Sanctuary appoints two new non-executive Board members

We’re delighted to welcome Nigel Wilcock and Kevin Lavery to our Group Board as non-executive members.

Nigel is the newly appointed Chair of Sanctuary Scotland, where he has been a governing body member since May 2023.

He is the founding director of the specialist economic advisory business, Mickledore, and his background and career in economic development and regeneration has fostered a strong interest in social housing and community development.

Nigel has also worked at Deloitte, Northwest Development Agency and Ernst & Young, and brings a wealth of board experience, notably at the Institute of Economic Development and as a member of the University of Salford’s audit and risk committee.

Kevin has expertise in social housing, regeneration, and planning, as well as experience of digital transformation and shared services. He currently works in the NHS, where he is chief executive of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Kevin has a town planning degree from the University of Manchester, a PhD in urban and regional studies from the University of Kent, and is a former Harkness Fellow at the University of Southern California.

He has held chief executive roles at three large local authorities – the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Cornwall Council, and the City of Wellington in New Zealand.

Kevin also has significant experience in the private sector, as a consultant with Price Waterhouse, the founding CEO of successful digital start-up, Agilisys, and the managing director and divisional chief executive of two FTSE 100 companies and one FTSE 350 company.