Royal appointment for boss of Preston-based group

Jim Carter, deputy chair of the Eric Wright Group and chairman of Maple Grove Developments, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.

Jim will join the existing team of Deputies who help and support the Lord-Lieutenant in his duties as Her Majesty The Queen’s representative in the county of Lancashire.

A Master of Laws and a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Jim has been with the Eric Wright Group since 1986.

Throughout his 32 year career with the company Jim has held a series of high-profile positions including the role of chief executive for the Eric Wright Group, a member of the board of the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership, and holding a number of roles within the RICS at chairman level.

He was awarded the first president’s medal for services to the profession by the RICS.

Jim said: “Being asked to be a Deputy Lieutenant is a great privilege and I feel honoured to be asked to support the Lord Lieutenant in my home county of Lancashire.

“I am hugely passionate about the area in which I live and work and look forward to assisting in forthcoming public duties.”