Chair of West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority re-elected

COUNCILLOR Roger Lawrence has been re-elected as chair of the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA).

Cllr Lawrence, who is leader of Wolverhampton City Council, was returned unanimously at a meeting of the ITA in Birmingham.

The vice-chair is Cllr Bob Sleigh, the leader of Solihull Council, who was also returned unanimously.

Cllr Lawrence said: “The ITA will set the transport agenda for this region, speaking with one voice with a view to winning greater investment from Whitehall and seizing the opportunities a combined authority might offer.

“Doing so will devolve more expenditure down to a local level from London and also address the imbalance in spending on public transport in this region compared to the capital.”

The meeting also saw the appointment of Cllr John McNicholas as chair of the ITA’s transport delivery committee (TDC).

The TDC will oversee Centro’s role in delivering major public transport schemes and ensure improvements to bus, rail and tram services.

Major appointment for Bell Cornwall Recruitment 

BIRMINGHAM-based Bell Cornwall Recruitment (BCR) has brought in Teresa Major as a recruitment partner.

She joins BCR after four years at Key Personnel.

She joined Key in 2010 as a resourcer, and was appointed as a consultant in Key’s permanent staff recruitment arm two years later.

In her new role at Bell Cornwall she will be responsible for permanent and temporary staff recruitment, based at the firm’s new offices in Lancaster House in Great Charles Street.

She said, “It is great to be joining Bell Cornwall Recruitment at such an exciting time in the firm’s development. The consultancy has a refreshing

attitude to recruitment, with an emphasis on understanding precisely the needs of the candidate as well as the client and putting a great emphasis on striking the right work-life balance for their own employees too.”

BCR was established in 2007 by recruiters Charlotte Bell and Jeremy Cornwall.

SP Services brings in business development specialist

TELFORD- based international supplier of medical consumables and equipment SP Services has appointed Paul Watts as head of business development.

It is his second spell with the company.

Watts, who has previously worked at London Ambulance Service, Laerdal, Johnson & Johnson, DS Medical and and more recently for Medical Services, brings with him almost 12 years of medical and healthcare industry experience.

He will be responsible for new clients and managing a number of high profile partners.

Steve Bray, managing director at SP Services, said: “We have taken our time to recruit a high quality business development manager who not only has a proven track record, but also has the niche experience, product knowledge, desire and determination to succeed. He will be a great asset.”

Watts said “I am very excited about this appointment as I have come up against SP Services many times over the past couple of years and I know how strong they are within the industry.”