Matthew Walker completes term after six years in role 

The chair of PlaceShapers, a network of around 100 housing associations in England, will step down at the end of December.

Matthew Walker Chair PlaceShapers CE Leeds Federated

Matthew Walker is chief executive of Leeds Federated Housing Association

Matthew Walker, chief executive of 5,000-home Leeds Federated Housing Association, has completed the maximum permitted term after six years in the role.

A new chair will be announced by the end of the year following Walker’s final board meeting in December. 

He said: “One of my priorities as chair has been to strengthen the voice and influence of our members and ensure their distinctive contribution is recognised in national housing policy, because I have been lucky enough to see the difference they make in communities across the country.

“Our members play a critical role in regeneration and neighbourhood renewal, creating lasting change by working with their partners and communities.

”I am pleased that regeneration is now firmly back on the national agenda, with growing recognition and funding for the vital role housing associations play in transforming neighbourhoods and creating places where people can thrive, and I am proud of the role PlaceShapers has played in that.”

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