Gentoo has further strengthened its Board with the appointment of Dr Nichola Stefanou as a Non-Executive Director.
Nichola is the Chief Executive Officer at Healthcare Management Trust , a charitable organisation who provides market leading care solutions for individuals with complex needs. They focus on serving marginalised and deprived communities with compassion and excellence.
Nichola has over 20 years of experience in health and social care, including senior leadership positions in the NHS, Social Housing and higher education.
Speaking about her new role, Nichola said: “I am thrilled to be joining Gentoo’s Board. I admire the work that has been done by Gentoo in the past couple of years and I am excited to contribute to its future success and growth.
“I am really passionate about integrating community services to reduce health inequalities and I believe my experience in this area will contribute to the organisation’s ongoing success.”
Emily Cox MBE, Gentoo’s Group Board Chair said, “It’s brilliant that we are able to attract someone of Nichola’s calibre to join our already talented Board and help us continue to do very best we can be for our customers and the community in Sunderland”
Louise Bassett, Chief Executive Officer at Gentoo, said: “I am excited to have someone with Nichola’s background and values on our Board. Our already amazing Board have helped us achieve the highest grading for Governance the new Consumer Standards in 2024 and I am looking forward to Nichola helping us build on this in 2025”.
Gentoo provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. A values-led organisation with a clear social purpose, Gentoo believes that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford.
Every year Gentoo invest millions of pounds to keep existing homes safe, secure, and compliant. They also play their part in helping to deal with the UK housing crisis by building hundreds of modern homes for rent in Sunderland.
For more information about the Group, visit https://www.gentoogroup.com/
