Leadership team

Matt is our Chief Executive Officer. He joined Thirteen from Home Group, where he previously worked in a national role as executive director of operations.

Having lived and worked in the North East for nearly 30 years, the former teacher and chartered accountant has held several executive and senior roles. He brings exceptional knowledge of the sector and a wealth of experience from social housing and the private sector.

Matt has overall responsibility for ensuring Thirteen is legal, safe and compliant.

Chris has more than 35 years’ experience in housing, with over 20 of these at executive level.  She has led a number of complex regeneration schemes in partnership with Homes England, local authorities and communities, and has helped growth the business through the development of new products and services, mergers and acquisitions.

Jane is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has vast knowledge and experience gained from many years working in the sector.

Jane is our company secretary and is responsible for finance and governance as well as corporate services and culture. Jane will lead our financial decision making, corporate governance and core strategic services, that ensure Thirteen is sustainable, compliant, and viable to grow, while ensuring our ambitious plans are funded in the longer term.

Matt has a huge amount of broad IT and technology experience having spent his 20-year career working across multiple sectors including housebuilding, construction, retail, leisure and fashion.

Matt leads on digital improvements and service transformation. Matt will drive forward our digital roadmaps to ensure we are focussed on meeting our current and future customer needs, while leading our high performing cyber security, infrastructure and IT services.