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Meet the team
From a dedicated team of directors to a passionate Group Board, we have an experienced team of people who help shape our plans and strategic direction. You can find out more about their experience and roles below.
Paul Dolan
Group Chief Executive
Paul took up his post as Group Chief Executive in May 2024, bringing with him a successful track record in delivering transformational business and culture change at various organisations, both not for profit and commercial businesses. He is experienced in organisational turnarounds, taking businesses from positions of serious regulatory failure to full compliance.
John Glenton
Executive Director, Care & Support
John Glenton was appointed Executive Director for Care & Support in April 2016. He is responsible for our Homelessness services, supported housing, retirement living schemes as well as our care and extra care services. John took on overall responsibility for the OHG Care & Support services in 2023 and has successfully led the integration to create one combined business.
Ian Gregg
Executive Director, Asset Services
Ian Gregg joined the Riverside Group in May 2014 and is responsible for all of the Group’s homes and buildings, ensuring that they are all safe and well maintained as well as the Group’s wholly owned subsidiary contractor, Evolve. He is the nominated Health and Safety Lead and is responsible for procurement and Business Continuity across the group.
Cris McGuinness
Chief Financial Officer
Cris joined Riverside as Chief Financial Officer in March 2018, bringing with her more than 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles at various organisations. She has responsibility for all financial and treasury matters, all non-London development and joint ventures. Cris is passionate about EDI matters and has worked with various staff groups over her time at Riverside.
Andrea Thorn
Interim Executive Director,
Customer Service
Andrea joined Riverside in December 2018 and recently became Interim Executive Director of Customer Service. Passionate about delivering a brilliant customer experience, Andrea has worked directly with customers to co-produce and deliver our Customer Experience Strategy. Andrea is responsible for lettings and home sales, housing support, customer digital services, rent and Consumer Regulation compliance.
Tony Blows
Group
Chief Information Officer
Tony joined Riverside in 2022 as CIO for the newly merged Group, having previously been CIO at One Housing. Having led numerous multi-year programmes of integration and transformation, Tony is responsible for overseeing our Digital & Technology and Information Services teams, our integration and transformation portfolio, with a focus on data improvements and technology modernisation.
Sara Shanab
Executive Director, Corporate Services and General Counsel
Sara joined Riverside as Director of Governance and General Counsel in 2019. Following the merger with One Housing, she took responsibility for integrated functions and in 2024, became Executive Director of Corporate Services and General Counsel, with additional responsibility for People Services, Marketing & Communications, Strategy & Planning and Internal Audit.
Jehan Weerasinghe
Managing Director
of One Housing
Jehan joined Riverside in September 2023, as Managing Director of One Housing. Jehan is responsible for overseeing the latter phases of the integration process, as well as all of Riverside’s development and regeneration projects in London. This covers a programme of new build and regeneration schemes across the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Camden, Bromley, Southwark and Lambeth.