Mel Barrett
Chief executive officer
MTVH
Mel?is Chief Executive of MTVH.'
Mel?has extensive experience in local government, housing and regeneration. Prior to joining MTVH?Mel?was Chief Executive at Nottingham City Council where he provided leadership to the council's 6,000 staff delivering vital public services on behalf of one of the UK's Core Cities, securing economic growth and improving life chances.? He also collaborated with others to rapidly deliver the East Midlands devolution deal and oversaw the elections for the first-ever East Midlands regional mayor.'
Mel?has a successful track record in managing large-scale customer-facing services, organisational change and transformation initiatives, and working in partnership to deliver large-scale regeneration and development projects.'
From 2015 to 2020?Mel?was Chief Executive of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council where he guided officers and elected members during the conclusion of a '1.2bn Joint Venture for the 3,500 home first phase of Manydown, a new Garden Community.'
Mel?holds a BSc (Hons) in Land Management, an MBA from City University Business School, London and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.'
He is a Trustee of the Whitehall & Industry Group, a charity focused on collaborative senior-level leadership development across the public, private and voluntary sectors, and was previously a Commissioner on the Commission for Creating Healthy Cities established by Kellogg College, University of Oxford, in partnership with The Prince's Foundation.'
As Chief Executive of MTVH, Mel is responsible for compliance with the Regulatory Economic and Consumer Standards.'
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