Keith Exford voted amongst sector's most influential

Affinity Sutton chief executive voted sixth most influential in housing poll

Keith Exford, Chief Executive of Affinity Sutton, has been named as the sixth most influential person in the housing sector.

24housing magazine polled  200 of the country's most senior housing chief executives, politicians, commentators, academics, lawyers and frontline managers and asked them to name their ‘Top 50 Power Players’ - the most influential people currently working in, or impacting on, the housing sector.

The poll, led by Housing Minister Grant Shapps, also featured  David Orr, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, Iain Duncan Smith and Chancellor George Osborne.

Keith, whose career in housing spans over 35 years, chairs the G15 group of London’s largest housing associations, is a non-executive director of The Housing Finance Corporation and has served on numerous working groups including most recently the Joseph Rowntree Housing Market Task Force. He was appointed in February 2012 to the expert advisory group looking at accelerating the release of public land.

He was praised by David Orr, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation.  He said:  “Keith is always a clear and strong advocate for housing associations and what they are capable of. Brings real clarity to the need for independence and has done a great job in leading G15”