Vistry has announced the appointment of a former media executive to its board.

Rob Woodward will join the £3bn-turnover housebuilder as senior independent director from 16 May.

Woodward has been chair of the Met Office since 2018, before that he worked in various roles, including chief executive of STV Group for more than 11 years, commercial director of Channel 4 and lead partner for Deloitte’s Telecoms, Media & Technology Industry Group in Europe.