Annex A: Preferred candidate's biography
Summary Profile: Julian Ashby
Julian is Deputy Chair of the Tenant Services Authority
- the regulator of over 4 million 'social housing' homes. He is
Chair of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research and of two
'not for profit' special purpose vehicles that have raised funds
for social housing organisations. He is also Chair of the Financial
Information Company that publishes a specialist housing journal.
Previously Julian was co-founder and Managing Director
of HACAS (later called HACAS Chapman Hendy). This was a successful
social housing sector consultancy with a 25 year growth record
that became a major subsidiary within Tribal Group PLC in 2004.
He entered the social housing sector in 1974 following a career
in international merchant banking.
He has been Chief Executive and Chair of many associations
(usually in a trouble-shooting capacity). In his consultancy role
he specialised in trouble-shooting, governance, mergers, strategy
reviews, organisation and structure, risk management and personnel
issues.
He has conducted four Statutory Inquiries. Two of
these have been for the Housing Corporation, one for Tai Cymru
and one for Communities Scotland. He has also undertaken a range
of other inquiries, reviews and investigations. In 2007 he was
the independent social housing advisor to the Cave Review of social
housing regulation.
He is the author of many leading publications on
governance and risk management. He was Secretary to the housing
sector's governance inquiry and was Visiting Fellow at the London
School of Economics.
Career Date Achievements
| Morgan Grenfell
Arbuthnot Latham
Chartered Merchant Bank (Singapore)
Circle Thirty Three Housing Trust
Housing Association Consultancy & Advisory Service
HACAS Chapman Hendy Ltd
HACAS Group PLC
Tribal Consulting Ltd
Tenant Services Authority
Institute for Voluntary Action Research
The Financial Information Company
Housing Securities Ltd
HSL40 Ltd
HALOS Ltd
| 1969 - 1971
1971 - 1972
1972 - 1973
1974 - 1979
1979 - 1986
1986 - 2002
1998 - 2004
2005 - 2008
2008 -
2006
2009 -
2009 -
2003 -
| Management trainee, leasing and film finance.
Securing new leasing venture and evaluating project finance.
Seconded to start up a local joint venture merchant bank.
Initially Development Director then Deputy Director at time of rapid growth.
Co-founder of successful new consultancy venture with joint Housing Corporation and NHF nominated board.
Led equivalent of management buyout and then subsequent growth to a UK wide consultancy. Acquired Chapman Hendy.
Secured listing by reverse takeover and led successful period of growth.
Director then Associate. Acted as independent advisor to Cave Review.
Non-executive Director then Deputy Chair and chair of Regulation Strategy Group.
Non-executive Chair. Lead the board of trustees to provide strategic oversight.
Non-executive Chair. Lead predominantly executive board producing respected sector technical journal.
Non-executive Chair. Ensuring obligations to bondholders are met.
Non-executive Director - role as above.
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Publications
Learning from problem cases
No Time to Lose! Key issues for board members of
start up transfer organisations
Action for accountability
Towards voluntary sector codes of practice
In Control: the Board Members Manual
Learning from problem cases (volume 2)
Partnerships and practicalities
Internal Control. A guide for board members
Competence and accountability, Code of Governance
Risk Management for Committee Members
Living with risk
Responding to allegations
To pay or not to pay
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