- Property acquisition firm Prime Purchase has added Marcus Bradbury-Ross to its London team. He previously worked in the valuation teams of DTZ and Knight Frank (020 7881 2388).
- Jim Harper has joined Savills’ central London and international division as a director in the city agency team. He was with Jones Lang La Salle in its London and Hong Kong offices (020 7409 8967).
- London Sotheby’s International Realty has hired Nicole Bisson to launch its residential lettings business across central London. She joins from Henry & James (020 7495 9580).
- Law firm Davies Arnold Cooper has made Michael Blackburne a partner in the construction group. He joins from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (020 7936 2222).
- Management and construction consultancy Gleeds has made Peter Kelland director of Gleeds Advisory (020 7631 7000).
- Katy Atkinson has rejoined Planning Perspectives as an associate partner. She originally joined the firm in 2002 (020 7529 1513).
- Lend Lease has named Pascal Mittermaier sustainability director for EMEA. He joins from healthcare company Roche (020 3430 9000).
- Birmingham-based Richborough Estates has appointed Mike Jones strategic land director. He has 30 years’ experience, most recently as a town planning consultant (0121 633 4929).
- Maxwell Brown has appointed Tom Drake to deal with office instructions in the South East (01737 243328).
- RO Properties has made Simon James asset manager for the West (01707 601426). Geraldine Byrne joins as premises manager for the East (01707 601405).
- Linda McPartland has been promoted to associate director at David Currie & Co, while Andrea Shackleton and Sean Currie have joined as graduate surveyors, working in both Liverpool and Manchester (0151 207 2537/0161 865 9559).
- DTZ has appointed Fergus Keane head of West End investment. He returns to the firm having been a senior director at CB Richard Ellis (020 3296 3000).
- DTZ has recruited Menno de Vree as customer services manager at Manchester Airports Group’s development arm, working on the airport’s non-core estate (0161 236 9595).
- Whitmarsh Lockhart has appointed Jordan D’Gama a management surveyor, responsible for a portfolio of properties and trading estates in Swindon (01793 541000).
- The Leeds office of Lambert Smith Hampton has added senior surveyor Cian O’Carroll to its business rates consultancy team. He joins from Colliers International (0113 245 9393).
- Alder King has expanded its energy and asset recovery teams in Bristol. James Wallwork (pictured) has been recruited as a site finder/negotiator (0117 317 1114). The asset recovery team has brought in Sarah Lomax, Katie Wall, Sophie Bacon and Clare Rackham as administrators, while Adam Davies and Beverley Smith join the management services team (all 0117 317 1000).
- Knight Frank has appointed Etienne Cadestin a sustainability consultant. He joins from Jones Lang LaSalle Upstream, and will concentrate on CRC advisory services (020 7861 1574).
- Jont Cole has joined Jones Lang LaSalle as chief operating officer in the energy and sustainability services team, covering the UK and Europe (020 7399 5184).
Start-up
- Robert Curtis and David Sharman have set up property brokerage Kingsbridge, specialising in commercial agency, investments, healthcare and land. The firm is based at 1 Manchester Square London W1U 3AB (020 7467 3811).