On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

A university academic specialising in business has been elected as the new chair of enterprise agency Erewash Partnership.

Bev Crighton, who is a senior lecturer in business management at the University of Derby specialising in human resources and development, was chosen by the board of directors which she joined in 2015, although she had worked with the Partnership before that.

As well as being the first person not actively working in a local business to take on the post she is also the first woman to head the Partnership in its 26-year history.

“I’m very excited that my colleagues on the board had the confidence to confer this role on me at a difficult time,” said Crighton.

“The Partnership was set up to regenerate the local economy after it had suffered big losses of traditional industries and skills. It has done a great job over the years but now with this virus is facing new challenges to help businesses.

“But the hard work that the Partnership is doing – while not being able to do some traditional activities – is helping to turn problems for individuals and businesses into new opportunities.”

Leicester-based wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has appointed professor Barry Gilbertson to the role of executive chairman of its subsidiary, Custodian Capital Limited (CCL).

Gilbertson joins with a wealth of experience having previously held the role of senior independent non-executive director at Custodian REIT, the property investment company, for which CCL is the appointed discretionary investment manager. He previously held non-executive director roles at Rona Inc. and Granite REIT.

Ian Mattioli, chief executive officer said: “We are delighted to welcome Barry as executive chairman of CCL. This is a really positive step and adds significant expertise to our team. Having worked with Barry for a number of years in his role as non-executive director to Custodian REIT, we are keen to add his knowledge and experience to our senior leadership team as we expand our client proposition including our Private Investors Club, and are certain he will be a great asset to the Group.”