People: Property investor adds to asset management team; Addleshaw Goddard expands global investigations practice; and more

Leeds-based property investor and car park operator Town Centre Securities (TCS) is expanding its estates management team with the appointment of Alice Garrett as trainee asset manager for the Merrion Centre, its largest single scheme.

A real estate first class honours graduate from Northumbria University, Garrett will be responsible for the ongoing asset management and growth in value of the Merrion Centre’s retail elements.

She joins with a range of experience gained following positions with Harworth Estates in Sheffield working across their managed assets; Gent Visick in Leeds supporting the industrial agency teams and Bilfinger GVA in Leeds where she rotated across teams, including lease consultancy, restructuring and recovery, agency and hotel/leisure.

She also worked at Knight Frank in Leeds in the commercial valuation department.

Lynda Shillaw, group property director for Town Centre Securities, said: “We are delighted to welcome Alice to the asset management team.  Alice is a talented, award winning graduate and joins at an exciting time for the Merrion Centre.  Her fresh approach and passion for real estate will no doubt help us to make a difference and grow the business as part of our continued investment in the centre.”

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Addleshaw Goddard has expanded its global investigations team into the Yorkshire market with the appointment of Leeds-based legal director Adrian Mansbridge from TLT.

Mansbridge, who will be joined by newly qualified associate India Haresign, is a regulatory specialist dealing with the compliance and contested aspects of various regimes which attract criminal and disciplinary sanctions.

His expertise includes providing compliance advice and responding to investigations and prosecutions within the health and safety, food safety and hygiene, fire safety, product safety and environmental sectors. He also has extensive experience advising and defending companies and industry bodies on Trading and Advertising Standards matters.

Nichola Peters, head of global investigations, said: “As the unlimited fine regime has taken hold, companies are becoming increasingly exposed to public enquiry and investigation, leading to an increase in demand for the high quality expertise of our Global Investigations team.”

“The expansion of our team into the Yorkshire market will enable us to better meet this demand and serve our clients in the region and beyond, and Adrian’s in depth knowledge of regulatory law will be a huge asset to our team as we continue to grow.”

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ResQ, the contact centre business, has hired Jon Hunter as CFO.

Hunter joins the Hull company after three years at RMS Group Holdings where he held the position of CFO.

He began his career training as a Chartered Accountant at PWC. He has since held number senior positions, which have included roles at investment and commercial banks.

“I am delighted to be welcoming someone of Jon’s calibre and experience to the team. He has enjoyed great success with a number of leading businesses in strategic roles and will I am sure make a real difference to our push to make ResQ an even more sustainable and trusted organisation,” said Nic Marshall, ResQ.

“He joins us at the start of our fourteenth year in business and also during a period of exponential growth.”