People
Rural property specialist Smiths Gore has named Lucy Morgans head of sustainability, based in the London office (020 7409 9498).
Didsbury-based NJL Consulting has made Laurie Wills senior sustainability consultant. He previously worked at RSK Group (0845 362 8202).
Charlie Van Der Gucht has joined the central London investment and development team at H2SO. He was formerly with DTZ (020 7788 8968).
Edinburgh-based Hunter Property Fund Management has promoted Nicola Campbell to investment director. She joined the company in 2007 and is responsible for UK funds (0131 228 3344).
Tenant specialist Devono has appointed David Felman to the central London acquisitions team, based in the St James’s office (020 7096 9911).
Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed Verena Brueller to lead its London-based German desk. She joins from Commerz Real (020 7399 5573).
MCM Architecture has named Francis Ives non-executive chairman, replacing Hazel Marsh, MCM’s founder and chairman, who retired in 2009 (020 7902 0900).
Savills Commercial has had a round of promotions in its offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. At the Grosvenor Hill office in the capital, Pippa Harrison and Chris Meredith have become directors; Hayley Allen, Chris Brogan, Greg Childs, Oliver French and Alistair Stimson have been made associate directors; and Graham Barlow, Lloyd Entwistle, Damian Keeling, Craig Langley, Kevin Lau, Richard McKenna, Kerry Anne O’Brien, Dean Samuels, Caroline Sawle, Argie Taylor and Melissa Varley have become associates. In the City office, Annabel Sutherland has been made a director, Richard Eyley is now an associate director and Benjamin Cottle has been made an associate. In Birmingham, Richard Hughes has become a director and Andrew Bull an associate director. Manchester has seen Katrina MacKay become a director, Nick Taylor an associate director and Stephen Vagg an associate. And in Leeds, Alex Duckett, James Lamming and Josh Sadgrove have all become associates (020 7409 8140).
Retail warehouse specialist Wilkinson Williams has added surveyor Tom Brierley to its agency team (020 7317 3794).
Boodle Hatfield has added consultant Graham Lust to its commercial property practice. He was previously a partner with Nabarro (020 7629 7411).
Mike Benton has been recruited as finance director by Chelsea property firm Martins Properties. He was previously with Churston Heard (020 7881 0103).
Maxim Office Park, on the M8 east of Glasgow, has added Scott McKie to its team as park director (01698 732233).
Surveyor Fisher German has appointed Alasdair Dunne to its nationwide residential agency team (07501 720412).
New addresses
Retail property consultant Harper Dennis Hobbs has moved to Langham House, 302/308 Regent Street, London W1B 3AT (020 7462 9100). www.hdh.co.uk
Start-ups
DMR Richtrend has been set up by Richard Souber and Mark Hillier. It will focus on UK retail and leisure from offices at 43-45 Charlotte Street, London W1T 1RS (020 3286 2718). www.richtrend.co.uk
Former banker Bill Hancock and real estate lawyer Robert Kingsmill have formed Resolute Asset Management. They are at 31 Davies Street, London W1K 4LP (020 7493 4423). www.resoluteassetmanagement.com
