People: MD moves property firms; Board appointment at communications firm; New CMO at dining card firm; and more

Developer of refurbished and new build homes, United Living, has appointed former Wates Residential managing director Joanne Jamieson to become its new managing director for the North and Midlands.

The firm is also launching a new business division focused exclusively on the private rented sector (PRS). Jamieson takes over from Charlie Dunn, who has been in post as managing director for United Living North over the last three years since the business was originally established in April 2015.

Dunn will become MD for United City Living, the name for United Living’s new PRS division, focusing exclusively on building a pipeline of projects within the PRS market.

“This is an exciting time to be joining United Living and I’m thrilled to be part of a senior team who understand the importance of customers and the communities in which we work”, said Jamieson.  “I look forward to working with the Northern team and wider group to continue to grow our business.”

Chief executive, Ian Burnett, said: “This expansion to our current service offering will make the United Living model all-encompassing and with the private rented sector market set to grow rapidly in the next four to five years we are in a strong position to contribute significantly to these developments.

“We welcome the expertise of Joanne Jamieson, who is known to a number of colleagues within the business, and we’ve tasked her to further build on the excellent refurbishment and new build work that we’ve been delivering in the Midlands and North for our current Housing Association clients.”

United City Living hits the ground running with a strong forward order book of approximately £250m of contracts.

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Leeds-based personalised customer communication services form Communisis has appointed Jane Griffiths, non executive director, as chair of the Board’s remuneration committee from tomorrow.

Griffiths is also a member of the Board’s Audit and Nomination Committees. Her appointment follows the departure of Helen Keays who, having served as a non executive director of the Group since 2014, steps down from the Board today.

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Barnardo’s is set to open a Digital Northern Hub, hosted by Barnardo’s East Region in Horsforth, Leeds.

The new digital team will work within the organisation in the North to look at the charity’s use of digital technology in its work with children, young people and families. There will be four posts as part of the expansion.

Barnardo’s director for the East Region, Steve Oversby, said: “This is an exciting development for Barnardo’s and I’m very pleased that the Hub will be based in our Leeds Support Office in Horsforth.

“The aim is always to work out how best we can support the people who use our services – vulnerable children, young people and their families. And of course we want to give our own staff the best tools to continue to make a real difference, using the best technology.”

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The Dining Club Group, the largest dining club in the world comprising of tastecard, Gourmet Society and hi-life, has named Anwar Sultan its first chief marketing officer.

The huddersfield-based firm said continued marketing efforts have seen sustained commercial growth of the Dining Club Group across the UK & Ireland and Sultan’s appointment marks the commitment to further growth and expansion.

Sultan, who joins from The Hut Group where he was marketing director, brings nine years marketing, digital and e commerce experience and will be responsible for both the group’s marketing function as well as developing the customer experience across the various brands.

Matt Turner, founder of tastecard and CEO of the Dining Club Group, and based between both Manchester and Huddersfield sites, Sultan’s first priority is to build a robust & innovative marketing team to help grow the business and support The Dining Club Group’s impressive growth strategy in the fast-paced tech industry.

Anwar Sultan, Chief Marketing Officer the Dining Club Group, comments:

“I’m delighted to have joined the Dining Club Group at such an exciting time – the prospect of working with such an engaging product which is used by millions of customers, in a data driven digital approach, is something I just couldn’t turn down. The DCG business is dynamic & innovative and the opportunities for growth of the business are staggering. The art of the possible is endless.”

Matt Turner, Founder of tastecard and CEO of the Dining Club Group comments:

“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Anwar to the Dining Club Group family at a hugely exciting time, with the business undergoing a major digital transformation programme which will provide valuable data driven insight to our partners and customers alike. 2018 is already shaping up to be a record-breaking year for the Dining Club Group and his appointment further demonstrates our commitment to an ambitious growth strategy in the UK & abroad.”

Comprising the three leading discount dining card schemes in the UK; tastecard, Gourmet Society and hi-life, the Dining Club Group has over four million members spending in excess of £600 million per annum across the group’s growing 10,000 restaurant partners.

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