People: Law firm takes on new partner; Account manager appointed; Senior director recruited at consultancy; and more
Law firm Freeths LLP has expanded its comprehensive Real Estate team in Leeds with the addition of partner, Jonathan Crew.
Crew joins partners Matthew Thompson and Liz Banks and a total of eight fee earners. He has over 25 years’ experience working for national firms including DWF and Progeny.
He has wide ranging specialist knowledge of all aspects of Commercial Real Estate. His work includes dealing with large scale investment acquisitions and disposals, commercial development projects, often involving complex overage/profit sharing arrangements, and retail property portfolio management for large national retailers.
John May, Managing Partner for Yorkshire and the North West, said: “Jonathan brings excellent experience and value to our already strong real estate team in Yorkshire. Our team now amounts to 18 staff across the region making Freeths the go to firm for developers, retailers and corporate property portfolios.”
Crew said: “I’m delighted to be joining such a progressive firms as Freeths as they continue to expand both nationally, and across the region. The Leeds Real Estate team has a great reputation in the region and I look forward to contributing to their continued success.”
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Yorkshire HR and employment law firm, Howarths, has expanded its business development team with the appointment of Mandy Winterton as account manager.
Winterton joins Howarths following the appointment of Louise Rogers as business development manager in April. She will work closely alongside Rogers and account manager, Julie Hargreaves.
Gavin Howarth, Managing Director at the company, said: “Mandy’s appointment will bolster our newly-created business development division and her work will be instrumental in helping achieve our ambitious growth targets throughout the rest of 2019 and beyond.”
Responding to her new role, Ms Winterton added: “I am looking forward to bringing my twenty-four years’ experience to Howarths and becoming an integral part of the business development function.”
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Pegasus Group Managing Director Tony Bateman
A Leeds-based employee of national consultancy Pegasus Group has been made a Senior Director.
The firm has confirmed the appointment of Nigel Cussen, from the Planning team in Leeds, as part of a raft of promotions at the business which also has offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.
The Group specialises in planning, design, environment, economics and heritage and includes more than 300 staff operating from 13 offices across the UK.
Pegasus Group Managing Director Tony Bateman said: “Our continued growth plans remain on track, and we are pleased to report a strong start to the year.
“A robust recruitment drive over the last six months complemented by a series of internal promotions recognises the talent that exists within Pegasus Group. Each of the promotions is testament to the hard work and commitment shown by colleagues and my congratulations and thanks go to them all.”
Cussen, who joined Pegasus in 2012, has significant experience in promoting developments through development plan representations, planning applications and planning appeals.
Notable projects include Industrial and Business Park developments in North Yorkshire, Liverpool, Doncaster and Lincolnshire; modular build secondary schools in Essex and Somerset; and mixed-use urban extension and major residential developments in Barnsley and Harrogate.
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Brighouse digital marketing agency, Vizulate Digital, has expanded its team with the appointment of Sammy Gresty as Junior Web Developer.
Gresty has joined the agency on a 16-month web development apprenticeship and will support the business with the design and build of client websites across various sectors.
Scott Brant, Director at Vizulate Digital, said: “This year we have seen an increase in new clients coming to us for web design and development work, as well as existing clients wanting to expand, develop or re-design their current websites, so it was important that we added additional resource to help us meet the demand.
“What impressed us most about Sammy was she’d taken the time to do a lot of self-learning in her own time – which showed us she was clearly passionate about a career in development.”
Gresty added: “Being 21 when I started looking for a development role, I found that many employers expected me to have experience or a qualification, so after a few weeks of looking at entry-level developer jobs, it was clear that an apprenticeship would provide me with both of these.
“I’m looking forward to expanding my skills, learning new ways to develop and furthering my WordPress knowledge as it is such a powerful platform.”
