Marrons:
New heritage director Hannah Hamilton-Rutter, planner Phoebe Conway and assistant planner Joe Ctori (all pictured above) have joined planning consultancy Marrons in Nottingham and Leicester.
With skills in conservation and urban design, and more than 11 years’ experience in the heritage sector, Hannah has joined Marrons from RPS where she directed the group’s built heritage services in its Newark office. Prior to this, she worked in conservation at both Charnwood and Bedford borough councils.
Hannah said: “Joining the heritage team at Marrons is an exciting step in my career and I’m really looking forward to working with my colleagues to develop their already established presence and reputation for straightforward, commercial heritage advice.”
Phoebe has previous experience working in planning consultancy in the Midlands on a variety of projects, as well as working client side for a modular housebuilder covering the region and South West.
Joe has joined the team after completing his studies at the University of Liverpool. In his new role, he will be supporting the team in coordinating planning applications on behalf of national housebuilders and land promoters.
East Midlands Cyber Resilience Centre:
EMCRC has appointed Kevin Modiri – a partner and solicitor specialising in data protection and privacy claims at leading East Midlands law firm Nelsons – as a strategic adviser to its board.
The free-to-access service, which is police associated and government supported, can help assess the effectiveness of a company’s cyber resilience before signposting them to specialists in their area.
They can advise on how to strengthen processes, equipment and software to reduce the impact of cyber-crime throughout the region.
Kevin’s appointment follows Nelsons being named a community ambassador to the EMCRC last month. Community ambassadors are businesses that take their cyber security seriously and are aligned with the centre’s mission of improving the region’s resilience.
Oberoi Consulting:
Derby-based Oberoi Consulting – which works with NHS providers – has appointed a medical director to drive forward its health tools and clinical support services to the NHS and pharmaceutical industry.
Prior to joining Oberoi Consulting, Professor Ahmet Fuat worked as a GP in the same practice in Darlington for 37 years.
He was Darlington PCN CVD and Research Lead, and in 2001 set up the UK’s first one stop diagnostic clinic for suspected heart failure, then pioneered and ran an integrated heart failure service across primary and secondary care for 20 years.
His PhD by research in heart failure diagnosis and management including work on natriuretic peptides generated several publications that have informed national and international guidelines and led to the award of an Honorary Professorial Chair at Durham University.
He has also held various national roles including President of the new Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS).
He will shortly take up a post as Honorary Consultant lipidologist/GPSI for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
Wake Smith Solicitors:
A solicitor has become the first woman to be appointed as steward to an historic Derbyshire court.
Wake Smith Solicitors’ private client director Suzanne Porter will hold the title of Steward to the Duke of Devonshire’s Liberties of Eyam and Stoney Middleton, Ashford, Tideswell, Peak Forest and Hartington, Crich.
She was appointed under Section IV of the Derbyshire Mining Customs and Minerals Courts Act of 1852, and will conduct the business of the Great Barmote Courts.
Suzanne, who was born and lives in Derbyshire, said: “I will follow the ancient customs and precedents of these courts and faithfully and impartially conduct the business, both in court and at other times, as required by the Act and for the benefit of Derbyshire Lead Mining.”
The Barmote Court, held in the lead mining districts of Derbyshire, is for the purpose of determining the customs peculiar to the industry, and also for the settlements of any disputes which may arise in connection with it. It meets once a year, and will next gather together in November.
Her role at the court will include swearing in the grand jury, presiding over the meetings of the court and adjudicating over any matters brought to the court’s attention.
Magma:
Magma chartered accountants and business advisers has strengthened its senior team following the appointment of Paul Pownall, as head of operations.
A well-known figure across the Midlands’ business community, Paul recently completed a spell managing a successful members’ golf club but has now stepped back into the professional services arena to join the team at Magma, which has offices in Leicester and Rugby and employs more than 100 professional advisers and support staff.
Paul’s recruitment comes on the back of several recent appointments made by the business over the recent months.
Sort Group:
Derby-based property, legal and financial specialists Sort Group have appointed Keith Ahmed as new group managing director.
Since he joined the Sort Group as head of finance and compliance officer in 2018, Keith has brought a wealth of knowledge to the business.
With 15 years’ experience in law and 10 in financial services, Keith’s change of role to group managing director will see him take ownership of the day-to-day running of the business and assume responsibility for the companies’ key deliverables.
Sort Group, which incorporates SortRefer, Sort Move and Sort Legal, has seen significant growth over the last 12 months, further supported by a strong H1.
Since the launch of SortRefer in 2015, the Group has gone from strength to strength, launching Sort Legal in 2017 and Sort Move in 2020 and building up a highly respected following in the industry.
William Davis:
Nine new apprentices are looking forward to building a bright future in the construction industry, after joining Loughborough housing developer William Davis Homes.
The company’s latest recruits include bricklayers, joiners, electricians, plumbers and a scaffolder. It follows a lengthy recruitment process which involved a record number of applicants being interviewed.
Two of the apprentices are females – adding to the growing number of female trainees who are part of William Davis Homes’ sought-after apprenticeship programme.
For more than 50 years, the company’s apprenticeship scheme has helped hundreds of entrants to launch their careers in housebuilding, creating precious opportunities for young people.
This year, there were more than 180 applications and a record number of applicants (over 80) were interviewed.
The new starters are Keane Clark, Josh Wills, Jaydan Ward, Spencer Braker, Luke Spencer, Lillie Barker, Charlie Rodgers, William Roulstone and Mia Evans-Scriven.
