Cortile adding two new team members leads BE News’s pick of the week’s people stories. The week also brought new senior hires across workplace, asset management and valuation.
Cortile appoints James Hamilton and Hannah Marsh to senior roles
Residential property management platform Cortile has appointed former Checkatrade head of AI services James Hamilton as general manager and HomeViews co-founder Hannah Marsh as head of marketing. Ross Murphy has joined the board as a non-executive director, advising on AI strategy. Cortile, formerly Ark Residential, works with managing agents overseeing more than 400,000 homes across the UK. Its clients include Pinnacle Group, RMG and Urban Splash.
Gensler strengthens London workplace business with three senior hires
Gensler has made three senior hires in its London workplace business. Adam Strudwick joins as workplace market leader from Perkins&Will, where he was a principal. Clare Bacchus becomes strategy director and has held client-side roles at Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Virgin Atlantic. Elena Panagiotidis is studio director and co-leads a workplace studio of more than 40 people.
Oxford Properties names James Boadle head of Europe and Asia Pacific
Oxford Properties Group has appointed James Boadle as head of Europe and Asia Pacific. He was previously senior vice-president and head of asset management and development for those regions. Boadle (pictured above) joined Oxford’s European investments team in January 2015 and has almost two decades of real estate experience. He will lead the circa £9bn Europe and Asia Pacific portfolio, covering direct IPP assets, developments, operating platforms, joint ventures and funds. He also joins Oxford’s global management team, executive committee and investment committee.
Strutt & Parker names David Couch as head of valuation
Strutt & Parker has appointed David Couch as head of valuation. The appointment follows the transfer of residential valuation teams from BNP Paribas Real Estate into Strutt & Parker from 1 October, alongside the firm’s rural, land and residential businesses. Couch joined BNP Paribas Real Estate in 1994 and has more than 30 years’ property industry experience. His background covers development land agency and consultancy, with a focus on valuation over the past decade.
