Social enterprise Places for People (PfP) has promoted Andrew Usher to the role of group managing director for developments.
Usher has served as PfP’s group development director since he joined the business from Countryside Partnership in May 2023. He spent more than 18 years at Countryside Partnerships and most recently served as managing director for its South London region.
Scott Black, group chief operating officer at PfP, said: “I’m delighted that Andrew has been appointed as our new group managing director for developments. He has made a significant contribution since joining us and now his expertise and commitment to excellence will continue to drive us forward to create more thriving communities. PfP has a major role to play in tackling our national housebuilding crisis. We are a partner in waiting for our government, we’re ready to work with them and anyone else to address the challenge we’re facing. And with Andrew at the helm, I know we can lead the charge.”
Usher added “It is a huge privilege to be appointed to this role and I’m looking forward to getting started. I joined PfP because I wanted to work for an organisation that had a clear purpose to do more for our society, and where I could use my experience make a real difference. Given the breadth of our organisation, we see at first-hand the terrible impact the housing crisis is having across the UK.
“We are well placed to be a key part of the solution to this, and I’m fired up to be leading a team of passionate professionals who know we have an important role to play. We have bold ambitions, and I am eager to build on the progress already made to deliver on our development vision and our company’s purpose.”
