Non-Executive Directors

Michael has a Norfolk background and is married with three children. He has many years of senior level commercial experience from within the banking and financial/insurance sectors and also a thorough knowledge and extensive experience of public and voluntary sector organisations.

Michael strongly believes that Saffron Housing should aim to radically improve the living conditions and life opportunities of all its tenants and demonstrate a clear determination to work in partnership with relevant and like-minded organisations, for the creation of sustainable communities throughout the South Norfolk area in particular.

Ken is a Chartered Chemical Engineer retired after a career spanning 40 years in the food industry. He was Leader and Chair during his twenty years as a South Norfolk Councillor and a director of Norwich and District Citizens' Advice Bureau. He is currently a parish councillor for Brooke and a governor at Framingham Earl High School.

Ken is married with a son and daughter and five grandchildren. His senior management and local government experience has enabled him to make a positive contribution to the Board.

Warren Burge has been a CAP - Customer Advisory Panel - committee member since 2012. Warren says 'I have been a CAP member since around 2009/2010 which gives a valuable platform for allowing the views of tenants' concerns and issues to be raised with Saffron. I am very proud to have been nominated and accepted onto the Board and will be a willing participant in discussions for the future'.

Having completed her MBA in 2003, Amanda has broad commercial experience within the Financial Services and Housing sectors and has specific expertise in Relationship and Programme management. She currently works in the insurance industry providing change management services to improve Value for Money and Customer Interaction. Amanda is committed to ensuring tenants' voices are heard and to encouraging excellence in all aspects of Social Housing. Amanda moved to Norfolk in 1995 and lives with her family in Shotesham St Mary.

David lives near Diss and is a construction training professional with many years' experience managing and delivering training programmes from Craft to Degree level. He currently specialises in providing training about low energy buildings and heads up the UK Training & Education Package for the Build with CaRe European Low Energy Building project. He is the Secretary of the East Anglian Branch of the Association of Environmentally Conscious Builders. Until recently David held the position of Head of School for Construction and Built Environment at University Campus Suffolk Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk College. David now works as a Construction Training Consultant specialising in Low Energy Building and in particular those needs associated with the construction of Passive Houses.

Linda has been on the Board of Saffron Housing Trust since transfer in 2004. Prior to that she was a Tenant Representative for South Norfolk Council and on the Environmental Improvements' Panel. Linda brings a wide range of skills as well as experience of tenants' issues to the Board and makes a positive and useful contribution. She is currently involved in the Tenants' Question Time events. Linda is also a Trustee of Saffron Community Foundation which awards grants to local community groups and projects in South Norfolk.

Terry has been a tenant in South Norfolk for more than 30 years, he lives in Old Costessey with his wife and family. He has a strong commitment to customer services and an understanding of customer expectations through work as an installer of security. He has a particular interest in services for tenants and ensuring that repairs and maintenance works are carried out to a high standard and on time.