Appointments: Sealey senior joins Hope, plus Drivers Jonas Deloitte, and more…

LIVERPOOL-based bridging finance firm Hope Capital has appointed Steve Sealey as chairman.

Mr Sealey, founder of Aquarius Equity Partners in Manchester, is the father of chief executive Jonathan Sealey.

He said: “We entered the market about 18 months ago, and have grown significantly over this period. Bringing in a chairman of Steve’s calibre will only go to reinforce the message that we are now a serious player in the bridging finance market.”

His father said: “Joining a company set up by my son Jonathan now makes this a real family orientated proposition for both of us going forward.

“Since Hope Capital was founded, I have been encouraged by the increase in deal flow and the growth of the bridging finance sector in general. I feel that Hope Capital has a tremendous future given the fact the banks seem to be closed to property developers and investors.”

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COMMERCIAL property consultant Drivers Jonas Deloitte has announced four assistant director promotions within its Manchester office, with Ellen Philcox, Eve Bailey, Kelly Paddick and Richard Garvey taking more senior positions.
 
Philcox, Bailey and Paddick are part of the planning team, working with public and private sector clients including ASDA, Ask Developments, Manchester City Football club and PRUPIM. The team provides a range of strategic and bespoke town-planning advice including the preparation, submission and negotiation of planning applications, retail and housing assessments and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) coordination.
 
Garvey is part of the real estate consulting team and advises property owners, occupiers, investors and lenders on property and construction related issues. His clients include the Ministry of Defence and Lloyds Banking Group.
 
Partner Simon Bedford, said: “Ellen, Eve, Kelly and Richard all have excellent track records and have demonstrated real expertise in their respective sectors. I am delighted to be able to announce their promotions to assistant director level, which are extremely well deserved.”
 
There have been a number of promotions across the board at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, with Oliver Cottam, Tom Shepherd, Gareth Davies, Cathy Wignall and Dan Eshlin promoted to senior surveyor, and Lydia Whitaker promoted to senior planner.

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LIVERPOOL law firm, Maxwell Hodge, has continued to expand its legal team with the appointment of four new members of staff.

The three additions to the Maghull office will join Maxwell Hodge’s growing clinical negligence team. Tim Moulton, from Manchester firm Potter Rees, and Emily Pullan, previously employed by EAD, are specialist clinical negligence solicitors. They are joined by Lee Riley, from Hill Dickinson, who is a paralegal for the specialist team.

The Liverpool city centre office also welcomes the support of John Clarke, a paralegal in civil litigation, recently graduated from Liverpool University. John will be working with the civil litigation and debt recovery team.

Managing partner Simon Leyland said: “We’re delighted to welcome all four new members of staff, who will further strengthen our civil litigation and clinical negligence teams. The success of our clinical negligence department has resulted in significant expansion, and I’m sure the new additions to the team will contribute to our continuing success.”

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THE office agency team at CBRE North West has appointed Michelle Rothwell. A recently qualified surveyor, she joins from CBRE’s graduate programme.
 
Her previous experience includes placements at DTZ, Hynes & Co and Bailey Deakin & Hamilton before joining the CBRE graduate programme in 2010.
 
She joins a team headed by John Ogden, managing director of CBRE’s Manchester office, with associate director Alex Russell, Kirsty Littleford and Nick Nelson, both senior surveyors.
 
She said: “I’m very pleased to have completed my training while at CBRE and to have been offered a full time position with such a dynamic and successful team. 2012 has been a strong year for CBRE Office Agency across the North West, and I’m looking forward to contributing to the further growth of the team’s offering.”