Paul Love will replace Phil Day, who joins Peabody in September

The Guinness Partnership has appointed Paul Love as its new chief financial officer.

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Paul Love will take over as chief financial officer at The Guinness Partnership in September

Love is promoted from group director of care and support, a role he has carried out since August 2022.

Before that Love was director of finance for subsidiary Guinness Care.

A spokesperson said: “Paul has a strong track record in financial and risk management”.

Love replaces Phil Day, who is leaving in September to become chief financial officer at 107,000-home Peabody.

Guinness in December said it expected to complete 883 new homes by the end of the 2023/24 financial year, which would mark an increase compared to the 814 new homes delivered in year ending 31 March 2023.

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The £540m-turnover landlord took over troubled Shepherds Bush Housing Group (SBHG) in December. SBHG, which manages 5,000 homes, was last year found non-compliant with a regulatory standard. It is now a subsidiary of Guinness.