Appointments: BDO; Nuffield Health; Seneca Investment Managers; Barratt Developments
ACCOUNTANCY group BDO has appointed Michael Bradbury to its corporate team as assistant director.
He spent seven years at TMG Corporate Finance in Manchester, before holding in-house M&A and strategic finance roles at CorpAcq Plc, an investment company in the city, and more recently at AIM-listed GB Group.
The firm has added nine to the team so far this year.
Head of M&A in the North West Ruth Percival said: “As the deal market continues to pick up speed and with 70% of our transactions involving international targets, it’s important for us to stay ahead of the curve and attract some of the best talent the North West has to offer.
“Corporates and private equity investors want quality advisers on their doorstep; people that understand their industry and have the expertise to guide them through the next stage of growth, whether that be in domestic or international markets. Michael and all our new people offer exactly that and we’re delighted to have them on board.”
::
NUFFIELD Health has appointed Barbara Baker to deliver a new £60m hospital in Manchester.
Nuffield has bought Manchester Metropolitan University’s five-acre Elizabeth Gaskell site in Rusholme which housed the faculty of health, psychology and social care.
Theses departments have now moved to Hulme and the site will be cleared to make way for a tertiary hospital, meaning it will handle referrals for specialist treatment and surgery.
Ms Baker, currently hospital director of Nuffield Health’s Derby hospital, will take up the role of Manchester market director on January 1.
She will oversee the development of the site, adjacent to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, and will also be responsible for developing an “integrated wellbeing programme” designed to improve the health outcomes of those living and working in Manchester.
::
SENECA Investment Managers has appointed Peter Elston, former Head of Asia Pacific Strategy and Asset Allocation at Aberdeen Asset Management, as its global investment strategist.
Elston, who in his previous role managed three multi-asset funds, will take a significant role in the asset allocation and regional spread of Seneca Investment Managers’ two multi-asset OEICs (Open Ended Investment Comnpanies), as well as the Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust that the firm also manages.
Chairman David Warnock said: “Peter’s skills and experience are ideally suited to helping us increase our brand presence and in further improving our investment proposition. Seneca Investment Managers is committed to becoming a leading name in fund management; this year we embarked on an ambitious programme of growth and we have successfully attracted significant business investment as a result.”
::
SAM Stafford has joined Barratt Developments as a strategic land director covering the North West, the Midlands and Wales.
He will be responsible for strategic acquisition and planning for Barratt Homes and David Wilson properties in the region.
He joins from GVA’s North West planning, development and regeneration team where he was a director. Prior to that he worked as head of planning at land and property investment company, HIMOR.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a rapidly growing company with exciting future development plans,” said Stafford. “There are 15 new developments due to open this financial year alone and 1,300 new homes due to be built before June 2015.”
