Executive Directors
Kelly Brown
Kelly Brown is the Director at Places for People Scotland, part of the UK’s leading Social Enterprise. He oversees the development and management of more than 9,000 homes for almost 10,500 Customers in Communities across Scotland.
With a passion for building stronger Communities and creating lasting impact, Kelly brings a People-focused approach to leadership, rooted in teamwork, collaboration, and a commitment to doing the right thing. He works closely with Colleagues, partners, and stakeholders across the housing sector to address Scotland’s housing challenges – from tackling supply shortages through new developments to improving the quality, sustainability, and affordability of existing homes.
Kelly joined Places for People Group in 2023 as a Regional Director, following a distinguished rugby career that saw him earn 64 caps for Scotland and make over 350 club appearances for Border Reivers, Glasgow Warriors, and Saracens. After retiring from playing, he transitioned into coaching at Saracens before moving into the housing sector.
Now leading Places for People Scotland, Kelly brings a fresh perspective to the role, combining strong leadership skills with a deep commitment to making a positive difference in People’s lives through quality, affordable housing.
Andrew Winstanley
Andrew is the Group Executive Director - Finance, at Places for People and was appointed to the board in August 2017. He also serves in the same capacity for Places for People Scotland.
Non-executive directors
The non-executive directors act independently of management which ensures the highest standards of accountability and transparency are upheld throughout the organisation.
Bryan Sherriff
Bryan joined the board in January 2024. Based in Edinburgh, he is a Chartered Surveyor with over 30 years’ experience and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Bryan’s career has covered Property Investment and Development throughout the UK across Commercial and Residential sectors. Latterly Bryan was responsible for the establishment and management of a Real Estate Investment Trust which was listed on the premier market of the London Stock Exchange
Bryan is a keen sports supporter and currently coaches’ youth rugby.
Euan Campbell
Euan joined the board in November 2022. He is the Group Finance Director at Murray Capital where he is responsible for all financial aspects of the Murray Capital Group, as well as a number of family assets.
He is also the Finance Director of the Murray Estates group of companies which is a property development and investment group, as well as holding a number of non-executive positions across different sectors. He was previously a non-executive at Basketball Scotland from 2015 to 2018. Euan trained and qualified with EY where he worked in the Transaction Advisory Services Team.
Janet Hamblin
Janet joined the board in April 2018 and took up the position of Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee in May 2018. Janet has a wealth of experience in advising and auditing charities, social housing and education sector clients and heads up the dedicated not for profit team in Scotland. She has over 25 years' experience in her field.
Janet joined RSM in 1996 and specialises in audit and advisory services for charities, RSLs and OMBs. She also has experience in social impact, risk management, corporate governance and strategic planning. She carries out training for boards and audit committees and regularly chairs and speaks at social housing and charity conferences. She is a non-executive board member of Scottish Government recently becoming Chair of the Scottish Government Audit and Risk Committee. She is also a member of the Education Board of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh and a Member of the ICAS Public Sector Committee.
Janet trained and qualified with PWC where she worked in their SME Audit and Business Advisory Group for 14 years and also first started to specialise in the not for profit sector.
Pamela Scott
Pamela joined the board in May 2017 and in 2022 was appointed to the position of Chair, Places for People Scotland. Pamela spent the majority of her career as an Executive leader in global spirits company Diageo. Roles in Diageo included leading a Scotch bottling manufacturing site, the technical and supply innovation division for Guinness in Ireland, the Human Resources for Supply across Europe as well as delivering various global supply chain transformation programmes. Since taking early retirement in 2020 Pamela holds a number of non-executive director positions and has set up a successful management consultancy called Pax & Iris where she supports both global and local organisations with performance improvement and transformation programmes. Pamela has also written a book called ‘Living your Best Life at Home, at Work and with Others’ to share some of her learnings on self-performance improvement. All book profits are donated to local charities.
Moira Sibbald
Moira joined the board in February 2021 and is looking to bring her broad experience in different sectors to support the organisation’s aims.
She is a solicitor and was formerly the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary and a member of the Executive Board of CALA Group after working in private legal practice and as an Executive Board member of a building society.
Moira has held a number of non-executive positions within the arts sector, financial services and other housing associations in Scotland and has experience chairing divisions of those organisations as well as being the chair of an Audit Committee and a Remuneration and Governance Committee.
Moira is a member of the board of The Queen’s Hall Edinburgh which is a major performance venue in the city. She also sits on the Finance Committee and the Buildings Working Group.