People and companies: Irwin Mitchell appoints agricultural property associate

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Marcus Phayer (pictured, left) has joined Tritax Symmetry as an associate development director in the Northampton office. He previously worked at Graftongate.

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed Charlotte West (pictured, right) as an associate in its rural business and estates team. She joins from Blake Morgan.

RDI REIT’s Mike Watters will retire and step down as executive director and chief executive in December. Stephen Oakenfull will take over as CEO.

Seamus Lennon, a former director of IBI Group, has been appointed to head Todd Architects’ new studio in Manchester.

Leumi UK has appointed Mickey Schiller as chief executive.

Regal London has appointed Trevor Racke as acquisitions director. He joins from Galliard Homes, where he spent 23 years.

Newly incorporated serviced office space provider incspaces has appointed Laura Shields as sales director and a member of the executive leadership team. She formerly worked for the Argyll Club.

Mario Luca Balducci has joined Strawberry Star as managing director of developments.

Aitchison Raffety has appointed David Goodchild as chairman and Philip Waite as managing director. Paula Mace has been appointed head of healthcare, Anthony Waller has been made head of business rates, and Tony Hodge has been named head of building surveying.

Sibbett Gregory has appointed Simon Millar as head of its licensed property department. Simon Woodruff has joined as associate director.

Hill Group has appointed Andy Mullins as head of quality. He previously held senior roles at NHBC for 11 years.

Michaela Sullivan has been appointed chair of the Scottish Property Federation. She takes over from Robin Blacklock.

Deutsche Finance International has appointed Magdalena Pujdak as capital markets director.

Kate Ashton has joined BloomSmith as sales director.

Stephen George + Partners has appointed Muhammad Khan and Kevin Kelly as studio directors in its London office.

Orchard Street Investment Management has appointed Lora Brill as head of responsibility and ESG. She joins from JLL, where she was a strategic sustainability consultant.

Osborne Clarke partner Gary Lawrenson has been appointed as chair of the Property Litigation Association. He replaces Kerry Glanville from Cripps Pemberton Greenish.

Royal London Asset Management has hired Mark Evans as head of property and commercial development. He has 25 years’ experience in the real estate industry and joins from CBRE.

CWM has recruited Ben Clark as an associate partner in the central London agency team. He joins from KLM Retail and will focus on tenant representation and premium landlord instructions.

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