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Three new Heads of services amongst our June promotions

Following the announcement of our appointment of a new Chief Executive, Stephen Bell, we’re delighted to announce our June promotions.

As part of a series of 22 promotions, we have appointed a new Head of Planning North, Head of Strategic Communications and Head of Planning Midlands.

Tom Armfield will lead our Midlands Planning team from our bases in Birmingham and Nottingham. Andrew Bickerdike will head up our Northern Planning team, and John Davison has become Head of Strategic Communications whilst Emma Dickson has been promoted to Head of Strategic Communications North.

Other promotions include:

  • Kerrie Melrose, Director, Heritage & Townscape
  • Claire Hawkes, Associate Director, Planning South West & Wales
  • Debbie Harvey, Associate Director, Sustainability
  • Emily Bell, Associate Director, Strategic Communications
  • Gary Dodds, Associate Director, Planning Belfast
  • Hannah Tweedie, Associate Director, Heritage & Townscape
  • León Murray, Associate Director, Planning Ireland
  • Alice Jones, Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications
  • Georgina Kean, Senior Planner, Planning Midlands
  • Michael Jardine, Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications
  • Basil Fan, Senior Creative Designer, Creative Design
  • Susannah Waters, Senior Marketing Executive, Central BDM
  • Liam Whyte, Senior IT Support, Central IT
  • Tomas Bulla, Assistant Accountant, Central Finance
  • Ffion Middleton, Planner, Planning South West & Wales
  • Harry Best-Shaw, Consultant, Heritage & Townscape
  • Mared Jones, Planner, Planning South West & Wales
  • Sam Cripps, Planner, Planning Midlands

Promotions June 2023

These promotions strengthen our offering across all of our services and offices.

Speaking about the promotions, Chief Executive, Stephen Bell said:

“Our people are at the heart of what we do, providing exceptional service to our clients and advocating for sustainable growth and regeneration – these promotions are a reflection of the talent across the business. As one of my first tasks as Chief Executive I am delighted to be able to recognise the hard work and contribution of our co-owners.”

1 June 2023

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