People: New director for professional services firm; Drayton Manor appoints MD; and more
Global professional services firm RPS has welcomed Nicola Burley as a director within its project management division.
With previous leading roles in both client and consulting environments, Burley joins RPS with nearly 20 years experience in the construction industry.
She has moved from multi-professional consultancy Pick Everard.
Her new role will see her help expand the Birmingham team and raise its regional profile by generating growth in both the public and private sectors.
She said: “The chance to develop both personally and professionally at RPS was too good of an opportunity to turn down. It’s great to be here and start what is an exciting challenge. I’m really looking forward to helping raise the business profile within the Birmingham market and wider Midlands region. There’s real potential to help clients develop in other disciplines and assist both the business and client growth in new sectors.”
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Staffordshire-based attraction Drayton Manor Resort has announced the appointment of Victoria Lynn as managing director.
She will lead ambitious development plans to expand the resort’s family-friendly offering and affirm its position as one of the leading leisure destinations in the UK.
She experience spanning world class attractions within the UAE including Wild Wadi Water Park, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi, Warner Bros. World, Legoland Parks & Resorts, Meraas Leisure & Entertainment, and Dubai Holding Attractions.
She will be the first permanent female managing director to take the role at the park, which attracts over 1million visitors each year and is home to over 100 rides and attractions, Europe’s only Thomas Land, a 15-acre conservation zoo and four-star hotel.
Lynn said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Drayton Manor team as Managing Director at a very exciting time for the resort, with plans to continue to grow and develop an already exceptional family destination over the coming years.
“There is an incredibly talented team in place at the resort and I look forward to working closely with them in an environment where they continue to feel inspired and motivated to deliver the best possible experiences for guests.
“With its extensive selection of award-winning rides and attractions, including Europe’s only Thomas Land, Drayton Manor Resort has been a firm favourite for families for over 70 years, and I am excited to have the opportunity to bring my experience and sector knowledge to the role as we look towards an exciting future for the destination.”
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An environmental consultancy has appointed a director to head up a new division.
Phillip Martin is taking charge as managing director of GeoSmart Risk, which is a division of Shrewsbury-based GeoSmart Information that will focus on flood data and analytics for the insurance and finance markets.
GeoSmart Information, which was established in 2013, is a UK leader in producing proprietary flood data. The consultancy has a strong technical base and a successful flood and environmental reports business that is used by commercial enterprises and in millions of domestic conveyances.
In November it launched FloodSmart Analytics, a product that enables insurers, risk managers and mortgage lenders to accurately assess flood risk at even single building level. It provides high-definition analysis for flood depths, probabilities and the costs of flooding from river, coastal, surface water and groundwater sources, including climate change impacts.
Martin has been appointed to grow this part of the business. An experienced chartered accountant, he has more than 30 years experience in the insurance and finance industries with senior positions in global organisations including Marsh & McLennan, Goldman Sachs and Enstar.
Paul Ellis, managing director of GeoSmart Information, said: “Phillip’s finance and insurance credentials are first class and will help us to focus our flood risk product on the organisations that will benefit from using it.”
