PR08.02
April 2008

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ST MATTHEW HOUSING TO STEP DOWN

Chief Executive of St Matthew Housing, Wendy Cullingworth, has announced she is to step down after five years in the post.

Margaret Jacques, Head of Support at Springboard, has been appointed as Acting Managing Director of St Matthew Housing for the next six months, and will work on a part-time basis.

St Matthew Housing, which becomes a subsidiary of Springboard Housing Association (part of Genesis Housing Group) on 30 April 2008 , provides supported accommodation for single people who are either homeless or unsuitably housed across East Anglia and the East Midlands.

Hazel Shellens, Chair of St Matthew Housing, said, “Under Wendy's direction St Matthew Housing radically changed the way services were delivered, putting residents and service users at the heart of its work. The Board of St Matthew Housing wish Wendy well in her future career.”

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