People: Calthorpe Estates strengthens team; Divisional director joins Clancy Consulting

Birmingham’s oldest family-owned estate has announced the appointment of two new senior team members.

Edgbaston property firm Calthorpe Estates has recruited a new head of legal and property manager as part of a growing commitment to increase engagement and customer experience for businesses across its portfolio.

Adele Pogmore will take on the role of head of legal, joining the team from Eversheds Sutherland.

With 17 years experience advising landlords and prime real estate owners on a broad range of commercial asset management and investment matters, her role will bring consistency across the portfolio ensuring the legal process for customers is transparent and as efficient as possible.

James Bridge also joins the team as property manager, leading on the management of the estate’s properties. He previously worked for Pennycuick Collins, where he was responsible for overseeing the commercial property management of portfolios for property estates, business owners and high net worth individuals.

Richard Suart, property director for Calthorpe Estates, said:  “Both Adele and James are experienced professionals who will enhance our commitment to be closer to our customers moving forward. We are looking forward welcoming them to the team, and to their contribution to further development customer experience on the Estate moving forwards.”

:::

Clancy Consulting has added to its team in Birmingham.

Wendy Stanton has joined the multi-disciplinary engineering practice as divisional director to strengthen the civil and structural engineering team.

She will be working across the Midlands region with a key focus on growing and developing the C&S engineering offering across various public and private sectors.

Following 10 years at Fairhurst’s Birmingham office as regional director, Stanton also developed her career during 15 years at URS Corporation (an AECOM company).

Mike Powers, director of the Birmingham office at Clancy, said: “Having an excellent presence within the local market, Wendy’s appointment is a terrific opportunity for the Birmingham office to develop and grow – in fact it’s a real gamechanger for us. As well as expanding our portfolio with new opportunities, we’re keen to start introducing Wendy to our existing clients to further develop conversations around collaboration and best practice solutions.”