Tom Paul

Tom is Executive Director of Strategy & Change at Southern Housing, having worked for predecessor organisations for a decade. He’s responsible for strategy, corporate finance and financial planning, business transformation, data and technology.

Tom’s professional background is in corporate finance. After a brief stint working in politics, Tom joined KPMG’s infrastructure finance team in the mid-2000s, advising central government on the delivery of major infrastructure and other procurement.

He moved into social housing in 2011 as a treasury advisor to Housing Associations.

During his time at our predecessors, AmicusHorizon and Optivo, Tom has been responsible for a wide range of functions including our real estate portfolio, our student accommodation and NHS key worker operations, business intelligence, risk management and insurance.

He’s an economist and a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments. He’s a member of the British Property Federation’s Affordable Housing Committee.