHA to appoint a high-calibre Board Member with a distinctive blend of commercial leadership, governance expertise and regional commitment that will support the organisation's future success.