Our board and executive team
The board provides leadership, direction, support and challenge.
Our governance structure includes a board of non-executive and executive board members. The board provides leadership, direction, support and challenge. Our executive team is responsible for delivering services. You can see our organisation's governance and committee structure chart at the bottom of this page.
We also have an Audit and Assurance Committee which operates on these terms of reference and a People and Culture Committee which operates on these terms of reference.
Compliance with consumer standards
We have joint leads for this responsibility:
- Chief Investment Officer focuses on the safety and quality standard
- Chief Customer and Communities Officer focuses on transparency, influence and accountability, tenancy, and neighbourhood and community.
Customers sit on our scrutiny group to review our services in line with our commitment to co-regulation.
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Debbie Lannon, Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Data Protection Officer
I have worked for Westward since 2017, initially as personal assistant to the chief executive officer; moving to this role in 2021.
I spent the first 14 years of my working life in conveyancing, initially as a personal assistant, and in later years as a paralegal.
For the next 14 years I worked for a local NHS Trust; in complaints and later in the communications office. My current role draws on the experience from all of the above.
In my spare time I enjoy year-round outdoor swimming, live music, photography, walking and socialising with friends.
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Debbie Lannon, Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Data Protection Officer
I have worked for Westward since 2017, initially as personal assistant to the chief executive officer; moving to this role in 2021.
I spent the first 14 years of my working life in conveyancing, initially as a personal assistant, and in later years as a paralegal.
For the next 14 years I worked for a local NHS Trust; in complaints and later in the communications office. My current role draws on the experience from all of the above.
In my spare time I enjoy year-round outdoor swimming, live music, photography, walking and socialising with friends.
Back to the list
Debbie Lannon, Governance Manager, Company Secretary and Data Protection Officer
I have worked for Westward since 2017, initially as personal assistant to the chief executive officer; moving to this role in 2021.
I spent the first 14 years of my working life in conveyancing, initially as a personal assistant, and in later years as a paralegal.
For the next 14 years I worked for a local NHS Trust; in complaints and later in the communications office. My current role draws on the experience from all of the above.
In my spare time I enjoy year-round outdoor swimming, live music, photography, walking and socialising with friends.
Our governance and committee structure chart
