Senior promotions at Pick Everard

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has announced two senior promotions across its design and architecture departments.

Steve Cummings, who joined the firm in 2008 as a project architect, will take over as national director for architecture, following on from long-standing national director Paul Rothera in the post.

David Shaw has been promoted to national design director – with a focus on further enhancing design quality across all of Pick Everard’s disciplines.

David Nisbet, partner at Pick Everard, said: “Both Steve and David have worked tirelessly to grow and develop the design and architecture offering at the firm and they have both made important contributions to the firm already, so we are very pleased to welcome them to the management team.

“Investing in and developing our people is a hugely important part of our strategy for growth and these two senior promotions are indicative of that commitment to our people. I would like to congratulate them both and am looking forward to working with them as we develop the business further over the coming months and years.

“We are delighted to have retained Paul Rothera within the firm in his new strategic role. In the past five years, Paul has led the architectural discipline in delivering a 40% increase in income and has significantly lifted the status of our architectural team, who are now ranked 56 in the AJ Top 100.

“Paul has been a driving force in achieving a greater talent density within the business, through strategic appointments, growth opportunities, and the development of a unique graduate training contract that enables us to capture the best new talent in the industry. He has also overseen a transformation within the architectural team, promoting a more diverse workforce, and leading a rise in female team members from 15% to 32% within the period.

“With the new appointments of David and Steve, and retention of Paul, the firm is looking forward to continuing to achieve remarkable success across our architectural discipline and delivering high-quality design solutions to our clients across a full range of sectors.”