People: Tilia Homes Central; Fisher German

Tilia Homes Central has appointed Jamie Thompson to lead its land team, following the recent investment from Terra Firma.

Thompson joins Tilia Homes as head of land and will be responsible for driving forward the business’ land acquisition strategy for its central region, from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, down to North Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Darren Humphreys, managing director at Tilia Homes Central, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Jamie to Tilia Central to head up our growing land team, at a time of ambitious growth and development for the business. Jamie has had an incredibly admirable career to date, starting at a very junior level and quickly progressing through the ranks. His appointment as Head of Land is testament to his hard work, commitment and drive to succeed, which I hope inspires new up and coming individuals within the region.”

A property consultancy has announced 11 promotions at its East Midlands offices.

Fisher German has made the promotions across its two Ashby offices and its Market Harborough office.

In Ashby, the firm has promoted Simon Tivey to associate director, Matthias Charlton and Scott O’Dell to senior associates and Ella Pearson to associate.

James Beverley has been promoted to senior planner, Matthew Handford has progressed to senior development surveyor, Sam Gifford has been promoted to senior surveyor, while Michelle Lewis has become senior project coordinator.

In the firm’s head office, which is also based in Ashby and houses business support services, Agnieska Dzilbo has progressed to senior finance manager, while Eleanor Saunders-Brant has been promoted to senior communications manager.

At Fisher German’s Market Harborough office, Tom Beeley has progressed to senior surveyor.