This week's London appointments

Lynda Shillaw, Town Centre Securities

Property investment firm Town Centre Securities (TCS) has appointed Lynda Shillaw as property director.

Lynda will join the firm in November from Manchester Airports Group (MAG), where she has been divisional chief executive officer for property since June 2014.

In her new role she will take over from Richard Lewis, who is retiring from the company.

Edward Ziff, chairman and chief exec of TCS, said: “We are delighted to have recruited someone with the calibre and reputation of Lynda Shillaw to join Town Centre Securities.

“We believe that Lynda’s breadth of investment and development experience, combined with her past involvement in real estate financing will be invaluable as we embark on the next stage of the company’s growth, including undertaking the most significant development pipeline in TCS’ history.”

He added: “We are confident that Lynda’s passion for delivery combined with her reputation and knowledge will make her a powerful new addition to the TCS team.”

Speaking further, Mr Ziff thanked outbound property director Richard Lewis “for his long-standing commitment” to the business.

He added: “Richard’s contribution has been invaluable, notably with some of our most significant schemes. We wish Richard a long, happy, and healthy retirement.”

Naim Halloum, Dentsu Aegis Network

London-headquartered media and communications company Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Naim Halloum as its new business development director.

Naim will work out of the firm’s offices in Manchester, where he will spearhead the agency’s growth in the North.

He has 20 years’ experience across print, TV and more recently mobile programmatic.

Naim’s previous roles include head of agency sales at The Evening Standard and overseeing commercial operations for TV channels across the Middle East and North Africa for media giant 21st Century Fox.

He said: “I’m delighted to join the Dentsu Aegis Network team; their ambition and desire for sustained year-on-year growth resonated with me.

“I’m looking forward to being part of the company’s continued success and adding to the ever-growing list of clients.”

Dentsu Aegis Network North MD Rachel McDonald commented: “We are committed to meeting the needs of our clients in an increasingly disruptive world.

“Our investment in senior talent and the the ongoing development of our digital products and propositions ensures we are strategically placed to help clients navigate the digital economy.”

She continued: “We have enjoyed sustained year-on-year growth and to continue on that journey we need to ensure we have the best talent available and Naim really fits the bill.”

Gordon Bloor and Nico Coetzee, StatPro Group

Software company StatPro Group has announced two senior appointments and a new divisional structure to support its Canadian operation.

The London-headquartered company has appointed Gordon Bloor as CEO for Source: StatPro, its new data services division.

Gordon will bring a wealth of experience in market data business development to the role, StatPro said.

The firm has also appointed Nico Coetzee as director of StatPro Canada Inc., making him responsible for driving growth in the region across the company’s three new divisions.

Due to formally take shape on January 1 2019, the three divisions are: StatPro Revolution, focusing on its cloud-based performance and risk analytics platform; StatPro Infovest, focusing on investment data management solutions; and Source: StatPro, for market data and index services.

Steve Castle, Nuggets

Blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets has announced a senior appointment.

Steve Castle, who has supported the company as a strategic advisor for more than a year, is now a non-executive director at the London-based firm.

Nuggets’ founder and CEO, Alastair Johnson, said: “It’s a great pleasure to welcome Steve as a non-executive director.

“His strategic advice has been invaluable to us for some time now, and we’re looking forward to drawing on even more of his 35 years’ experience in financial services.”

Steve was part of the ‘senior management walk-in’ team tasked with turning around Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group in 2006.

During that time, he served as the group’s finance director and worked to transform the previously loss-making LV= into a £100m-plus profit business by 2012.

Steve commented: “Having seen how rapidly Nuggets has developed in markets around the world over recent months, I’m delighted to be joining the team as non-executive director.

“Nuggets offers a unique solution for making simple e-commerce payments and other transactions without having to share personal data. I’m convinced it’s a product that will transform e-commerce as we know it.”

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