People: Promotions at auctions specialist; Lawyer appointed to BID board; and more

Bond Wolfe Auctions, one of the UK’s fastest growing property auctions group, has promoted two staff to senior positions after nine months of successful operations.

The company has offered 490 lots at four auctions since launching in January, raising £55m in sales with an average success rate of 85.5% against the national average of 72%.

Two staff who have played major roles are auctions manager Perm Daley, now promoted to associate director, and assistant auctions manager Aimee Rossiter, whose promotion to auctions manager has coincided with her wedding which saw her become Aimee Scott.

Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “The way everyone has pulled together to make such a success out of our first nine months of operations has been impressive.

“Perm and Aimee’s promotions are both so well-deserved as their contribution to Bond Wolfe Auctions’ stellar performance has been phenomenal!”

Ian Tudor, managing director at Bond Wolfe Auctions, added: “Perm and Aimee have worked over and beyond their initial job roles, and so Gurpreet and I were keen for this to be rewarded.

“Aimee will now look after more of the day-to-day running responsibilities, while Perm will take on a more strategic planning role as we look to continue our rapid growth.”
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Stephen Nixon, partner and head of commercial litigation at law firm Enoch Evans has been appointed to the board of directors for Sutton Coldfield Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID).

Nixon joined Enoch Evans in 2008 and has since specialised in litigation and employment law and was appointed as a partner in 2012.

He said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to the board of directors for the Sutton Coldfield BID. Community and business relationships have been crucial to Enoch Evans since it opened over 135 years ago, so I’m pleased to be working with the BID team to help Sutton Coldfield thrive.

“Enoch Evans opened its Sutton Coldfield branch late last year – the office is all about boosting the local community by bringing a level of service that you would expect from a city law firm, whilst remaining true to businesses and individuals in Sutton Coldfield; this sits really well with the objectives of the BID.”

Stephen Roberts chairman of the Sutton Coldfield Town Centre BID boar, said: “I am delighted that Stephen Nixon has agreed to join the board. He brings a breadth of knowledge and the wider support of Enoch Evans LLP which will undoubtedly be an asset to the work of the BID team.”

Enoch Evans has its head office in Walsall in addition to a branch in Sutton Coldfield.

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St. Modwen Properties has announced that Sarah Whitney will be appointed as a non-executive director.

She will join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the board on her appointment.

Whitney has more than 30 years’ experience in the real estate and corporate finance sectors, including a particular focus on public private partnerships. She currently holds several senior appointments including acting as a member of the Supervisory Board of FTSE250-listed global infrastructure investment company, BBGI SICAV SA; trustee and chair of the audit committee at The Land Restoration Trust; and trustee and chair of the investment committee at The Canal & River Trust.

She is treasurer and a member of the Council of University College London, where she also chairs the investment committee, and a senior visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge Department of Land Economy.

Whitney’s prior roles include five years as an executive director at CBRE until 2012, three years as a managing director at DTZ Holdings, and seven years at PwC(five years as partner) specialising in corporate finance.

Danuta Gray, chairman of St. Modwen, said: “I am delighted Sarah is joining the Board. She has extensive experience of real estate across the entire life cycle of the industry as well as a strong financial background and experience of governance matters. This, combined with her particular experience helping to forge strong public private partnerships, will add to our collective expertise and strengthen our board.”