People on the move: RICS Matrics; Howarth Morris; Anderton Gables; Brabners; Hillyer McKeown
LORNA Pass, a surveyor in CBRE’s Manchester specialist markets team, has been appointed as chairperson for the RICS Matrics Greater Manchester committee.
Pass has been a member of the committee since 2014 and was appointed chair at the annual meeting earlier this month from her former position of vice chair.
She will now steer the committee and build on the successes of previous years by increasing the number of members in the group, leading the CPD (continuing professional development) team which holds a minimum of 15 seminars throughout the year and managing social events to provide opportunities for new and existing members to develop and expand their networks and promote careers in surveying and the RICS.
Pass said: “The RICS Matrics plays such an integral role in the surveying profession and offers an invaluable service to newly qualified surveyors, trainees and students whilst our events are hugely popular within Manchester’s property industry.
Taking on the position of vice chair is Katy Dean, a graduate surveyor at Cheetham & Mortimer Surveyors in Manchester from her previous role within the events team of the committee.
Dean will support Lorna whilst leading the organisation of a number of annual social events. Together they will deliver regular networking opportunities to enable local property professionals to expand their networks.
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HOWARTH Morris has announced the promotion of Bruce Moran to operations director to support company growth.
As part of his role Bruce Moran will lead the finance, HR and business support offering across Greater Manchester for the North West professional recruitment firm.
He will also assume board responsibility for talent across the company’s offices in Sale, Liverpool and Warrington.
Paul Howarth, managing director of Howarth Morris, said: “Bruce has been a key member of the Senior Management Team for a number of years and has been instrumental in developing the company’s offering and reputation across the North West.
“His elevation to the Board was a natural progression based on his experience, reputation, energy and passion to continue to drive the growth of the business whilst staying true to our core values of integrity, value and quality.”
Moran: “This was a fantastic opportunity to take an integral role in the business during an exciting period of growth, as we grow our headcount and revenue whilst maintaining our long term commitment to our clients and candidates.”
Moran initially joined the business as a consultant in 2008, joining from Michael Page.
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NORTH West building consultancy Anderton Gables has appointed Phil Ashworth as a chartered building surveyor based in Manchester.
Ashworth is a commercial and technical chartered surveyor with experience in a variety of property including industrial, office and retail.
He joins the company from Watts Group but he has also worked for CS2 and Malcolm Hollis.
He spent a substantial part of his career working for landlords and developers involved in the management, appraisal and development of commercial buildings, including conversion and re-use, as well as delivery of refurbishment schemes. Phil obtained Chartered status in 2008 and he now undertakes all aspects of project and technical advisory work including dilapidations.
Anderton Gables, has offices in Manchester and Preston, and was established in autumn 2007 by business partners Jonathan Shaw and Andrew Whittle.
Since then, Anderton Gables has seen sustained growth and the £1m turnover business has continued to recruit surveying professionals and now has 15 staff working across the North West and nationally.
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COMMERCIAL law firm Brabners has bolstered its private client practice in Preston with the appointment of consultant Pamela Wilson.
With more than 25 years’ industry experience, including seven years spent as a legal and technical consultant at wealth manager Brown Shipley, Wilson is one of Lancashire’s most esteemed private client practitioners. She has been recruited from HCC Solicitors, where she held the role of partner.
The firm says its latest appointment helps to meet the demand for private client advice in the region, particularly from clients in areas such as Southport and the Fylde Coast.
Wilson specialises in wills, trusts, probate and estate planning, and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters. She also practices family law and works on a number of cases that involve more complex or unusual financial issues.
She said: “As a nation we are all living longer, and this is naturally leading to an increase in the number of private client matters we as lawyers are dealing with.
“Those matters range from clients coming to us for support to structure or contest a will, to understand how to organise an estate to minimise the impact of care home fees, or understanding how best to prepare for the changes to inheritance tax that are coming in next year.”
With a 24-strong team, Brabners has one of the largest private client teams in the North West.
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A COMMERCIAL debt recovery specialist has been recruited by a fast growing North West law firm.
Hillyer McKeown has appointed Alex Irwin as its new commercial debt manager. Irwin, who was previously with Cassell Moore solicitors, will be based at the firm’s Liverpool office.
Irwin has more than 15 years’ experience in commercial debt recovery working for clients across a wide range of sectors.
Paul Marsh, partner and head of litigation and insolvency at Hillyer McKeown, said: “We are delighted to bring Alex on board. He will play an important role in the continued growth of our commercial debt team.
“He has a proven background of providing clients with high quality and trusted advice.
“His appointment is part of our commitment to providing unrivalled client service. This means being able to offer clients a fast, responsive, cost effective service.”
Hillyer McKeown is growing rapidly across the region with offices in Liverpool, Chester, Wirral and North Wales. Staff numbers have increased from 65 to almost 90 during the past 12 months.
