People and companies: Cala Homes Chiltern appoints senior land manager

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Simon Whiting (pictured left) has been appointed centre manager at Mermaid Quay shopping centre in Cardiff Bay.

The land and planning team at Cala Homes Chiltern has appointed Sean Watson (pictured second from left) as senior land manager. He previously worked at Berkeley Homes.

Care homes and senior residential accommodation specialist Perseus Land & Developments has appointed Holly Pullinger (pictured second from right) as senior development surveyor. She joins from Octopus Real Estate.

JLL has appointed director Calum Cowe (pictured right) to its Scottish investment team based in Edinburgh. He joins from Cushman & Wakefield.

LCR has appointed chartered engineer Adrian Haughton; Laura Sanders has joined as centre assistant for Waterloo.London; and Georgia Pusich, Chris van der Walt, Jacqueline Hemphill and Tim Sanders have joined the operations team. Mark Harrison has been appointed as technical manager for Waterloo.London and Margherita Fadda has joined as a graduate surveyor.

Bruton Knowles has appointed associate town planner Clare Taylor in its Cardiff office. She will be responsible for planning projects across Wales and the South West.

Fintech company flatfair has appointed Mal McCallion as director of partnerships and Simon Scott as director of corporate clients.

Lancashire County Council has appointed Gary Jones as estates manager. He was previously the authority’s principal estates surveyor overseeing the disposals team.

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has appointed Laurent Lavergne as global head of asset management and development, and Timothé Rauly as head of fund management.

Monique Chery has joined London estate agency Johns&Co as marketing director.

Lifestyle Outlets has appointed Gareth Hine as leasing manager and Peter Hadfield as leasing executive.

Eversheds Sutherland has hired Sarah Maylor as a partner in its construction team. She is experienced in advising consultants, contractors and sub-contractors on commercial and contentious construction matters.

Ewen Sparks has joined DM Hall from Shepherd Chartered Surveyors as head of its Cupar office in Fife. He will oversee operations covering the north-east of Fife, including St Andrews and East Neuk.

Aston Rose has recruited James Hutton as a graduate surveyor in its property management team.

Nick Martel has joined real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould as a non-executive. He previously headed CBRE’s EMEA retail business and advised clients including HSBC, Sainsbury’s and Transport for London.

Luke Whittaker of Holt Commercial has qualified as a chartered surveyor. He joined the firm in 2012.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has appointed Henry Ranchon and Laurent Schittenhelm to its real estate practice in Paris.

The Association of Real Estate Funds has appointed Paul Richards as managing director. He has more than 30 years’ experience in investment, corporate finance and research. He previously worked for Mercer.

Carl Falberg has joined Yorkshire estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley as office manager in Ripon. He will manage the sales and lettings team.

UBS Asset Management has appointed Gaetano Lepore as head of its Italian real estate business. Lepore will also retain his role as portfolio manager.

Carter Jonas has appointed Rory Newsome as a partner in the commercial team. He joins from Cushman & Wakefield where he worked in the central London retail team.

Property finance company Ask has appointed Kyri Hadjisoteris as a director in the real estate lending team. He previously worked for Investec.

Innes England has appointed Andy Nuttall as associate director and Oliver Taplin as a surveyor in the asset management team.

Edgars has promoted Alex Edge, Hugh Shepherd and Iain Summerwood to senior planners.

IPSX Group has appointed Huw Stephens as a senior adviser. He was formerly head of UK transactions at Patrizia.

Mapp has recruited Caroline Main as a client director in the retail team in London. She has more than 15 years’ experience of managing shopping centres, mixed-use, leisure and F&B destinations, and has worked with clients such as Ellandi, BlackRock, NewRiver, and Hermes.

Law firm Lewis Silkin has appointed Sara Hanrahan as planning partner to its real estate team. She joins from Blake Morgan.

City & Country has promoted finance director Mark Fowler to managing director. Wayne Douglas has been promoted to financial director, Simon Marner to land and property director, and Jonathan Love to construction director (west). Chris Farrow has been appointed construction director (east).

Baytree Logistics Properties has appointed Philippe Rougé as head of France in Paris. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the real estate sector and joins from Quartus.