Saxon Weald's Executive Team is responsible for making decisions about the way the housing association operates. It also advises the Board on the company's strategic direction.
The team is made up of five members of staff who bring wide-ranging expertise and knowledge to their role. They are all committed to providing high quality, affordable housing and excellent customer service.
Chief Executive: Corinna Bishopp BA (Hons), FCA
Corinna joined Saxon Weald as Chief Executive in May 2025, bringing over 30 years’ experience leading high performing teams and business improvement across the housing and health sectors. A qualified Chartered Accountant and accredited coach, she is passionate about empowering individuals, driving strategic focus, and improving outcomes for customers and communities.
Prior to Saxon Weald, Corinna was Deputy Chief Executive at Richmond Housing Partnership, where she led finance and treasury, customer facing teams and data transformation. She has held senior roles at BUPA, Centrica, and McCarthy & Stone, delivering business turnarounds, system replacements, and international integration projects. Corinna also serves as Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee at Peter Bedford Housing Association.
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Executive Director - Customer Operations: Kath Hicks, BSc (Hons)
A graduate of Hull University, Kath started her career working in some of the large London housing associations. She joined Saxon Weald as Operations Manager in 2002 and has held a number of senior roles across the business. In 2019 Kath took up her current role as Executive Director of Customer Operations, responsible for customer service, housing and neighbourhoods and the in-house repairs and maintenance service. She is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and the role social housing plays in supporting the well-being and life chances of its residents. Kath has responsibility for Saxon Weald's compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing's consumer standards.
Executive Director – Asset & Development: Becky Utuka, MSc, PGDip, BSc (Hons)
Becky joined Saxon Weald in January 2024. She is passionate about housing as a fundamental need for shelter and safety; for creating opportunities for local people, improving lives and addressing inequality. With a background in development, sales, and asset management, Becky brings expertise in real estate design, investment, development and surveying. Over the years, she has worked for various housing providers including Gateway Housing, Family Mosaic, Swan Housing, and Network Homes. Becky was an alumni Board Member for Future of London (2021- 2024) and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director for Citizen Housing's Development Committee.
Becky is Saxon Weald's designated landlord health and safety lead and can be contacted at [email protected].
Executive Director - Finance & Governance: Rachel McGoff, ACA
Rachel joined Saxon Weald in March 2026. She was previously Head of Financial Accounting and Reporting at the Guinness Partnership, where she worked since 2021. She is a qualified accountant who trained with KPMG. She has wide experience in housing and charity finance, with a strong track record of leading improvements.
Interim Executive Director – People, Technology & Transformation: Julia Mixter
Julia joined Saxon Weald on an interim basis with more than 25 years’ experience leading people, culture and organisational change across housing, healthcare, membership and public sector organisations.
A Fellow of the CIPD with a background in psychology and neuroscience, Julia brings a strong blend of people expertise and hands‑on leadership in digital, data and AI transformation. Prior to joining Saxon Weald, she was an Executive Director at Anchor, where she held board‑level responsibility and led a multi‑disciplinary team of around 250 colleagues spanning people and culture, technology and data, communications and marketing, and change and PMO. She led a complex, enterprise‑wide transformation and culture change programme designed to support regulatory improvement, alongside the development of people, digital, data and AI strategies. Before Anchor, Julia was at Raven Housing Trust, where she led an award‑winning digital transformation programme.
At Saxon Weald, Julia supports colleagues across the organisation on an interim basis to build the leadership capability, culture and digital foundations needed to deliver the Corporate Strategy.
