This week's Yorkshire appointments

Charles Metcalf, Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its valuation team in Leeds with the appointment of senior surveyor Charles Metcalfe.

Charles joins Cushman & Wakefield from Carter Jonas in Leeds where he spent the last three-and-a-half years in the commercial valuation team gaining experience across asset classes on behalf of banks and developers.

In his new role, Charles will specialise in commercial and residential valuation and advisory work to help grow and expand the Leeds office’s valuation team. The role will predominantly involve working for bank, local authority and developer clients producing valuations and development appraisals for core commercial and residential asset types.

James Milner, head of Northern valuation & advisory at Cushman & Wakefield, said: “Charles’s appointment demonstrates the continued expansion and ambition of the Leeds valuation & advisory department which now extends to a team of eleven and has a number of key, high profile valuation clients.”

Joshua Gould, thebigword

Joshua Gould has been appointed as CEO of thebigword.

Larry Gould, thebigword’s chairman, said: “2020 will be the 40th year since I founded the company and now is the time I believe to pass on the day to day running to the next generation.

“The growth opportunities for thebigword are remarkable and I am eager to find out what the next 40 years holds for the business.”

Joshua Gould has worked in thebigword Group for over 15 years and two years ago, and was appointed CEO of the group subsidiary, TBW Global.

Commenting on his new appointment as CEO, Joshua Gould said: “I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to lead thebigword through its next stage of expansion.

“Having worked in the company for over 15 years, I understand the industry and our clients and will ensure that thebigword delivers on its robust growth strategy.”

David T. Wade, Humber Taxi Association

David T. Wade has been appointed as Legal Director to the Hull-based Humber Taxi Association (HTA).

The HTA provides training, administrative and legal support to private hire and black cab taxi drivers across the Humber region, including Bridlington, Goole, Hull and Scunthorpe.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the HTA has seen its membership expand as more taxi drivers are requiring greater levels of help to support them through difficult business and financial situations, says Magnus Murray, secretary of the HTA.

Magnus added: “David has given us very satisfactory informal legal advice for the last few years that is no nonsense, straight ahead and very cost-effective, especially where no legal aid is available and members are unable to afford the fees of a large law firm.

“His appointment as a formal non-executive legal director will give us a definite, readily available legal service to our members and to the HTA, providing them and us with added peace of mind around local council licensing and local government ombudsman issues.”

Katie Torpey, Laura Betts and Grace Lansbury, Tailor-Made Media

Digital marketing agency Tailor-Made Media has appointed three new members to its marketing and PR team after 40 per cent growth from its second to third year.

The new recruits will bring the agency, based at York Science Park, to a total team count of 12, with further plans to expand in the near future.

Katie Torpey, who has three years of marketing agency experience under her belt, joined the team mid-October as an account manager to manage several campaigns across Tailor-Made Media’s established client base.

Katie said: “Tailor-Made Media has a solid reputation of delivering first class digital marketing solutions; since joining I’ve already been involved in a range of projects that have exposed me to the agency’s first-rate creative and strategic output and I’m really looking forward to building on the success.”

Additionally, Laura Betts, a graduate of York St. John University has joined as a marketing and PR executive after already gaining valuable experience in an online marketing role within a retail environment.

Laura added: “Since I started in September, I’ve already worked with several different brands, which has been rewarding and enjoyable in equal measures.”

Grace Lansbury, also a graduate of York St. John University has taken the role as a marketing and PR executive, having been awarded an honours degrees in journalism.

Grace said: “This is my first marketing role within an agency and I’m excited to learn about the industry and benefit by expanding my skills and knowledge.”

Jacques Esterhuizen and Brett Harrison, Carter Towler

Carter Towler has strengthened its growing Investment and Valuation departments with the appointments of Jacques Esterhuizen and Brett Harrison.

Jacques, who has over 10 years of experience in the investment and industrial markets, has been appointed as a director and will head up Carter Towler’s investment team.

Previously an associate director with Cushman & Wakefield, Jacques has helped with many investment deals during his time at the company.

Ian Greenwood said: “We have also appointed Brett Harrison as an associate in our Valuation team.

“Brett has gathered some very valuable commercial, retail and leisure sector valuation experience working for Colliers and Jones Lang La Salle which we are looking forward to maximising.

“In the last six months we have successfully concluded a number of large investment deals with leading institutional investors and pension funds. These two new appointments will help us ensure that we continue to provide our clients with highly effective investment and valuation services.”