{"id":509155,"date":"2024-11-08T12:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T12:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=509155"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T12:23:55","slug":"people-moves-wates-adds-to-resi-team-bw-promotes-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/peoplemoves\/people-moves-wates-adds-to-resi-team-bw-promotes-and-more-08-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"People moves: Wates adds to resi team, BW promotes, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experienced staff have led this week\u2019s people moves, with a mixture of internal and external appointments at a tier one contactor, a fit-out specialist and two consultancies.<\/p>\n<p>Change is also in the air at government housing and regeneration agency Homes England after it announced the departure of two senior figures.<\/p>\n<h3>Familiar face<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_509170\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-509170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Phillippa-Prongue-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Phillippa-Prongue-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Phillippa-Prongue-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Phillippa-Prongue-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Phillippa-Prongue-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phillippa Prongu\u00e9<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wates has announced Phillippa Prongu\u00e9 as the new executive managing director of its residential business, taking over from Helen Bunch who is retiring after a 19-year career with the firm.<\/p>\n<p>Prongu\u00e9 will take up the position in early 2025. She joins from Bouygues UK where she was managing director for London and the South East.<\/p>\n<p>Wates said she will be overseeing 10,000 homes being delivered or in the development pipeline for the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>Eoghan O\u2019Lionaird, chief executive at Wates Group, said its residential business will focus on large-scale regeneration and \u201cresidential-led development schemes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Wates is now in the process of hiring a new managing director for its London region and other leadership roles within its development team.<\/p>\n<h3>Fit-out goes all out<\/h3>\n<p>A fit-out specialist has added to its top team to help achieve its goal of reaching \u00a3275m turnover in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>BW: Workplace Experts has promoted long-time employee Kevin P\u2019ng to managing director. He will work alongside joint managing director Peter Nagle.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after an 11-year tenure during which P\u2019ng has held positions including commercial director and chief commercial officer.<\/p>\n<p>The firm is aiming for new and repeat business across the commercial office, higher education, financial services, tech, creative and legal fit-out markets.<\/p>\n<p>BW: Workplace Experts posted a turnover of \u00a3200.1m in its latest accounts for the 2023 calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>The firm said the \u00a3275m target is next, and P\u2019ng\u2019s appointment \u201cwill be as part of the senior leadership team managing the fit-out firm\u2019s strategy for growth\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Double departure<\/h3>\n<p>Homes England announced today (8 November) that its chair Peter Freeman and chief executive Peter Denton are stepping down.<\/p>\n<p>Both have spent four years running the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Denton will depart on in the new year, while Freeman will leave when the recruitment of a new chair is completed \u201clater next year\u201d, Homes England said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman said he will focus on his role as chair of the Cambridge Growth Company once he is replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Denton said that government plans to build 1.5 million new homes in the next five years, and to empower local councils to deliver growth plans, \u201cwill require a leadership team with a time horizon extending beyond the period I had originally set for myself. It\u2019s important, therefore, that 2025 sees a new chair and a new CEO taking on this incredible fresh mandate\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Virtuous circle<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_509178\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 310px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-509178\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Jonny-Burke-Pick-Everard-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Jonny-Burke-Pick-Everard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Jonny-Burke-Pick-Everard-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Jonny-Burke-Pick-Everard-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/Jonny-Burke-Pick-Everard-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonny Burke<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Consultancy Pick Everard has appointed its first associate circular economy consultant to the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Burke brings 14 years\u2019 experience to the firm to lead strategy, investment planning, environmental strategies and asset management.<\/p>\n<p>In his previous role at Mott MacDonald, he led the development of a global circular economy strategy, working on client-facing projects for National Highways and Hitachi-BAM.<\/p>\n<p>Pick Everard said he will be working with both public and private sector clients, including on built environment projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlready, we\u2019re working together to deliver a three-year plan that will position our teams as leaders in this field,\u201d the firm said.<\/p>\n<h3>Double up<\/h3>\n<p>Project and cost consultancy Russell Bolton Consulting (RBC) has announced two senior promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Ilyas Patel and James Alderson are becoming directors as the firm widens its capabilities and service offering.<\/p>\n<p>Patel joined RBC from Arcadis and has held previous roles with Investar and RLB, where he headed the residential and commercial team, working with public, private and institutional clients.<\/p>\n<p>Alderson has held roles at Arcadis, Investar, Cityheart and Mulbury City and continues to work closely with private and institutional investors in the UK and overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Bolton, RBC co-founder and director, said: \u201cWe remain focused on expanding our service line and pipeline, with James spearheading our development management offering.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experienced staff have led this week\u2019s people moves, with a mixture of internal and external appointments at a tier one contactor, a fit-out specialist and two consultancies. 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