Appointments: Promotions at property agent; Engineering firm hires nuclear and defence specialist; and more

KNIGHT FRANK has appointed Peter Whiteley as head of the Sheffield office and promoted Ben White to associate in its South Yorkshire team.

Mr Whiteley, who has been with Knight Frank since 1990, takes over running the Sheffield office from Stephen Hodgson who retired earlier this year after 28 years in charge in the city and as group regional commercial head.

Mr Whiteley started as a graduate surveyor moving up the ranks to partner in 2000 where he became head of agency and now head of office. The Sheffield office comprises 20 staff.

He said: “I am delighted to take over the head of office in Sheffield from Stephen. We have a very well respected and established team providing our clients with an in-depth knowledge and expertise in the commercial property sector.”

Mr White joined Knight Frank in July 2014 as a senior surveyor to work alongside clients and developers across the Sheffield City Region. He had previously held roles at CRBE in Leeds, East Yorkshire’s PPH Commercial and Foxtons in London.

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John Cheek DavyMarkhamSHEFFIELD-based heavy engineering specialist DavyMarkham is stepping up its ambitions in the nuclear and defence sectors with the appointment of a leading figure in the industry.

John Cheek has joined the company as nuclear and defence director.

He is leading efforts to secure and deliver contracts in the UK and overseas in the growing market linked to the construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power plants.

DavyMarkham, which can trace its history in Sheffield back 186 years, has a longstanding and international reputation in heavy and complex engineering, notably in the tunnel boring, hydro, steel and bridge building sectors.

While new contracts continue to be sought in these areas, it will be alongside the big push for nuclear and defence contracts.

Mr Cheek said he wanted to see the company develop its expertise beyond the traditional product-orientated approach.

“We don’t want to be making widgets, we want to be at the top end of the technological spectrum.

“Nuclear and defence are very important for the future, and we want to be part of the full cycle, supporting the new build phase, the operational phase and the decommissioning phase.”

He joins the firm after ten years as managing director of Siempelkamp Nuclear Technology UK.

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ULTIMATE FINANCE has announced that Noel Haverly has been appointed head of sales with responsibility for the teams operating across Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.

He will continue to be based in the company’s Leeds office, which he joined as a regional director from Aldermore Bank 18 months ago.

He has spent 17 years in the asset-based lending market, working in a number of different roles including credit, audit, survey, client management and sales.

Group sales director Richard Waldman said: “Noel has been operating in sales for the last five years and has proved to be a solid performer year after year, having built a strong network of introducers in the Yorkshire area.

“He is well-respected within the Ultimate Finance Group and his combination of sales and management skills will be of enormous benefit to the whole team.”

 

 

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