People: G3 Group strengthens management team; Professional services consultancy makes key hires; and more

Automotive brand G3 Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of an operations director and a client relationship manager, taking its headcount to 65.

Gary Monaghan takes the reins of the Leeds-based company’s operational processes, across all business sectors, including G3 Remarketing and Asset Management. He joins G3 with an array of operational, commercial and IT experience in the remarketing industry, spanning all sectors.

Previously the operations director and co-founder of JTK Automotive – an online remarketing business – Monaghan was responsible for all business processes, IT product and development. The company was acquired by British Car Auctions in 2009, where he continued to work until 2014.

Meanwhile, Hazel Anstey will take on the newly created position of client relationship manager.

Wider appointments have been made elsewhere in the business. Natalie Howe will fill a personal assistant role and manage both client communication and HR responsibilities. The company has also employed two vehicle collection administrators, Hayley Bretherick and Mandy Wakeman.

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Professional services consultancy WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed two transport planning experts to its development business in Leeds, as part of a strategic growth plan to expand its specialist team by 30% in 2017.

Brett Little joins the team as head of pedestrian modelling and Leighton Cardwell as technical director across transport modelling, business cases and appraisal.

The two new appointments will boost the 50-strong development team’s technical capabilities, harnessing the latest transport modelling software to design and build schemes which put people first; helping its clients to future-proof developments to accommodate the growing population of cities across the North and beyond.  

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff employs more than 440 staff in Leeds, including around 65 at Mouchel Consulting, which was acquired by the global business in October 2016.

The Leeds team has provided engineering and consultancy services for major schemes in Yorkshire including the £300m mixed-used Kirkstall Forge development and the £80m Tower Works scheme in Holbeck Urban Village in Leeds. The team also helped achieve planning permission for the landmark Central Square development in Leeds city centre.

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Fox Agency has appointed James O’Shaughnessy from digital marketing agency Jaywing to head of client services.

O’Shaughnessy, who previously worked with clients including Mercedes, First Direct and Hitachi, will be in control of the account management function at Fox, handling current and new client acquisitions.

At Fox Agency, he will oversee client accounts including Speedy Hire, Brother Europe, Berlitz, Tesco Bank, Leica Geosystems and TOTAL UK.

Darragh Woods, director at Fox Agency, said: “James comes with proven business leadership, working on high-profile accounts in some prestigious agencies.

“He has a strong track record of building high-performing account management teams and we have every confidence that he will play a major role in the next phase of our company’s growth.”