ONE of the biggest landlords in the Cowdenbeath-Lochgelly area, Kingdom Housing Association, has confirmed the appointment of Freya Lees as their new chairperson at their October board meeting.

Freya succeeds former chairperson, Charles Milne, who has completed his tenure.

Freya has been a board member with Kingdom since 2013 and also serves on the Policy Sub Committee and Senior Management Remuneration & Succession Planning Sub Committee, along with being a Board Director on the Association’s subsidiary, Kingdom Initiatives. Freya is Director of housing consultancy firm North Star Consulting & Research.

Freya said: “I’m delighted to have been appointed as Chair of Kingdom HA and am looking forward to working alongside Bill and the executive team to deliver new affordable homes and good quality services to our tenants and wider customers.

"Kingdom is committed to creating homes and places where people want to live, and providing good housing services to our wide range of customers. I am looking forward to leading the experienced Board to build on Charlie’s good work when I take on the role of chair.”

In addition to the appointment of the new chairperson, Kingdom welcomed three new Board Members following the AGM. Iain Connelly, a retired Architect and former President of the RIAS, with many years of local authority experience; Tom Barr, a Fife resident, is a former Director with a Consulting Engineering Practice; and Rose Duncan is a Kingdom tenant, with many years experience of the voluntary sector and a former member of Kingdom’s Scrutiny Panel.