Avison Young has hired Joanne de la Porte from Gleeds as principal and head of public sector and health.
De la Porte has 25 years’ experience in senior consultancy and delivery, spanning healthcare, the public sector and digital and data management roles across the construction sector.
At Gleeds, she was a senior director, head of the south UK healthcare unit and a member of the London senior leadership team.
Prior to that, she spent 10 years at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as capital programme manager and three years at Dartford Borough Council.
In her new role, de la Porte will focus on developing and implementing a national strategy, to build and grow Avison Young’s advisory service lines across the public and health sectors.
James Porter, principal, chief client officer at Avison Young, said: “Joanne is a significant addition to our growing team in the healthcare and public sectors. She brings an exceptional breadth and depth of expertise in directing projects and programmes that positively impact people and communities. This appointment underlines our commitment to appointing high-quality talent across the sectors we operate in. Joanne will be a key part of our growth in London for 2025 and beyond, adding leadership to our team.”
De la Porte addd: “I am excited to be joining Avison Young’s team of experts and to lead the public and health sector team. Together, we will build on a national strategy that supports growth across all service lines in these impactful sectors. I look forward to helping to drive positive change for people through our work.”
