Stewart Baseley has been on the board of HBF since 2002, serving as its Chairman since April 2004. Over the past year he has led a strategic review of HBF to ensure that the Federation is well placed to both influence the ever expanding external agenda and promote exemplary levels of service to its members. In late 2005 following the resignation of the CEO of HBF Stewart increased his commitment to HBF and became Executive Chairman. He is also a member of the board of Housebuilder Media Limited and the National House Building Council.

Stewart began his housebuilding career with Crest Nicholson in 1983 before moving to Charles Church, where he became CEO in 1990, a position he held for eight years. During that time he oversaw the sale of Charles Church to Beazer Group in 1996 and subsequently joined the Beazer PLC Board where he had additional responsibility for Beazer Strategic Land. In 1998 he became Chairman and CEO of Centex UK which in 1999 acquired Fairclough Homes. In 2005 he oversaw the sale of Centex UK to Miller Group.