Who leads Origin

Meena joined the Board in September 2020. She has recently returned to London after almost a decade in Asia and the Middle East.  A seasoned Human Resources leader by background, Meena has operated at the c-suite level for over a decade for some of the best known FTSE 30 organisations.  She is a passionate disruptor often sought to write, speak and comment upon next-gen HR. Her articles have recently been published in several magazines.  In addition to her non-executive role at Origin, Meena is a Trustee of a local Multi Academy Trust covering three secondary schools in and around East London and a Board Advisor to Human Resources Online, a magazine aimed at senior HR professionals across Asia. Meena is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel, is a qualified Organisation Development Practitioner and executive coach.

Declared interests: Meena is a Board Trustee at Community Schools Trust, a Non-Executive Director at Central and North West London NHS Trust and a Board Mentor at LeadWomen, a Malaysia based consulting firm.
Committee membership: Meena is Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee.
 

Vicky joined the Board in October 2019. She is an experienced housing professional and is the Director of Housing at Clarion Housing Association.  She has responsibility for housing management, resident involvement, allocations, supported housing and clienting the repairs service across 125,000 properties. She is particularly interested in how to drive improvements in resident satisfaction throughout the whole organisation. Vicky has over 25 years’ experience in the housing sector and began her career in housing by studying for an MSc in Housing and Social Policy at the LSE.

Declared interests: Vicky is Director/Secretary for Danisa LTD and Danisa Developments.
Committee membership: Vicky sits on the Customer Services Committee.

Caron Bradshaw joined Origin’s Board in September 2021. She is Chief Executive of Charity Finance Group. She joined CFG in June 2010 from the ICAEW, where she was Head of the Charity and Voluntary Sector and had been secretary to a number of committees including the Social Housing Committee. In addition to supporting a number of small charities and community organisations Caron has been a member of the NCVO’s National Assembly, sits on the Charities SORP Committee, has sat on a number of government working parties, is a member of the Church of England Pension Board’s Audit and Risk Committee and the Finance and Risk committee of the British Asian Trust. Caron is a trained Barrister and has a wide array of experience across social change/charity, regulation & law, policy, member support, and professional ethics. 
Caron is an avidly ‘social’ CEO and was been named in the top 30 social CEOs in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2015 she was named Charity Principal of the Year at the Charity Times Awards. In 2016 she received the Association Excellence Award for Leadership. She was named in the top 30 UK social influences in Risk, Compliance and Regtech 2017 and in the Charity Times top 25 Influencers in the charity sector 2019. In October 2020, Caron was named Woman of the Year (non-CCAB) at the Women in Finance and Accountancy Awards.
Caron was honoured with an OBE for 'services to charity' in the New Year's Honours list 2021.  

Declared interests: Caron is CEO of Charity Finance Group. She is a Director and Trustee for the Directory of Social Change and a Director and Trustee for the Together Charitable Foundation. Caron is also a member of the Finance and Risk Committee for the British Asian Trust and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Church of England’s Pension Board.
Committee membership: Caron is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Carol Carter joined Origin as Chief Executive in April 2017.  She has over 35 years' experience in a wide range of roles and organisations across the housing sector with experience in driving organisational change and delivering high-quality customer services; effective and efficient housing and property management and community investment; ensuring value for money and building strong external partnerships.
Prior to joining Origin, Carol was Group Director of Housing for six years at Hyde with responsibility for managing 50,000 homes. Previously she worked for a range of housing associations, inner London and rural local authorities, as well as a three year period in consultancy, including experience at Savills. She is Chair of the National Housing Federation’s executive advisory group - the London Leaders Forum and a member of the Placeshapers Board and the Euston Town Business Improvement District Board. Carol holds a degree in Social Science and the Professional Qualification of the Institute of Housing.

Declared interests: Carol is a trustee of P3, a national support services charity.
Committee membership: None.