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 Directpr at the Careers Company, Board Trustee at Community Schools Trust, a Non-Executive Director at Central and North West London NHS Trust and a trustee of Hyfa Foundation CIC, a financial inclusion charity.
Committee membership: Meena is Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee.

Vicky joined the Board in October 2019. She has nearly 30 years experience within the social housing sector where for many years she held senior positions. She is particularly interested in how to drive improvements in resident satisfaction throughout the whole organisation. Vicky 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 chairs the Customer Services Committee and is a member of the Health and Safety Oversight Group.

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, Director of CFDG Trading Co and a Director of Directory for Social Change.
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 40 years' experience in a wide range of roles and organisations across the housing sector with experience in driving organisational change and delivering high-quality services to residents; 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.

Carol has chaired the National Housing Federation’s executive advisory group - the London Leaders Forum – since 2017.
She holds a degree in Social Science and the Professional Qualification of the Institute of Housing.

Declared interests: Carol is a trustee and Vice Chair of P3, a national housing-related support services charity, a member of the Placeshapers Ltd Board and of the Euston Town Business improvement District Board
Committee membership: None

John has had a diverse career, with more than 20 years in the hospitality sector focused on the creation of premium, differentiated customer experiences. He currently serves as Senior Vice President, Hilton Worldwide, with responsibility for the management of Hilton’s brands and central support teams across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Hilton portfolio currently comprises over 600 hotels across EMEA representing 12 brands. Prior to taking up his current role, he was based in Washington DC leading Hilton’s global product innovation team and prior to moving to the US, he was responsible for the management of Hilton’s hotels in the UK and Ireland. John spent his early career at Ford Motor Company and with Costa Coffee where he was the Marketing Director.  
 
In addition to his Hilton responsibilities, John serves as a non-executive director at HCL, an educational catering business wholly owned by Hertfordshire Council and Belong, a not-for-profit elderly care organisation. 
 
Declared interests: John is Senior Vice President at Hilton Worldwide and is a Non-Executive Director at HCL Ltd and Belong. 
Committee membership: John is a member of the Customer Services Committee.

Jane joined the Board in September 2021. She has been an Origin resident for over 27 years. She has two grown up sons and a wonderful elderly dog. Over the years she has been on many resident panels and most recently was the chair of Origin’s Spotlight panel. She believes that having a home which is safe and secure and kept to a good standard is vital to peace of mind, and that it is important for residents to work with Origin to help shape the resident living experience and to be able to have a say in what happens.
 
Declared interests: None.
Committee membership: Jane is a member of the Customer Services Committee.