Property People: Host of promotions at JLL; Wykeland appoints property director
PROPERTY consultancy JLL has announced seven promotions within its Leeds office.
Two local directors roles have been created – Hannah Varley from Retail Management and Amy Hodges from Bewonder- JLL’s full-service marketing agency.
Nina Barker (Residential) and Ross Haywood (Rating) have been promoted to associate directors. Jonathan Griffiths (Property and Asset Management) and Tom Walker (Building Surveying) move up to the role of senior surveyor and Charlotte Stabb (Property & Asset Management) has been promoted to surveyor.
Jeff Pearey, head of JLL’s Yorkshire and North East region, said: “I’d like to congratulate all seven who have been promoted. They are all consummate property professionals who have shown real team work and a clear commitment to delivering excellent client service. What is especially pleasing is that these promotions reflect right across the breadth of our services here. I look forward to working with them all as they continue their careers at JLL.”
JLL employs around 120 people in Leeds.
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REGENERATION company Wykeland Group has appointed an asset manager as property director.
David Donkin brings 30 years of development and asset management experience to the Hull-based developer, which is driving forward many of the region’s leading regeneration schemes.
Mr Donkin will oversee the successful development of existing assets, including the Flemingate mixed-use development in Beverley, the Bridgehead business park at Hessle and commercial units in Hull’s Fruit Market, which is being transformed by Wykeland in a joint venture with residential developer Beal Homes, in partnership with Hull City Council.
A chartered surveyor, Mr Donkin joined Wykeland from Town Centre Securities, the Leeds-based property investment and development company, which includes the Merrion Centre in Leeds as part of its national property portfolio.
Starting as a management surveyor, he worked for Town Centre Securities for 28 years, latterly as associate director.
Mr Donkin said: “I was attracted by Wykeland’s exciting development programme and that the business is at the centre of so many key projects at a time when great things are happening in Hull and the wider region.”
Wykeland managing director Dominic Gibbons said: “David’s appointment brings significant additional experience, expertise and capacity to our team to enable us to maximise the opportunities of our growing asset base.
“A number of our major developments, such as Flemingate at Beverley and @TheDock have come to fruition within the past year and are strongly in demand. In addition, the Bridgehead business park is growing fast and the regeneration of Hull’s Fruit Market is gathering pace.
“David is also very well connected within the property industry, especially in Yorkshire. Those contacts will be beneficial as we continue to develop the business with a clear strategic focus on Yorkshire and the Humber.”
