Under Vic’s leadership, Curo has become an Investors In People ‘Gold' employer, has been ranked 27th Best 100 Not for Profit Company to work for in the UK by the Sunday Times and has won many awards for their services, new homes and regeneration activities. Vic is also Chair of Homes for the South West - a collaboration between housing associations working together to increase affordable housing supply in the region, Chair of Local Space Housing Association, which provides high quality temporary housing for homeless families in East London, and Chairs the National Housing Federation’s National Diversity, Equalities & Inclusion Group.

Fran is a leadership professional specialising in strategic HR and People with a passion for Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), Brand Value, Social and Corporate Responsibility. During her career she has created and delivered true culture change through both strategic and operational solutions. Fran has been responsible for focussing on positive action through efficiency based solutions, she has a proven track record of consistent delivery of solutions that bring about real change reducing business costs and creating true culture change.

Fran has worked with companies providing direction and support in how to meet their aspirations for Culture Change , and Corporate Responsibility. She led a number of award winning benchmarking submissions including EDF Energy in achieving National Equality Standard (NES) and the Gender in Europe Equality Standard International (GEES) original accreditation and reaccreditation.

Tahir commenced his career in housing in 1989, aged 22, as a trainee and has held many senior roles since. He is experienced in transformational change management - both strategic and operational - with a strong focus on communities, tenants and residents, often rebalancing inequalities for ethnically diverse, older and disabled people in particular.

He has worked for a wide range of housing associations, from small, community-led associations to industry-leading providers, such as Places for People and Together Housing. In his last role he transformed the inclusion performance through innovation, collaboration, and a keen understanding on what works, leading to widespread recognition in the sector for his employer. He is currently Respect & Inclusion Lead at Housing 21, one of the largest Housing & Care providers for older residents, and is driven by a passion to make a difference wherever he operates.