Mario Ambrosi appointed chair of Housing and Ageing Alliance

Former journalist Mario Ambrosi has been appointed chair of the Housing and Ageing Alliance (HAA).

The HAA brings together individuals and organisations with the objective of improving the housing and living conditions of older people.

Ambrosi is currently director of communications and marketing at Anchor, a not-for-profit housing association caring for people in later life. 

He takes over the role of HAA chair from Jeremy Porteus, CEO of the Housing Learning & Improvement Network.

“The pressures of demographic change and the enormous opportunity afforded by the creation of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce mean it has never been more important for organisations to work together on this crucial topic,” Ambrosi said.

“At the HAA, we believe that homes, communities and housing-related services should be planned and designed in ways that enable choice, control, inclusion and independence in later life.”

Ambrosi was formerly a journalist who joined Anchor in 2004, where he has held a number of senior roles. He is co-chair of the National Care Forum’s Marketing and Communications Forum and a member of the National Housing Federation’s National Communications and Influencing Group.

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Sarah Davis, senior policy and practice officer at The Chartered Institute of Housing, has been appointed HAA vice chair.

Ambrosi added: “The HAA has a unique perspective. Crucially, members include older people themselves among a range of experts in the field. I’m very pleased to be working with Sarah as Vice Chair and all the other members to drive real change.”