Our Governance

Duncan has over 25 years’ senior leadership experience, including at executive and board level, and a strong track record of shaping and delivering strategy in complex operational and political environments. 

As Regional Director at Southern Housing Group, Duncan was responsible for over 8,000 homes and a £25m budget, leading services across multiple London boroughs. He developed and delivered strategic improvements to housing management, maintenance and customer services, ensuring that operational delivery aligned with long-term organisational objectives.  

More recently, as Chief Executive in both commercial and charitable settings, he has led organisations through periods of change, growth and external challenge. This includes driving organisational transformation, strengthening financial performance and building high-performing, collaborative teams. 

A housing executive with over 30 years’ experience across social housing, regeneration, and complex mixed‑use development. 

Ezinne demonstrates a strong record of shaping organisational strategy, strengthening governance, and leading major programmes that deliver improved housing outcomes for diverse communities.

As an experienced non‑executive Ezinne is recognised for sound judgement, collaborative leadership, and the ability to build trusted relationships with residents, regulators, partners, and stakeholders. Ezinne is deeply committed to equality, diversity, and social purpose, with a long history of working alongside communities affected by inequality and housing insecurity.

Fehintola is a strategic finance and governance leader with a track record of strengthening organisational resilience across complex, high‑profile environments. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, her career spans the public and private sectors in senior Finance, Commercial, and Transformation roles.

Recognised for her disciplined stewardship, constructive challenge, and values‑driven leadership, Fehintola brings deep expertise in audit, risk, digital transformation, safeguarding, and long‑term financial sustainability. Her non-executive portfolio includes a role in local government and trustee positions at two charities, where she applies this expertise to strengthen governance and protect long-term organisational health.

Collaborative and purpose-led, Fehintola is committed to improving organisational performance, championing inclusion, and enabling better outcomes for communities through robust governance and strategic financial insight. In 2024, she was named in Women in Westminster: The 100, recognising her contribution to public life.

Emily is a non-practising qualified barrister specialising in housing, local government, and property. She has been recommended in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and is author of a number of publications from books to blogs about the legal framework that surrounds social housing.

Since 2016, Emily moved into housing management and has established herself as a talented and innovative senior leader in the social housing sector, speaking regularly at seminars and conferences about the challenges facing the sector. Emily has previous Board experience with Zebra Housing Association, a smaller provider with circa 130 homes in central London. She recently stood down after 4 years as Chair of Zebra and has also held roles as Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, and Vice Chair of the Board. 

Catherine has over twenty years experiencing of working in housing and the voluntary sector supporting people experiencing homelessness and poverty, young people and people living with serious mental illness. 

She is currently the Managing Director of Big Issue Changing Lives CIC, which works to provide opportunities for those affected by poverty to earn, learn and thrive. 

Kemi is a senior leader within the built environment sector with over 18 years’ experience of leading diverse and highly motivated teams to deliver exemplary results at every stage of the development lifecycle. She has led delivery of large-scale mixed-use developments across residential, commercial and hotel schemes. Kemi has worked on projects globally having delivered projects in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. 

Maryam Antonini-Soumaré has been a resident with Women’s pioneer since 2014 and is a member of the Home & Services Committee.  

She has worked in the city for financial institutions in investment banking and her expertise in languages enabled her to translate and communicate working closely with and on behalf of senior managing directors, executive chairs and general managers.  

 In the last few years she has become a voice over artist in French and Italian languages and has worked as a voice over artist for well-known international brands. 

Claire brings over 15 years of strategic, operational and advisory experience in social housing, having held a number of prominent roles in leading London-based and national organisations. Claire currently delivers senior consultancy for public sector and non-profit clients, and is also a Fitness to Practise Screener for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, serves as an independent member on the Met Police’s VAWG (Violence Against Women & Girls) Scrutiny Panel, and is on the Shadow Board of a Domestic Abuse Charity. This supports with bringing subject matter expertise across the housing, VAWG and social sectors. 

Claire has been nominated for, shortlisted and won several awards, including an LPA Commander Recognition Team Award and Top 30 Under 30 Young Leaders for her collaborative and ethical leadership. As well as housing and homelessness, Claire brings her passion for social justice and the safety, advocacy and progression of women and people from marginalised communities. 

Bitesh is a fractional General Counsel with over 20 years’ multi-sector experience in listed, private and not-for-profit organisations. He gives boards clear, practical advice on commercial, corporate and regulatory matters and is known for a collaborative, no-nonsense style. His work strengthening governance and supporting strategic goals fits the regulated context of Women’s Pioneer Housing.