Yorkshire housebuilder, Newett Homes, has announced three senior appointments, reaffirming its commitment to growth and strengthening its senior leadership team, as the firm continues to build on its 2025/26 landbank for future development.
Jennifer Tupman has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Newett Homes, bringing more than 17 years of experience in financial operations and strategic planning within the housing industry. Jennifer joins Newett Homes from her previous role as Finance Director at Taylor Wimpey, with a focus on driving financial performance, improving operational efficiency, and supporting sustainable growth across residential developments.
Newett Homes has also appointed Kenny Mawson as Technical Director. With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry including holding technical positions at Persimmon Homes, Redrow Homes and Strata Homes, Kenny will head up the technical department at Newett, focusing on engineering and architectural aspects of the business from land acquisition, through to site completions and final adoptions.
Completing the Senior Leadership Team new appointments is Tony Johnson, who is joining the team at Newett Homes as Commercial Director. Tony’s first 12 months in the role will see him focus on developing a high-performing commercial team, refining internal processes, and ensuring consistent delivery across sites. Tony brings decades of experience to the team including roles as Commercial Director at Gleeson Homes and Avant Homes.
The newly structured Senior Leadership Team is led by Will Newett, Founder and CEO at Newett Homes. Under his vision and leadership, the company has grown significantly, expanding its footprint and securing a significant landbank for future developments across Yorkshire.
Will Newett, CEO of Newett Homes, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Jennifer, Kenny and Tony to the team. This senior management refresh has been instrumental to our long-term strategy, bringing together 50+ years of collective experience in the housing industry”
“We have an exciting 12 months ahead at Newett Homes with the launch of three new developments in the next three months and much more to come. The creation of an experienced Senior Leadership Team was imperative in order to achieve our ambitious growth targets, while ensuring we deliver on the exceptional quality and customer service that we are known for. We have just been awarded the In-house Gold Award 2025 for Customer Service and the In-house Outstanding Achievement Award 2025, for the second consecutive year – keeping this commitment to our high-quality service is really important to the whole team and covers every area of the business.”
The new appointments complete Newett Homes Senior Leadership team, headed up by CEO Will Newett and also including COO, Scott Varley, Head of Planning, Krishna Mistry, Production Director, Andy Clarke, Land Director, Ben Botham, Sales and Marketing Director, Nicola Wroot and Mark Hamilton, Head of Customer Service.
Backed by the Business Growth Fund since 2023, Newett Homes has secured eight sites in Yorkshire and aims to deliver 500 homes per annum to further develop the land bank in the region.