Chairs
Paul Dolan
Chief Executive, RiversidePaul Dolan took up his post as Group Chief Executive of Riverside in 2024, following seven years as Chief Executive at Accent Group. Paul has a successful track record in delivering transformational business and culture change. He is experienced in organisational turnarounds, taking businesses from positions of serious regulatory failure to full compliance. Paul has led both not for profit and commercial businesses, and managed stakeholders through complex organisational change. In 2019, he successfully led Accent to a record-breaking deal with the UK social housing sector’s lowest ever price on a long-dated public bond. Prior to his time with Accent, Paul was a former chief executive of Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust(JJHT) from February 2014 to April2017, where he steered the organisation to financial stability, regulatory compliance and through a comprehensive reform of governance. He delivered JJHT’s new vision and provided the organisation with a clear purpose and a national voice for retirement living.
Chairing the Quality Homes Conference and Exhibition next year is a real honour. I’m thrilled to be part of a gathering that puts residents at the heart of the conversation. Good quality homes are the foundation of thriving communities, dignity, and opportunity. Everyone in our sector plays a vital role in shaping places people are proud to call home, and I can’t wait to help champion that vision alongside so many passionate leaders.