Governance of ACHA

The Board

Argyll Community Housing Association is governed by a voluntary, unpaid Board of Management. Our Board of Management is responsible for determining our strategic direction and for making decisions across all of our functions including performance, service improvement, investment in ACHA homes and future planning. It is also responsible for ensuring that we fulfil our legal responsibilities and meet the requirements set by our regulators. The Board is made up as follows:

Not more than 5 tenants
Not more than 5 independent members
2 nominations from Argyll and Bute Council.

To read further details about our individual Board members click on their name below. More information about the role of Board Members and Office Bearers can be found here.

Members

NAME	STATUS	DATE BECAME A BOARD MEMBER/ OFFICE BEARER
Cathy Grant	Tenant - Chair	22/08/2019 / 17/09/2020
Mark Irvine	Independent - Vice Chair	02/02/2023 / 14/09/2023
James Milne	Independent - Secretary	14/06/2012 / 17/09/2020
Ian McIntyre	Tenant – Chair of the Audit Committee	16/11/2017 / 20/06/2019
Dan Hughes	Tenant	21/09/2022
Esther Hughes	Tenant	04/02/2021
Pat McVey	Tenant	15/12/2022
VACANT	Independent
VACANT	Independent
Michael Brown	Independent	21/09/2022
Jan Brown	Councillor	19/05/2022
William Sinclair	Councillor	02/05/2024

The Board meet on a six weekly cycle and hold annual strategic planning events in February and October each year. Board members are elected at our AGM (Annual General Meeting) in September.

The Board of Management delegates some areas of responsibility to our Audit and Policy Committees and there are also ad-hoc committees, such as the Remuneration Committee, which meet as and when required.

Being part of our Board is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to our community and gain new skills and experience.

The majority of our meetings are ‘hybrid’ meaning that you choose to join the meeting remotely or join from one of our offices in Oban, Helensburgh or Lochgilphead.

You must be a member of the Association to become a Board member. Details on how to become a member can be found here.

Board members are volunteers and while we cannot pay you for your time, we will reimburse your reasonable travel expenses and out of pocket expenses.