Appointments: Giles Fletcher; CBRE; GVA

GILES Fletcher, who landed the top job for the Yorkshire and Humber CBI earlier this year, has left the business organisation.

Fletcher, who was previously assistant regional director of the CBI in the North West, took over the reins from head of the CBI in Yorkshire, Andrew Palmer who was seconded to Scotland to become operations director. According to the CBI, Fletcher has left to “pursue other interests”.

Palmer is still in Scotland, and now assistant regional director of the CBI, John Huddleston, is heading up the Yorkshire and Humber region.

A CBI spokesman said: “Giles Fletcher has left the CBI for personal reasons after holding the temporary post of acting regional director in Yorkshire and the Humber since the start of the year.  We wish him well and expect to make an announcement about a replacement shortly. Andrew Palmer remains as CBI operations director, based in Scotland.”

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CBRE’s Manchester office has appointed Jonathan Cook as a surveyor within its office agency team.

He joins from the Co-operative Group where his role included the asset management of the non-trading portfolio in the regions.

In his new position at CBRE, Cook will be assisting with the disposal and acquisition of offices, working with retained clients such as Bruntwood, Orbit, Carlton House Group and F&C REIT.

John Ogden, head of CBRE’s North West business and its office agency division, said: “Jonathan joins our busy office agency team as we approach the end of another successful year of significant deals and major instructions. The North West business has expanded across multiple service lines this year with 12 new members of staff joining our Manchester and Liverpool offices since January as we further strengthen our leading position within the region.”

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THE Manchester office of GVA has promoted Hayley Knight to the role of principal planner in the property agency’s planning, development and regeneration (PDR) team.

Knight joined GVA in 2012 as a town planner. In the new role she will take control of planning appraisals, negotiating and obtaining planning permission and advising clients on all aspects of planning policy.

Nicola Rigby, lead director of the planning team, said: “Hayley’s promotion coincides with a number of new instructions for the team. She has advised on some of our highest profile projects ever, including most recently the application for 500 new homes in Brinnington, Stockport. Her promotion is a sign both of her ability and attitude, but also our recognition of our market growing.”