The Housing Executive

Brian Rowntree was appointed as our Chairman in May 2004. He was appointed Independent Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board with effect from 24^th May 2011 and is a advisory board member of both NAMA (National Assets Management Agency) and the International Centre for Local and Regional Development. Prior to that he was Vice-President of Cecodhas – the European Social Housing Forum - and has held public appointments in the Criminal Justice, Health and Further Education sectors, as well as chairing corporate governance forums both in Northern Ireland and on a cross-border basis.

Mr Rowntree is a non-executive board member of Co-Operation Ireland, a UK council member of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes, Secretary to the Chair’s Forum Northern Ireland and a management board member of the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development.  He is also Chair of the Sustainable Smart Home Working Group.

Mr Rowntree has an executive background in taxation, finance, management development and strategic planning as well as considerable personal experience in capital projects within the construction sector. He was awarded the CBE in June 2004 for services to criminal justice and was awarded Honorary Membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing in 2008.