The Executive Leadership Team of Hanover are the Chief Executive and three Directors. They manage Hanover and report, through the Chief Executive, to the Board on the discharge of their duties.
Angela Currie
Chief Executive
Angela joined Hanover in January 2021 and has a distinguished career in social housing having worked at a senior level for a number of local authorities and housing associations and is a highly experienced strategist and business leader. She was instrumental in setting up and developing that national benchmarking club in Scotland and led the way in terms of improving performance management systems and customer engagement in the scrutiny of performance and decision making. In more recent years Angela has led a number of significant social care services with the housing association sector and helped inform national policy on the integration of health and social care.
Donna Henderson
Director of Strategic Finance
Donna joined Hanover as Director of Strategic Finance in March 2020. She is a qualified accountant with a wealth of third sector experience including housing and the NHS. Most recently she worked with another large RSL in a senior finance role. She is also a Board member at a charity supporting vulnerable young women. She has a customer focused approach and a drive make a positive difference to the lives of our residents.
Chris Milburn
Director of Customer Services
Chris joined Hanover in 1999 as IT Manager. Before this, he worked in the private sector in London and has more than 18 years’ experience in ICT and systems management. Chris was appointed Director of Business & Communications in 2009 and became Director of the newly formed Customer Services department in 2014. Chris has an MBA (2012) and has been a member of the British Computer Society since 2004.
Wendy Russell
Director of Business Support and Transformation
Wendy joined Hanover as Head of Governance and Transformation in August 2021 and took on the role of Director of Business Support and Transformation on 1 May 2022. Wendy has over 20 years’ experience across housing care and manufacturing, primarily in leadership, compliance, regulatory and business improvement roles. For the last 6 years Wendy has worked in the RSL Sector in a Head of Business Services & Company Secretary role, focussing on strategic governance and digital transformation.
Maurissa Fergusson
Director of Asset Management
Maurissa joined Hanover as Director of Asset Management in August 2023. She has experience in a number of senior roles, most recently as Head of Property, Development & Facilities at Scotmid Co-operative. She has extensive experience in the property sector for over 20 years and is a qualified architect.
