Former Livv Housing Group chief executive Léann Hearne has taken up a role as associate director at Ark Housing Consultancy.

Hearne, who left the Merseyside landlord last week after seven years, will work on “offering strategic advisory services in governance, transformation, leadership development, and stakeholder engagement” an Ark spokesperson said.

Hearne has also been drafted on to the board of Notting Hill Genesis as it seeks to regain regulatory compliance and she is also vice chair of Yorkshire Housing and a board member at the Northern Housing Consortium.