Appointments: The Manufacturing Institute; Alexander & more
FRANK Hayden, a hugely experience executive with a number of leading industrial companies, has joined The Manufacturing Institute as an associate partner.
Hayden has led the strategic and operational transformation at businesses, including Land Rover, BMW, Airbus, BAE Systems, and Rolls-Royce.
The 52-year-old from Warrington has also taken on leadership roles on large-scale international projects, including the BMW Mini, Airbus A380, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Rolls-Royce engines for the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350XWB.
He is also Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Central Lancashire, providing leadership for the University’s plan to double the number of engineering students and strengthening their research links with industry.
He said: “I’ve been working in industry for 30 years and have spent the last two years as an independent consultant with a wide variety of clients from around the world. I’m delighted to be back in the North West with The Manufacturing Institute helping companies in the UK.”
Julie Madigan, CEO of the Manchester-based Manufacturing Institute: “The Manufacturing Institute is delighted to welcome Frank on board as an Associate Partner after a long association with us serving as a non-executive director on our subsidiary board.
“Frank has had every dream job there is in manufacturing, culminating in his final role as global director of manufacturing for Rolls-Royce. He brings an incredible depth of experience to the team from the aerospace and automotive sectors and has a breadth of perspective from the seniority of the positions he has held.”
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MANCHESTER accountancy practice Alexander Knight & Co has boosted its team with the appointment of Jane Marquez.
She joins the team as a management accountant after seven years with North West accountants Hurst.
Murray Patt, founder of Alexander Knight & Co, said: “Jane will play a key role in helping clients achieve their business and growth objectives. Our strategy is to recruit the best people to work with our growing client base of ambitious business owners in the region.”
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PROPERTY adviser CBRE has strengthened its northern planning teams again with the appointment of James Sheppard as associate director and the promotion of Bernadette McQuillan to planning director.
The latest moves follows the firm’s appointment of Chris Argent as planning director from GVA.
James Sheppard will primarily focus on large mixed-use commercial schemes having worked on a number of major city centre developments in Manchester, Chester and Stoke-on-Trent as well as the Omega strategic site in Warrington.
Bernadette McQuillan’s promotion to director reflects her leadership of the CBRE planning team over recent years. She works for major landowners and developers including Schroders, United Utilities, Taylor Wimpey, and Countryside Properties.
John Ogden, head of CBRE’s North West offices, said: “James is the second of three strategic appointments within the planning consultancy team designed to bolster our already-strong market leading team and enable us to provide truly integrated commercial advice to meet all our client expectations and requirements.”
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SOLICITOR Cameron Bishop has joined the residential conveyancing team at Lancashire law firm Napthens.
Bishop from Bacup, joins after more than 10 years’ with conveyancing service My Home Move, where he was a team leader and senior conveyancer dealing with complex cases.
Sarah Barnes, head of residential conveyancing at Napthens, said: “Cameron has a wealth of experience in the property sector and will bring valuable knowledge to the team.”
