People on the Move: Colliers; AXIS; YOYO Multidrops; C&C Insurance Brokers; Wing Mirror Man

Colliers International | UK has announced a change in leadership in the North West with the appointment of Dominic Pozzoni as its new head of Manchester, as Peter Gallagher takes on a client consultancy role, concentrating on some of their larger development projects.

Colliers’ Manchester office comprises 60 employees representing a huge variety of clients and some of the most influential schemes in the region. Dominic will commence his leadership role on January 1, 2021.

“Colliers is a market leader in the North West and this, in part, is because of Peter’s tireless efforts and we are grateful that he will remain with us providing expert advice to property owners and investors,” said Tony Horrell, Colliers’ CEO UK & Ireland.

“Looking to the future, I have no doubt that Dom will continue to drive growth, inspire the team and deliver service excellence in his new role. His well-established reputation and embodiment of all our company’s core values make him a natural fit to succeed Peter and accelerate our success in Manchester, one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding city’s in Europe.”

Dominic joined Colliers’ Manchester in 2016 as head of the offices team, bringing with him a proven track record of letting high value schemes alongside an unrivalled capability for identifying ‘needle-moving’ development and investment opportunities.

“Prior to that he spent 12 years at PAG, largely focused on the development of mixed-use schemes, incorporating residential and hotel elements into the mix. During his career he has led the development and consultancy of some of the North West’s largest mixed-use schemes, as well as advising the UK’s biggest property developers and key landowners throughout the North West, which has resulted in a robust track record of delivering performance for Colliers clients in a competitive marketplace.

“It will be a privilege to lead the team in Manchester, who are a talented group of people and among the best in our industry, advising high profile clients throughout the North West on all sectors including capital markets, offices, logistics, hotels, residential, property management, valuation, development and project consultancy.” said Pozzoni.

“I look forward to continuing on the trajectory Peter has established and leading Colliers in the North West into the future.”

The move sees Peter, who has held the role of head of Manchester for two years, become a consultant with Colliers.

During his career, Peter has been involved in many major commercial development projects that have re-shaped the city of Manchester and has built many enduring, successful, and profitable relationships with major UK developers, propcos, institutions, and funds that have created an impressive pipeline of new development projects.

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Following a successful year of continued growth, AXIS has increased its transport planning capability with the appointment of two new highly experienced members of staff.

Catherine Zoeftig and Duncan Carter, both formerly employed at AECOM, join as associate director and senior transport planner, respectively.

Catherine Zoeftig

With a combined 35 years’ experience, Catherine and Duncan will bolster the existing team headed by Lee Kendall, technical director, growing numbers to five.

The AXIS transport planning team forms part of the wider business of 33 total staff which provide planning, environment and landscape design services.

Catherine Zoeftig said: “I am delighted to be joining AXIS at such an exciting time in the growth of the transport planning business. Despite current challenges, there are huge opportunities in this area and I am confident my experience and skills will bring positive outcomes both for the team and business as a whole.”

Duncan Carter said “I am happy to have been invited to join the team at AXIS for the next stage of my career. I look forward to getting involved in the wide range of exciting projects that AXIS is currently delivering, and supporting Lee and Catherine in the ongoing development of the transport planning team.”

Duncan Carter

Lee Kendall said: “It’s a genuinely exciting time for the whole company, and Catherine and Duncan will play a big part of that going forward. We are bucking the trend insofar as we have just experienced the busiest quarter in the company’s 20+ year history. Our staff’s commitment, professionalism and work ethic through the pandemic has been unparalleled and we are now very well positioned to adapt to emerging planning and transport policy changes.

“We are seeing growth in all sectors, and not just from our traditional energy, waste and residential developer clients.”

From its two offices in Chester and Wilmslow, AXIS services projects in all sectors across the UK.

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Brian Bachelor, the eVan guru, previously group corporate general manager at West Way Nissan, has joined YOYO MultiDrops as a director to spearhead the Birkenhead-based company’s growth and sales of the award-shortlisted YOYO MultiDrops system.

Bachelor has more than 30 years of experience in the commercial vehicle sector with Volvo Trucks, Isuzu, Mercedes CV, Mitsubishi, VW Commercial Vehicles and most recently Nissan. He has been working on electric vehicle specification and sales for the past six years, becoming known as ‘the eVan guru’.

Brian Bachelor

He said: “The adoption of electric commercial vehicles has been too slow and our mission is to change this. YOYO MultiDrops is something that can ease the cost and migration to an electric fleet and it has significant benefits for specific applications, too.

“Body types can be changed, picked up or dropped off, allowing floor level loading and freeing the cab for other work, adding to buyers’ eco-credentials.”

Chief executive, Mike Huntriss, said: “Brian joins us at a time when we are making steps into sales from the innovation, proven technology and manufacture stages. We are really pleased to have him on board.”

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Stockport-based C&C Insurance Brokers has announced the appointment of Emma Lister, who will be joining as the new private clients director.

Emma brings extensive knowledge and experience to the team, having worked in the private client insurance sector for 15 years, within small and large independent brokers across the North of England.

Emma Lister

Managing director, Malcolm Cooke, said: “We are delighted to have Emma join our private clients department. She will be a great addition to the team and will continue to drive the team to deliver a first class service to our clients.”

Emma said: “I am delighted to join the C&C team, an independent broker who has an excellent reputation within the market. There is an opportunity to develop the private clients offering and using my experience from previous roles excites me for the future.”

C&C has made a number of new appointments over the past eight months and is committed to growing the organisation across all departments.

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Georgia Alice Searle, from Bury, has joined a key supplier of wing mirrors as a sales and administration assistant under the Government’s National Apprenticeship Scheme.

Georgia, 18, of Tottington, will help the Bury-based company to support existing and potential customers in their product requirements, working within the customer sales support team.

Wing Mirror Man, based in Woolfold Industrial Estate on Stewart Street, provides brand new wing mirrors to the public and the car trade. It employs eight staff and sells primarily via its website.

Georgia Alice Searle

Managing director, Steven Speed, said: “Georgia’s appointment is part of our growth plans for the next three years and will help to support our customer service team.”

Georgia will also work towards obtaining a National Vocational Qualification Level 3 in Business Administration from Bolton College on a one-day-a-week day release basis during the next 18 months. She turned down the opportunity to go to university, saying: “University just wasn’t for me. A lot of my friends have also followed an apprenticeship route rather than go to university.

“There’s plenty of variety in the work and I am looking forward to working with the team.”