Appointments: Rider Levett Bucknall; PKF Cooper Parry; Coventry BID

PROPERTY consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall has appointed Adam Ellis-Morgan as managing partner of its Birmingham office, 18 months after he joined the firm.

Mr Ellis-Morgan previously headed up the project management team for the firm’s Midlands division.

Dean Sheehy, director at Rider Levett Bucknall, said: “We are delighted to appoint Adam to lead our Birmingham office, he steps up to the role at an exciting time as we build our Midlands division in line with our 2020 growth strategy.

“Since joining us Adam has made a significant contribution to our business and we are very pleased to have made this internal promotion in recognition of this.”

He has more than 25 years’ experience in project management, property development and strategic asset management, and his previous experience includes working at Virtus Consult and Capita.

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PKF Cooper Parry has boosted its restructuring and advisory team in the West Midlands with the appointment of a new director.

Jeremy Birch has more than 20 years’ experience, most recently with EY and Grant Thornton, and has worked in Australia and Northern Ireland as well as the UK.

He will be using his advisory experience to provide support to SMEs and helping them to achieve their potential throughout all stages of their economic lifecycle.

He said: “It’s great to be back in the Midlands – PKF Cooper Parry has a really positive, creative culture and everyone in the team is looking to grow the firm together. 

“I look forward to working with business owners, directors and stakeholders across the Midlands to deliver financial and operational turnaround.”

Tyrone Courtman, partner and head of the restructuring team at PKF Cooper Parry, added: “His experience, both of working with Midlands businesses and international firms will be a real benefit to our clients as we work with them to address problems early and preserve and optimize value over the long term.”

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COVENTRY city centre’s business community is set to receive more support following a senior appointment at the Coventry Business Improvement District (BID).

Trish Willetts has joined as BID manager, a role which will see her liaise with city centre retailers and help deliver the BID’s strategy and objectives.

The Coventry BID works with businesses located within the ring road and Coventry City Council to promote and develop the city centre’s retail, business and dining offering.

Ms Willetts has previously held posts as Solihull BID’s board director and Solihull Council’s environmental champion co-ordinator, where she managed over 5,500 volunteers through the borough.

John Kiely, chair of the Coventry BID, said: “There’s a lot of exciting work that has taken place in the city centre over the last few years – whether that’s developments such as new restaurants in Cathedral Lanes and the upcoming waterpark, or new events such as the International Food Festival – and this regeneration has created a real positive energy among businesses, so Trish’s appointment couldn’t have come at a better time.”

Ms Willetts added: “Having managed a successful business network in Solihull, I am absolutely confident we will be able to recreate even more conversation and enthusiasm here in Coventry.

“We’re in a fantastic position to drive Coventry and its businesses onto the national scene as we work together to bring our next BID term to fruition whilst also supporting Coventry’s bid for City of Culture 2021.”