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New Senior Director and Head of Sustainability among series of promotions

We have announced a new Senior Director and a new Head of our Sustainability service as part of a series of 19 promotions.

Michael Gordon has been promoted to Senior Director in our Planning business in Ireland. Michael oversees our offices in Belfast, City of Derry~North-West and Dublin and will continue to deliver work on regionally significant projects in Northern Ireland.

Reflecting our growing reach across the island of Ireland, Sam McKee and Sheila Murphy have been promoted to Directors in the Belfast office and Seamus Donohoe to Director in Dublin.

Manchester-based James Blake will lead our Sustainability team, a specialism which is at the forefront of our strategic agenda, having become a carbon neutral business in 2020.

James takes on the role from Colin Morrison who has headed up the team since 2010. In his role as Senior Director, Colin will continue delivering major project work and focus on further expansion and diversification of our ESG, carbon footprinting and net zero carbon services.

Further promotions in the Sustainability team include Lesley Treacy and Paul White who have both been made Director.

Anna Relph in our northern Planning service has also been made Director.

The promotions further strengthen our offering across Planning, Sustainability and Strategic Communications services, as well as business support teams.

Other promotions include:

• Eilidh Shaw, Associate Director, Planning, Scotland
• Fiona Lomas, Associate Director, Sustainability, Manchester
• Jadine Havill, Associate Director, Planning, Bristol
• Jonathan Dodd, Associate Director, Planning, Bristol
• Lee Hannigan, Associate Director, Planning, City of Derry~North-West
• Adam Buxton, Senior Planner, Manchester
• Emily Baldwin, Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications, Bristol
• Erin Donaldson, Senior Planner, Belfast
• Peter Hayward, Senior Planner, Birmingham
• Katie Simpson, Director, HR, Manchester
• Stefan Redfern, Director, Business Development and Marketing, Manchester

Speaking about the promotions, Chief Executive, Dave Trimingham said:

“Even in the most challenging times our people have consistently delivered great work for our clients and we’ve reported a strong end to the financial year as a result. We have a people focussed culture and are committed to nurturing co-owner talent and recognising achievements. These promotions are thoroughly deserved.

“Continuing growth and progression in our sustainability service demonstrates our commitment to helping clients tackle the climate crisis. We want to play our part in delivering a green recovery. We are proud to be carbon neutral and delighted to be advising many clients who are putting their projects and businesses on a similar path.

“The promotions in our Belfast, City of Derry~North-West and Dublin teams reflect the growth of our business throughout the island of Ireland.”

1 June 2021