Former Countryside boss joins Sage Homes

Sage Homes has appointed former Countryside chief executive Iain McPherson as chief operating officer. McPherson left Countryside earlier this year. He is currently a non-executive director at Town & Country Housing and Monson Homes, part of Peabody Group. Prior to Countryside, McPherson was a managing director at Crest Nicholson and assistant director of development at Hyde Group. He said: “I spent my early working years for the funder and regulator of social housing, and also for a major housing association, and am very happy to be returning to affordable housing and to be part of such an innovative and fast-growing business as Sage Homes.” Mark Sater, chief executive at Sage Homes, added: “The appointment of a new chief operating officer reflects Sage Homes maturing as an organisation that is leading the sector in the delivery of newly built affordable homes. “Iain’s extensive experience across the housing sector will be invaluable in helping us to further improve our capabilities to deliver the most high-quality new affordable homes to our customers.”   To send feedback, e-mail akanksha.soni@eg.co.uk or tweet @AkankshaEG Photo from Sage Homes