SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has a skilled and experienced non-executive Board providing the leadership, strategic direction and scrutiny to enable us to achieve our social purpose, while growing sustainably.
To provide insight and challenge, the Board is supported by a committee structure with Board members and independent specialists, covering Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nominations, Treasury, Major Projects and Investment.
We also have a customer Board member who can bring a customer’s perspective to Board decisions.
While the Board is responsible for the effective governance of the business, day to day management is delegated to our Executive Board members.
A Chair and NED with regulated experience across Europe and North America markets with senior leadership experience in housing, energy and charity sectors focusing on operational execution, digitalization and innovation.
Paul has been Chair of SNG for 5 years and helped guide the merger of Sovereign with Network, to create SNG which now has 86,000 homes across London and the South. Paul has 30+ years experience in the energy markets, serving on both the Executive Committees of Centrica Plc and RWE, when he was CEO of Npower, he has also worked with government, serving on the Committee on Fuel Poverty for 6 years.
He spent 9 years in Canada, as President of Centrica Canadian Operations and became Chair of the Toronto Board of Trade and was voted Top 40 Under 40 in Canada. He has served on a number of charity boards including Opportunity International (Canada), Prison Fellowship (Canada) and Medicinema (UK). He has a keen interest in mentoring and investing in Climate-tech and Deep-tech AI businesses.
Peter is our Chief Financial Officer and an SNG Board member. He also currently chairs the G15 Chief Financial Officer group.
Prior to his appointment at SNG Peter was Executive Director of Finance at Network Homes which he joined in 2019. Overall, he has nearly two decades worth of senior finance experience in housing, advertising and retail, both public and private.
He has a strong, diverse approach to analysis, financial planning and value addition.
Barbara Brownlee is CEO of Soho Housing Association. Her previous role was as Westminster City Council’s Executive Director of Growth, Planning and Housing where she developed and began delivery of the city's ambitious housing programme.
This follows more than 30 years experience working in both the public and private sector in development and regeneration. Barbara is a member of the Major Projects Committee and the SNG Board Complaints Champion.
Jon is a Chartered Surveyor by profession. He has experience of property investment and development, affordable housing, care and professional services in public and private sectors.
Theresa is one of our Resident Board Members, based in London, and draws on over 15 years of lived experience with SNG which allows her to bring a customer perspective to the Board.
She’s a former member of pre-SNG organisation Network Homes’ London Panel and was a member of its Resident Board trainee programme. Theresa is a dedicated community development professional with over 10 years of experience both internationally and domestically. She is passionate about amplifying the voices of those who are often excluded in society, particularly in the area of decision making, ensuring they are seen, heard, valued, and included.
Alongside her professional work, Theresa has volunteered with the Samaritans and several grassroot charities worldwide. She currently works as a Local Area Co-ordinator for Westminster City Council.
Jon Milward is former Head of Development and equity partner at Deloitte LLP, with over 30 years' expertise leading significant global and UK-wide planning and development projects across the public and private sector.
He has advised on the delivery of many housing-led regeneration schemes including the first legacy sites on the London Olympic Park and is currently a Board Member and Chair of the Development, Investment and Sustainability Committee at Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).
In his current role as Managing Director of Milward Associates, he acts as trusted advisor to clients including The Crown Estate, Trinity College Dublin, the London Borough of Lambeth, Native Land and the University of Southampton. He is also a Business Ambassador for Centrepoint, a charity for young homeless people.
Gareth brings significant strategic, financial and governance experience to the SNG Board.
A Chartered Accountant, his career has spanned senior roles in a number of large organisations, including as Chief Financial Officer at De Beers Group, Chief Finance and Operations Officer at the Church of England and Chief Executive at the Church Commissioners for England.
Gareth is also a non-executive director at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and an independent member of Council at the University of Exeter.
Ruth is a shared ownership customer and lives in Wiltshire with her family. She works for the civil service as a project delivery manager, having spent most of her career focused on healthcare provision in the NHS.
She’s been an engaged resident since 2021 and has served on our Customer Influence panel being a ‘critical friend’ of SNG.
Bhavin is an experienced senior executive with board proficiency in the private and charity sectors. He combines banking, risk, and transformation experience with a strong understanding of stakeholder engagement and finance.
As well as having a passion for helping reduce the homelessness crisis, Bhavin is a trustee of the Change Ahead Charity, and a governor at The Beacon School.
Mark is the Group Chief Executive Officer of SNG and an SNG Board member.
Prior to his appointment, he was the CEO at Sovereign from 2018 until the merger with Network Homes in 2023. With extensive experience in the housing sector, he has been Chief Financial Officer at Clarion Housing Group and has been Vice Chair of the National Housing Federation (NHF).
Mark is a trustee of Leadership 2025, a charity developing BME leadership in the housing sector.
