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Geeta Nanda has been appointed as the new chief executive of London housing association Metropolitan. Ms Nanda is currently chief executive of Thames Valley Housing and has been there for the past nine years. She will join Metropolitan in October, taking over from current chief executive Brian Johnson.

A retirement village in Malvern has appointed a new branch manager who has had more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. Emma Roberts joins Audley Ellerslie.

Professor Paddy Gray has been appointed to the board of Wheatley Group.

The co-founder of L&Q, Nicholas Stacey, has passed away at the age of 89.

Mitie has recruited a new chairman in its latest step to revive the company following a string of profit warning. Derek Mapp takes over from Roger Matthews, who will relinquish control at the annual general meeting (AGM) on July 26, after 11 years with the group.

Accent – which operates out of offices in Middlesbrough, Burnley, Bradford, Camberley, Shipley, and Peterborough – has appointed Paul Dolan as its new CEO.

The head of Family Nursing and Home Care is to resign later this year. Julie Gafoor, chief executive of the charity said that she is ‘sad’ to be leaving the organisation but that she is standing down for personal reasons.

Somerset Care has appointed Tammy Whiting as the new manager at Carrington House in Wincanton.