Trust Housing Association Ltd. A national housing Association providing mainly housing for older people, we operate in most areas of Scotland.

Bob McDougall, Chief Executive

• Chief Executive, Trust Housing Association (August 2005 to date).

• Chief Executive, Melville Housing Association (June 2000 – August 2005).

• Previous key posts of Head of Client Services (Dumfries & Galloway Council), Director of Housing Services (Ross & Cromarty District Council) and Principal Officer, Allocations & Management (Falkirk District Council).

• Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and former Scottish Branch Committee member.

• Acting Chair of the Scottish Federation of Housing Association 2005-06.

George Veryan, Director of Customer Services and Depute Chief Executive

Has been employed with the Association since 1992, holding posts of Regional Housing Manager and Acting Director of Housing and Care, before commencing his present post in June 2004.He has worked in housing since 1974, holding various posts with Scottish Homes (formerly SSHA) before joining Trust. Prior to working in housing he was employed in the electrical engineering industry.He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and former Scottish Branch Committee member. He is a former member and Chair of Thistle Housing Association (Scottish Homes stock transfer association in Toryglen, Glasgow).

Jack Marshall, Director of Financial Services (from April 2007)

Jack has worked in Finance since 1974, holding a variety of posts with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (1974 to 1979) and South Yorkshire County Council (1979 to 1984), moving to Glanford Borough Council (1984 to 1993) as Economic Development Accountant, Nithsdale District Council (1993 to 1996) as Finance Manager, Dumfries and Galloway Council (1996 to 2007) initially as Head of Housing Finance and IT and finally as Service Manager - Accountancy.

Jack is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and a Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Andrew Martin, Manager, Isle of Arran Homes

• Manager, Isle of Arran Homes, Trust Housing Association (May 2001 to date)

• Lecturer, Housing Studies SVQ, Motherwell College (June 1998 - May2001)
• Director of Housing Services, South Lanarkshire Council (July 1995 – March 1998)
• Executive Director Housing & Technical Services, Hamilton District Council (1981- 1995)

• Director of Housing, Monklands District Council (1977 – 1981)

• Previous key posts of Depute Director of Housing, North East Fife District Council and Depute County Housing Manager, Fife County Council

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and former Scottish Branch  Committee member. Past Chairman of Strathclyde Region Chief Officers Group; Past Chairman of Scottish Chief Housing Officers Group.

• COSLA Housing Adviser (1986 – 1992)

Kevin Craik, Financial Controller

• Financial Controller, Trust Housing Association ( July 2005 to date)

• Previous key posts Financial Controller for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Finance Manager at the Northern Lighthouse Board, Depute Finance Manager at Queen Margaret College.

• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Member of the Chartered Management Institute, Diploma in Corporate Governance.

Kenny Nicholson, Director of Corporate Services

• Head of HR & Corporate Services and previously HR Manager, Trust Housing Association (July 1999 to date).

• Previous HR positions with various local authorities over a period of 11 years, including Renfrew District Council, South Somerset District Council, Lothian Regional Council, City of Edinburgh Council and Stirling Council.

• MA and Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management. Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Gail Gourlay, Head of Housing Services
Gail, who has responsibility for the Housing Services section of the Customer Services Department, joined Trust Housing Association in 1992.  She commenced her career in Housing with the City of Edinburgh Council in 1985 as a Management Trainee.  

Ken Webster, Head of Care and Support
Ken, has within this Service responsibility for Supporting People funding, compliance with the National Care Standards, and the Care Homes.  Ken joined Trust in 2000, following a 28-year career in social services management in Edinburgh, Grangemouth, London and Kent.

David McIndoe, Director of Property and Development

Joined Trust HA in June 2006, from Cube Housing Association where he was Head of Projects Services from 2000 to 2006.

A Chartered Building Surveyor of 22 years experience, has operated within the Public, Professional and Contracting Sectors of the Construction Industry, from Design Team to Director Level.

Breadth of experience covering development and building maintenance, project management and contracting, as well as professional surveying services.

Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors ( Building Surveying Division ).