Claire Stone has been appointed managing director of the northern region of Bradford-based housing association Accent Foundation, part of Accent Group, She will be responsible for 12,000 homes across its northern region.

Claire has been with Accent for more than 20 years, most recently as assistant chief executive.

Her previous roles included housing assistant, housing officer and policy officer, and she was manager of the group’s service development team prior to a company re-structure in 2002. She then became manager of the group’s supported housing, nursing homes and privately financed health services and headed up bids for new business.

Accent has two offices on Otley Road, Baildon and its regional centre on Senior Way, Bradford.