Wavensmere Homes has appointed Anthony Cakebread as the company’s new finance director.
Cakebread, who has more than a decade of audit experience, joins from Equites International – a South African publicly listed REIT. He previously served as a senior audit manager for the Birmingham office of Evelyn Partners (formerly Smith & Williamson) and enjoyed stints at Bishop Fleming and Deloitte.
James Dickens, managing director of Wavensmere Homes, said: “We are really pleased to have Anthony on board to lead our growing in-house finance team. We currently have five major projects under construction, investing around £3.5m per month in brownfield regeneration, so his depth of property experience will be invaluable as we continue to increase and diversify our development portfolio.
“Housebuilding has many additional complexities, such as multiple funding lines, grants and legal obligations, which Anthony has a strong grasp of. The decision to recruit a finance director as Wavensmere enters its second decade will enable us to grow strategically and fully support all operations carried out within our head office, out on site, and via joint venture partnerships.”
Cakebread added: “My qualifications and career to date has focused on property transactions and asset management, so as Wavensmere seeks to expand its development portfolio and residential holdings, this is an amazing opportunity to progress my career. Wavensmere is one of the UK’s most high profile SME housebuilding firms and continues to grow at a formidable pace, with a fine legacy of nationally acclaimed projects. This role enables me to direct the financial management of each live development and our held assets, while delivering the smooth running of our finance function.”
