Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association Chief Executive to retire
Mr Morrison has been with the association for over 18 years.
Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) has announced that its long-serving chief executive, Ian Morrison, will retire later this year.
Mr Morrison has been with the association for over 18 years, starting early in 2004 after working as Director of Copperworks Housing Co-operative for seven years. Prior to that, he was with Scottish Homes/Communities Scotland in the Registration and Monitoring section, the forerunner to the current Scottish Housing Regulator.
Prior to that, Mr Morrison started his career in housing with Glasgow City Council in 1982, initially within the Housing Department, before moving to the Department of Architecture and Related Services, where his role largely focused on supporting the council’s housing capital programme.
Ian Morrison said: “I was fortunate to take on a post, supported by a great team, and, in my time here, we have delivered many achievements of which, I believe, we can all be proud: between new-build and stock transfer (from GHA), the association now numbers 1,300 units, some 400 more than when I first joined; we now have two subsidiaries, one delivering factoring services to 500 owners and an estate management, company serving our tenants and those factored owners; we provide extensive welfare rights, financial and energy advice to our tenants; and we have built and help run the Whiteinch Centre on behalf of the local community.
“And of course, it’s not just a staff team. I have been fortunate to have been supported throughout by the association’s Committee (including 6 Chairs!) in my time here with a good balance of thorough questioning but always positive and encouraging.
“I believe that running a housing association, like Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association, is a privilege, a job well worth doing, and I sincerely hope that what we have done over my tenure has been of benefit to the community we serve. Now, however, for myself, it is time to hand over to someone else to support the organisation through new challenges that lie ahead.”
Linda Stevenson, Chair of Whiteinch and Scotstoun, said: “Ian has been such a pleasure to work with. He is hardworking, with the tenants’ interests at heart and has run a steady ship over the last 18 years. He is a gentleman who gets the best out of people, and we shall miss him greatly. His retirement is well earned.”
The committee is now seeking the assistance of an experienced HR consultancy as it begins the process of recruiting the next chief executive.