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IRIS Consulting Release: 27 January 2007

Raj Kumar Joins Housing Team at IRIS Consulting

Raj Kumar, formerly Assistant Director of Neighbourhood Housing at Slough and Regional Manager at Ealing Family HA (now Catalyst Housing Group), has joined the housing team at IRIS Consulting.

Raj brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the IRIS Consulting team.
He has 18 years practical experience of registered social landlords (RSLs) and council housing. This includes being Head of Service for a Local Authority, setting up an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO), preparing for stock transfers/mergers, expertise in restructuring services and improving service delivery.

Raj also has wide experience of working on establishing new Boards and Committees for both ALMOs and RSLs.
This includes:

2006 to date
Thrive Homes (Three Rivers District Council)
2001 to date
Pinner Housing Society
2003 - 2004 Harrow ALMO
Shadow Board Member & Chair
2002 - 2004 Black Roof Community HA
HC Statutory Appointee
2002 - 2003 Ealing Voluntary Link
2001 - 2003 Locata Housing Services
choice based lettings
1996 - 2000 Frontline Housing Advice
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and is also a qualified mediator.


John Harvey, Managing Director of IRIS Consulting, commented:

We welcome Raj to our team which has recently carried out some significant assignments for the Housing Corporation, major housing associations and local authorities seeking to set up ALMOs.”

Raj Kumar commented:

I am looking forward to this next phase in my career and am excited by the prospect of working with a range of organisations seeking to tackle issues involving policy and organisational challenges.”



 

Notes to Editors:

 

IRIS Consulting was founded in 2000 as an independent research and management consultancy. It provides the following services:

  • Performance improvement analysis and research
  • Organisational development and change management
  • Policy and programme evaluation
  • Value for money and efficiency reviews
  • Diversity and equalities
  • Performance management systems (including pay and grading, remuneration and reward, competencies, development and assessment centres).

For more information about IRIS Consulting and its teams of specialist consultants
please contact:
John Harvey at johnharvey@irisconsulting.co.uk, or 
Marilyn Tyzack at marilyntyzack@irisconsulting.co.uk
Tel: 020 7 287 0822



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