People: Grontmij UK; Roy Castle Lung Foundation; Intilery & more
A NATIONWIDE engineering consultancy with offices in Manchester has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a new UK managing director.
Max Joy joined Grontmij UK directly from the British Army in which he served for 28 years. For the past three years, Max was based at Army Headquarters, Andover, where he was assistant head capability development equipment support.
A chartered mechanical engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Joy was awarded the OBE in 2011 for outstanding leadership and engineering management achievements.
He replaces interim managing director, Jeff Davitt, who will support Max’s induction into the business in the role of chief operating officer.
Joy joins Grontmij UK following its acquisition in October last year by Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancy, Sweco, which has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweco has 14,500 employees, sales of approximately SEK 16 billion (£1.3 billion) and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
In the UK, the company employs 800 people and has particular expertise in the fields of energy, transportation, environment, asset management, sustainable buildings and water.
It consults on major projects nationwide via its network of offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Maidenhead, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough and Solihull.
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ALISON Lobb, managing partner at Morecrofts Solicitors, has been appointed to the board of trustees at Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
The highly-experienced solicitor, who is also president of Liverpool Law Society, will support the charity’s senior management team in its efforts to increase engagement with corporate partners and fundraisers across the UK.
Lobb has been managing partner at Morecrofts, one of the city’s longest-established law firms, since March 2014 and is also deputy chair of North Liverpool Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
Her arrival follows the appointment of Liverpool Vision chief executive Max Steinberg as chair of the charity’s trustee board earlier this year.
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only UK charity dedicated to defeating the country’s deadliest cancer, which kills more than 40,000 men and women every year.
Lobb said: “Lung cancer has a devastating effect on the lives of tens of thousands of victims and their families every year.
“I want to help the foundation spread that message far and wide, particularly among the business community, where entrepreneurs, directors and members of staff can all play an important role in the fight against lung cancer.”
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CHESTER-based customer engagement technology company Intilery has appointed Saul Peake as its first ever sales director.
He brings a solid background in advertising, brand and digital strategy. With more than 19 years of industry experience, Saul’s career has seen him run three advertising agencies, working with Amazon, Diageo and Tesco.
More recently, Saul has been chief marketing officer for security software company Avecto and was instrumental in building business for the agency Cube3, both based in Manchester.
Gareth James, chief executive of Intilery said: “Saul’s combined experience across brands, marketing and technology, including working client-side for a software house, gives him a unique skill set that makes him an ideal Sales Director.
“Whilst our platform delivers transparent, omni-channel KPI visibility we also consult across data science, brand positioning and strategy so a breadth of knowledge is essential to support our clients and our own plans for growth.”
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IF – the insight-led creative agency – has restructured its core services, launched a data division and added to its senior team following two key appointments.
Peter Harris is IF’s new data science director, joining from Shop Direct where he was head of data science for four years.
Stuart Hornby joins as client services director, working on all aspects of client management (including strategy, creative and service) across the agency’s client base. He will also play a key role in new business development.
Christian James, managing director of IF, said: ‘Stuart brings over 15 years of creative agency experience and an energy that knows no bounds. His arrival means our clients are going to be amazingly well looked after and will give me some more time to devote to business development’.
