Our Board
Our Board helps direct our mission, makes sure we’re financially strong and ensure we’re delivering good homes and services for our residents and communities.
Caroline Corby
Chair
Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Finance and Treasury Committee
Peter Baffoe
Vice Chair
Chair of Resident Experience Committee and Peabody Community Foundation
Nominations and Remunerations Committee
Ann Bentley CBE
Chair of Investment Committee
Chair of Building Safety Board
Cary Wakefield
Chair Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
Resident Experience Committee
Graham Woolfman
Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
Finance and Treasury Committee
Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Ian McDermott
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Martin
Investment Committee
Resident Experience Committee
Eustace Xavier
Chair Finance and Treasury Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
Martyn Burke
Chair of Town and Country Housing
Nivene Powell
Resident Experience Committee
Elly Hoult
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Investment Committee
Our committees
Our committees support the Board by providing extra oversight across important areas of our work. Each committee focuses on a different area and helps make sure we’re well run and making good decisions.
Audit and risk
Oversees internal and external audit and monitors risk across the organisation. The committee reviews financial statements, internal controls and key risk areas, helping make sure we manage risk responsibly and meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Committee members:
Graham Woolfman (Chair)
Eustace Xavier
Lindsay Todd (Town and Country Housing)
Cary Wakefield
Nominations and remuneration
Making sure Peabody is an inspiring and inclusive place to work. Overseeing talent and performance management to make sure we look after our colleagues and meet regulatory and good practice requirements.
Committee members:
Cary Wakefield (Chair)
Caroline Corby
Graham Woolfman
Peter Baffoe
Aaron Osborne-Taylor (Town and Country Housing)
Finance and treasury
The committee oversees borrowing, investment and treasury activities. It helps make sure we manage our finances responsibly, remain financially strong and can continue supporting residents and communities.
Committee members:
Eustace Xavier (Chair)
Graham Woolfman (Vice-Chair)
Caroline Corby
Nigel Perryman (Town and Country Housing)
Investment
Making sure we deliver on our plans to build new affordable homes to rent and buy so more people can enjoy places that help them feel their best. Overseeing our regeneration programme, joint ventures and other commercial development activities.
Committee members:
Ann Bentley (Chair)
Elly Hoult
Matthew Martin
Iain McPherson (Town and Country Housing)
Arita Morris
Paul Reader
Hari Sothinathan
Resident experience
Making sure residents are at the centre of everything we do and that we keep our promise of high-quality, accessible services for everyone. Providing assurance to the board that we’re complying with regulatory standards and reforms in relation to customer service, responsive repairs and other requirements.
Committee members:
Peter Baffoe (Chair)
Cary Wakefield (Vice-Chair)
Ngozika Anichebe (Peabody resident)
Phyllida Culpin
John Kehoe (Peabody resident)
Matthew Martin
Karima Mbarak (Peabody resident)
Nivene Powell (Peabody resident)