Global real estate advisor CBRE is celebrating the ongoing success of its graduate scheme with two members of its Bristol office being promoted to surveyors. Hannah Hicks and Stuart Blick joined CBRE’s South West team in recent years as new graduates. Hannah, pictured right, is now a member of...
Construction group Bouygues UK has appointed John Boughton, the former deputy managing director of rival Willmott Dixon in Wales and the South West, as its managing director for the same region. John, pictured, has worked in the industry for more than 30 years, four of them at Willmott Dixon,...
Quartet, the community foundation covering Bristol and the West of England, has appointed Suzanne Rolt as its new CEO. Suzanne, pictured, has nearly 15 years’ experience in charity leadership, having led Bristol’s iconic music venue St George’s as director and CEO since 2006. She will join Quartet as it...
Bristol-headquartered national law Burges Salmon’s senior partner Chris Seaton has been re-elected to the role after serving in it for nearly four years. His second term will be effective from May 1. Chris, pictured, became Burges Salmon’s senior partner on May 1, 2017, taking over from Alan Barr after...
Cubex Land, the Bristol property development firm behind the city’s Finzels Reach regeneration project, has promoted Peter Walford to the position of managing director as it seeks further opportunities across the region. Peter, pictured, who steps up from his current role as executive director, co-founded Cubex 16 years ago...
Karen Kirkwood has been appointed as global accountancy group EY’s new managing partner in its Bristol office as it continues its growth in the South West and Wales region. Karen, pictured, takes over from Andrew Perkins, who has successfully completed a four-year tenure in the role. He is staying...
Four graduate surveyors in the Bristol office of international property consultancy Avison Young have gained chartered status, passing their Assessment of Professional Competence in what has been a challenging year. As a result, building surveyor Joanna Murray, pictured right, and commercial surveyors William Shortall, pictured below left, and Louis Maxwell, pictured below...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has promoted four associates and three legal directors to partner, bringing its total number of partners to 147. new partners are commercial real estate lawyer Alison Blades, corporate tax lawyer Mark Braude, disputes lawyer Heff Heathcote, commercial property lawyer Ed Pitt, real estate lawyer...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has broken with its traditional method of recruiting for its board to take on three new non-executive directors. The £10m turnover group, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, said the move was designed to access a wider talent pool that represented the...
A former executive of one of the world’s largest chauffeuring businesses is to take over as managing director of First West of England, the company running most of Bristol’s buses. Doug Claringbold will succeed James Freeman, who retires on March 31 after six years in the role. Doug, pictured, has...
Nick Sturge, the former director of the Bristol’s pioneering Engine Shed innovation hub, has been appointed as the first non-executive director of the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS). CFMS, based on the Bristol & Bath Science Park, is a not-for-profit specialist in digital engineering. It has pioneered new...
Software consultancy Scott Logic, which has a major base in Bristol, is looking to expand beyond its traditional financial services market after appointing a new CEO. Stephen Foreshew-Cain, pictured, joined the firm, which employs more than 300 people across its five UK and European locations, from US-headquartered global software consultancy...
Regional alternative finance lender SWIG Finance has strengthened its board again with a non-executive director appointment as it prepares for its new chair to take up her role. The arrival of Chris Butters, pictured, who has considerable non-executive director and senior executive experience, comes ahead of Christine Allison taking over...
