Appointments: Redrow; Colliers; Keepmoat; Fluent Money
LIZ Peace, the outgoing chief of the British Property Federation, is to join housebuilder Redrow as a non-executive director.
Peace, who is also a non-exec at Turley and Morgan Sindall, will chair the Ewloe-based firm’s sustainability committee.
Redrow also said Debbie Hewitt will take over as senior independent director when deputy chairman and senior non-exec Alan Jackson retires on September 1.
Chairman Steve Morgan said: “I am delighted to welcome Liz to the board. Her extensive knowledge and understanding of the property industry and of central and local government will bring a valuable set of skills to the group.
“I would like to thank Alan for his advice and support over the last five years which has been invaluable during a time when the group has seen a phenomenal turnaround in its performance. I and my colleagues would like to thank him for his significant contribution and wish him every success in the future.”
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INVESTMENT specialist Jonathan Mills is returning to this North West roots by moving to real estate advisory firm Colliers International in Manchester from rival JLL.
Mr Mills, who will head Colliers’ investment business in the North West, will concentrate on both buy and sell-side, advising funds institutions and developers; while also working with the firm’s national investment team.
Tony Horrell, chief executive UK & Ireland at Colliers International said: “There is huge potential in the North West as we’ve already seen with recent deals for Schroder’s at City Tower and our appointment at Noma. Jonathan is the ideal candidate to lead our investment business there and successfully advise our clients during this exciting period.”
Mr Mills joins the firm from JLL where has spent the last 13 years, most recently in London. He has a strong track record in the North West most notably for his involvement in M&G’s £320m purchase of RBS’s 450,000 sq ft 1 Hardman Boulevard and its smaller 240,000 sq ft office on Deansgate in Manchester; advising on the sale of Manchester’s 100,000 sq ft Chancery Place and Resolution’s acquisition of Great Northern Warehouse for £72m; and he was involved in advising the Co-op on the £140m sale of One Angel Square.
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BUILDER Keepmoat has appointed Sandy McBride as the managing director of its new build homes division in the North West as part of its growth plans.
Keepmoat said it is forecast to sell more than 400 homes in the North West over the 2014/15 financial year. As its new regional managing director, McBride aims to double that figure to 800 sales a year in five years.
The 55-year-old joins from Redrow where he was the head of their North West division for two-and-a-half years, responsible for the construction of 350 homes a year.
He said: “Keepmoat has a fantastic reputation for breathing new life into communities and neighbourhoods through the creation of high-quality housing. Most developers shy away from developing on brownfield land, but Keepmoat is unique in the fact that they are passionate about regeneration and believe in giving something back to the communities they work in.
“Now is a great time to be joining Keepmoat. The economy is improving, there’s a shortfall in housing and the pipeline of development we have in the North West means we can confidently look to double our sales in five years.”
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BOLTON-based loan broker Fluent Money has strengthened its senior team with the promotion of Nuala Wheeldon to quality and risk director.
Wheeldon joined Fluent Money as head of compliance and human resources earlier this year, and is now taking on a more senior role as the business drives growth and further bolsters its compliance and risk assessment measures.
The move follows a year of increased investment in the secured loan broker’s quality control services, with a number of new hires in both compliance and HR.
Danielle Marsden has recently joined as compliance officer, while Nicole Cairns was appointed HR assistant. James Burton and Erin Kennedy were appointed as loans officers this summer, while Stephen Corns and Gary Ratchford will start as case managers on September 1.
