Our day-to-day management is delegated by the Board Members to the Chief Executive and the Executive Committee.

Stephen Howlett 
Chief Executive

Joined us in March 2004 from the Amicus Group where he had been Chief Executive since the group was established in 1999. 

Prior to that Stephen was Chief Executive of Swale Housing Association which founded the Amicus Group. 

He was appointed to the Peabody Board on the 18 May 2011.

Stephen Burns
Executive Director Communities

Joined us in 1998 and became Director in July 2006. He has worked in community regeneration, training and employment since 1991 and was a Director of a national training company from 1993 to 1997.

Prior to 1991 Stephen was a computer professional involved in satellite and telecommunications.

Pauline Ford
Executive Director Asset Strategy and Delivery

Pauline joined us in December 2014 from Circle Housing where she was Regional Operations Director with responsibility for all services for three housing association partners in the South East.

Previously Pauline was founding Managing Director of both Circle Housing Merton Priory and Circle Housing Roddons and held Director roles within Hyde and EMH Group. Pauline has extensive experience in Housing Operations, regeneration and delivering successful organisation change.

Susan Hickey
Executive Director Finance

Joined us in February 2010 from Hastoe Housing Group, where she was Director of Resources, with responsibility for finance, IT, HR and other central functions.

A qualified chartered accountant, Susan has a broad range of experience in accountancy and commerce, particularly in banking and mortgage finance markets.

David Lavarack 
Executive Director Corporate Services

Joined us in March 2007 from Barclays Bank, where he held several senior posts, including Small Business Banking Director and Chief Operating Officer for the marketing and communications functions worldwide. 

David has extensive experience in strategic change management and organisational development.

John Lewis
Executive Director Thamesmead

John is leading one of London’s largest regeneration programmes at Thamesmead. He is also responsible for Peabody’s Commercial Property portfolio.

Previously John spent 6 years as CEO of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. He joined the Foundation from Milton Keynes Partnership, a subsidiary of the Homes and Communities Agency, where he was CEO responsible for the economic and housing growth of the new city.

John is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a Master of Arts in Urban Regeneration. He is a voluntary Board member of Wellingborough Homes Housing Association.

Dale Meredith
Interim Executive Director Development & Sales

Dale joined us in July 2015 after 28 years at Southern Housing Group, where he led their development programme including key partnership roles in the regeneration of Kidbrooke Village and affordable homes at the Olympic Village (now East Village).

Dale also chaired the G15 Development Group for 20 years until 2012.

The following also help the Executive team achieve its goals:

• Project Approval Committee
  Responsible for approving and monitoring major projects for the Group, mostly in Development 
• Risk Review Panel
  Responsible for reviewing and monitoring major risks and associated controls across the Group