NHBC has welcomed two new Non-executive Directors to the business; Dame Bernadette Kelly and Tim Beale who bring considerable experience and expertise to NHBC’s leadership group.
Dame Bernadette is the former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport (DfT), having previously served as Director General at the DfT and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. She holds an MBA from Imperial College London and has significant experience in developing and delivering Government policy across infrastructure, planning, housing supply and corporate governance.
Tim Beale is the former Group CEO of Keepmoat, a top ten UK house builder with a five-star rating from the Home Builders Federation. Previously he was appointed to the Executive Board of Crest Nicholson PLC as Chairman of the Southern, Chiltern, and Southwest divisions, and was part of the management team that led Crest Nicholson’s 2013 flotation onto the public market.
Alan Rubenstein, Board Chair, at NHBC commented, “I warmly welcome Bernadette and Tim to NHBC and have great confidence their knowledge and backgrounds will prove invaluable to the business. We are pleased to have them with us as we navigate the range of opportunities and challenges the house-building industry presents.”
Dame Bernadette Kelly added, “It is a pleasure to join the NHBC Non-executive Board of Directors, and I look forward to contributing to its mission of raising standards in house building and protecting homeowners. I have joined at an exciting juncture; NHBC has an important place in the industry, especially at a time of ambitious housing targets.”
Tim Beale commented, “At a time when house building is so high on the political and public agendas, NHBC’s role in the wider industry has never been more vital. I am pleased to join the business, lending my skills and experience, as it strives to maintain housing quality, working with the sector to deliver more and better homes.”
