Pushpa Raguvaran

In August 2013 "Pushpa Raguvaran will leave her post as chief executive of Housing 21 at the end of the month in the wake of botched works under a 1,400-home private finance initiative contract in Oldham. To cover the costs of rectifying the work and penalties imposed by Oldham Council, Housing 21 has had to put aside £12.3 million. The 18,000-home association was criticised because of this by the Homes and Communities Agency in a regulatory judgement published today." [1]

"Sevacare is delighted to have recently appointed Pushpa Raguvaran (pictured left), formally of Housing 21, as a Non-Executive Director of the company. Pushpa has over 25 years’ Senior Management experience, primarily in the Housing and Social Care Sector, having held the roles of Chief Executive, Finance and Commercial Director of Housing21 and the Circle Anglia Housing Group. During her time with Housing21, the organisation developed into a leading provider of housing and care for older people, with annual turnover increasing to £220m. She also assisted in the implementation of highly innovative models of independent living programmes, including several new extra care housing builds. Prior to joining Housing21, Pushpa also worked for international investment bank, Kleinwort Benson and was a founding member of The Charity Bank." [2]