Directorate change

Accent Capital PLC

2 February 2026

Accent Group Limited[1]

New Board Member Appointment

Accent is delighted to announce that a new member has been appointed to the Boards of Accent Group Limited and Accent Housing Limited, following a competitive recruitment process.  Gerraint Oakley has been appointed from 1 February 2026.  

Gerraint is an experienced executive and non-executive leader, who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in strategic asset management, sustainability, growth and development. Across a career spanning a variety of multi-national private and not-for-profit sector roles, Gerraint has implemented significant structural and transformational change, and his experience working in the social housing sector brings insight into the regulatory and consumer environment currently faced by housing providers. In addition to his position on the Accent Boards, Gerraint will also sit on Accent's Capital Investment Committee.

Two independent members have also been appointed to Accent's Customer Experience Committee, as part of a planned succession process. Naomi Sweeting brings executive-level experience across both social and private housing sectors, with particular expertise in customer strategy, data-driven decision-making and regulatory insight, and Phil Morgan brings extensive knowledge of tenant voice, regulation, and governance, with over a decade of experience in the social housing sector.

On 1 January 2026, David Williams retired from the Accent Board after 6 years of service. In addition to his Board role, David served on Accent's Capital Investment Committee and, latterly, the Customer Experience Committee, bringing insight from his experience as an executive and non-executive in the housing and interim services sectors. At the same time, Selina Ullah and Bob Tarry retired as independent members of Accent's Customer Experience Committee, each after 6 years of service.

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Issued by Accent Housing, Bradford, West Yorkshire. For more information, contact Stacey Healey, Director of Communications and Public Affairs by emailing [email protected]