On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Housebuilder Allison Homes East Midlands has appointed its first head of sales.
Allison Homes East Midlands is the developer’s newest region, covering Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, with land recently acquired in Shepshed, Anstey, Stanton-under-Bardon and Rearsby.
Amy Gormley, from Derbyshire, is bringing a wealth of experience with her to the new role, having worked in the housebuilding sector throughout her career.
She started at a small, family-run developer in Derbyshire, before moving on to Redrow and Avant Homes.
Gormley said: “I was drawn to this unique opportunity to join the business at the point of conception of a new region. The growth that the business is set to go through is extremely exciting, and working together as a team to achieve success will provide unparalleled job satisfaction and personal growth.”
Karl Edwards, operations director for Allison Homes East Midlands, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Amy to our East Midlands region. Her wealth of experience makes her an impressive addition to our team and I am confident she will do great things in her role as head of sales.”
Good Business Pays has appointed well-known Leicestershire business leader Martin Traynor OBE as non-executive director.
Founded in 2021, Good Business Pays campaigns to encourage large businesses to adopt fast payment processes. It is now supported by financial behemoths that include Mastercard, Barclays, NatWest Group and Intuit, as well as the Federation of Small Business, CBI, Institute of Directors, Make UK and the British Chambers of Commerce.
Traynor has recently completed five years as the small business Crown representative at the Cabinet Office, where he was tasked to work with government departments and arm’s length bodies to make public procurement policies, practices, and procedures simpler for SMEs to navigate. This culminated in the Procurement Act 2023.
Terry Corby CEO and Founder of Good Business Pays said: “Martin was one of the authors of the new Procurement Act, which is supposed to make it easier for small businesses to work with the public sector. His vast experience in business and advising the government on improving payment practices will bring a wealth of knowledge to us and help us understand the best way for Good Business Pays’ to make a positive difference in the public sector.”
Traynor added: “As a former Chamber of Commerce chief executive I have seen first-hand the damage poor payment practices can do to SMEs. I am delighted to be joining the Board of Good Business Pays and to help champion better payment processes in both the public and private sectors.”
