Appointments: Gent Visick, Rider Levett Bucknall, Westfield Health

PROPERTY firm Gent Visick have appointed former DTZ director Paul Mack as director of agency.

Mr Mack spent 12 years with DTZ, but will now work alongside fellow director Andrew Gent, bringing the agency team headcount to five.

Managing director Rupert Visick said: “Paul is a fantastic signing for Gent Visick and is a like-minded individual who brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to our growing team.

“Paul will help us further develop our agency offer as he shares our client service ethos which is the bedrock of the Gent Visick brand.”

Paul Mack said: “I’m extremely excited to join Yorkshire’s preeminent niche industrial agency team. Having worked with Andrew and the team on previous instructions I’ve always been impressed with their level of professionalism and market intelligence.

“I’m looking forward to the new challenge.”

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SURVEYING practice Rider Levett Bucknall has hired two team members, John Hudson and Nick Chappell.

The Sheffield office will see Mr Hudson join as an associate, responsible for business development. He was previously heading up Roseland Community Wind Farm as its chief executive.

Mr Chappell has started with the firm as an architectural technician, with 11 years experience on projects in the UK, Middle East and Africa.

These appointments follow the recent promotions of Steven Reynolds, who will be heading up the building surveying team after four years with the firm, and Adam Hurst, who moves up to associate level after joining last April.

Managing partner Matt Gosling said: “I am delighted to welcome all our new staff and congratulate the existing staff on their well-deserved promotions. The moves reflect the continued progression of our Sheffield office and we anticipate further growth as the market continues to improve.

“Our longer term plan is to continue to grow our presence in the Leeds city region area, which will result in additional appointments and the opening of a Leeds office in the near future, whilst maintaining the high quality services we provide our clients in Sheffield and the wider region.”

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SHEFFIELD-BASED Westfield Health has appointed two members to its senior management team.

Jason Hogan will become the firm’s finance director. He joins from Benenden where he was head of group strategy.

David Capper will become commercial director, he returns to the company after a period at thebigword

Mr Hogan said: “Having worked in the healthcare industry for many years, I’ve always admired Westfield Health in their ability to be the first in the market to deliver innovative solutions and provide award winning customer service. So when the opportunity arose to join such a successful team, I didn’t have to think twice.”

Mr Capper said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be back at Westfield Health, which is a fantastic organisation with big ambitions for the future. This is an exciting new role, both for me and the business, and I’m really looking forward to contributing to the company’s growth plans.”

The pair will join the other members of Westfield Health’s Executive Management Team, led by chief executive Jill Davies; operations director Julie Gill, sales and marketing director Paul Shires, and head of HR development and strategy Fiona Lowe.