People: Savills; Glancy Nicholls Architects; Irresistible Materials

International real estate advisor Savills has announced six promotions in its Birmingham office, effective from March 2024.

The promotions see one person move up to the director level, while five become associates.

Emma Prowse has been promoted to development director, whilst Amy Waddingham and Lauren Draper have moved up to become development associates

Liam Culbertson has become a UK Investment Associate and Toby Whelan and Adam Haslam have been promoted to valuation associate.

Victoria Burgin, head of Savills Birmingham said: “I am very pleased to see six promotions within the Birmingham office, a huge congratulations to them all. Each of these individuals has played a crucial role in driving the achievements of their divisions and contributing to the overall success of the region.”

Adam McPartland, Danielle Swan, Andrew Hassell and Lisa Deering

Glancy Nicholls Architects (GNA) has promoted two longstanding members of staff to senior positions within the company.

Supporting GNA’s current growth strategy, Andrew Hassell and Danielle Swan have both been promoted to directors, following 12 and 16 years in the Birmingham-based company respectively.

In their new roles, Andrew and Danielle will be responsible for building client relationships and leading innovation within the practice and work sectors.

Lisa Deering, managing director at GNA said: “Over the next 10 years, we aim to expand the practice’s brand and geographical reach. Having a strong leadership team is essential to this growth strategy. Both Andrew and Danielle have decades of experience, strong client relationships and exceptional technical ability; all of which will be instrumental to the leadership team as we move forward.”

With a career spanning over 25 years, Andrew has successfully delivered a wide range of projects, developing a specialism within education. Notable projects include Watling Academy, Milton Keynes’ first super school, and Kenilworth School & Sixth Form, Warwickshire’s largest educational campus.

Danielle has more than 17 years of experience in the industry and has developed a strong reputation for delivering dementia-friendly spaces that enhance people’s quality of life, as well as considered conservation-led projects for higher education clients. Projects include award winning Ada Belfield Centre and Library, refurbishment of the Grade I listed Barber Institute of Fine Arts and the new National Centre for the Decarbonisation of Heat for the University of Birmingham.

Adam McPartland, managing director at GNA said: “Andrew and Danielle bring unique perspectives and invaluable expertise to their new roles as Directors. They will be instrumental in shaping the future of Glancy Nicholls Architects, ensuring that we continue to innovate, collaborate, and deliver projects that make a lasting difference. Danielle and Andrew display the devotion, energy and talent befitting of their new positions and I’d like to congratulate both of them on their well-deserved promotions.”

University of Birmingham spin-out Irresistible Materials, a leader in the development of novel resist materials for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, has announced the appointment of Dinesh R. Bettadapur as its new chief executive officer and board director.

Bettadapur brings a wealth of business experience and strategic vision to the company, having previously held leadership roles at ASML, Intel, and Lam Research, as well as multiple Silicon Valley startups where he enabled significant business growth leading to three successful exits.

In his new role, Bettadapur will lead IM’s business strategy and commercial engagements to propel IM into its next phase of growth and innovation.
Specifically, he will drive the adoption of IM’s innovative Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) photoresist platform.

EUV systems are used to print the most intricate layers on leading-edge silicon chips, and their further development is vital to address the semiconductor industry’s need for ever-decreasing microchip feature sizes.

IM’s Multi-Trigger Resist (MTR™) platform has been designed from the ground up specifically for EUV lithography (printing) and addresses the limitations of legacy resist materials.

It is up to two times faster than competing resists, and has the potential to result in annual cost-of-ownership (CoO) savings of approximately US$10-15 million per EUV scanner operating in a high-tech production workshop.

Daniel Armbrust, Chairman of the board for Irresistible Materials said: “We are delighted to welcome Dinesh Bettadapur as our new CEO and board member. With his proven track record in delivering significant business growth across several advanced technologies, vast industry network and entrepreneurial experience, Dinesh is uniquely qualified to lead the company toward establishing a market leadership position for our flagship EUV resist technology.”