This week’s North East appointments

This week’s round up of North East appointments includes iProspect, Avison Young and H&H Land & Estates. Read on to find out more.

Kaajal Somal, iProspect

Global digital marketing agency iProspect has appointed Kaajal Somal as its new associate director of client services at the firm’s Newcastle office.

Kaj commented: “I’ve spent the last four years at Brainlabs, a digital marketing agency that focuses on working with a test-and-learn approach. I initially started on the more technical side of things, working across a range of channels and platforms in Paid Search, Paid Social and Display.

“Working with clients in many industries e.g. retail, travel, automotive has given me experience and understanding of lots of different business models, objectives and goals which can be taken with me into my new role.

“As I’ve progressed throughout my career, my role has moved away from the day-to-day to focus more on the longer term strategy and growth opportunities for clients whilst also managing my team and their workload.

“Having that strong technical knowledge helped me to build really great client relationships, and I’m very excited to continue learning in my new role at iProspect, and to meet all my new clients over the next few weeks!”

Camille Carter, director, iProspect, added: “We’re thrilled to have Kaj join our team here in Newcastle. Our business has grown rapidly over the last 6 months and this appointment is an important one for our local team - Kaj’s experience and people skills will be a real asset to our continued expansion in the region.”

Adam Lawson and Tom Wignall, Avison Young

Avison Young, the global real estate advisor has appointed two graduates within their graduate placement scheme at the Newcastle office.

Adam Lawson (pictured right) originally completed an under-graduate Finance and Investment Management course before spending two years travelling in Australia. He is also about to complete a Masters in Real Estate at Northumbria University. Adam joins the Agency team as a graduate surveyor dealing primarily with office and industrial lettings.

Tom Wignall (pictured centre), who studied for a BA in Geography prior to completing a Masters in Urban Planning at Newcastle University, joins the Planning, Development and Regeneration (PDR) team as a graduate planner and will support the overall PDR team in Newcastle.

Gordon Hewling, principal and managing director, Newcastle commented: “The Newcastle office is extremely busy working for a broad range of private and public sector clients on major projects across the North East.

“The appointment of Adam and Tom will strengthen key teams within the office as well as offering both an excellent professional grounding towards achieving full professional accreditation within their respective fields.”

Tim Sedgewick, H&H Land & Estates

H&H Land & Estates, land and property specialists operating across the north of England and southern Scotland, have announced the promotion of Tim Sedgewick to director. Tim is a highly regarded and respected member of the H&H Land & Estates team, who has been with the company since 2012, originally starting as a graduate surveyor.

Working across the north of England and North Yorkshire, Tim will continue to oversee the Durham office, and further seek to grow and develop the business presence and service across all geographical locations.

Brought up on a farm in South Durham, Tim has been involved in the agricultural industry his whole life. He is a graduate of Harper Adams University with both a degree in Business Management and Marketing, and a Masters in Rural Estate & Land Management.

Tim commented: “I am thrilled to receive this promotion and I am looking forward to taking on new responsibilities. I have a background in rural and commercial property, and I am passionate about rural issues.

“We are facing some challenging times for both the property and rural sectors and as a company we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise, meaning we are ideally suited to advise and support our customers to ensure that they maximise all opportunities.”

Mark Johnson, managing director, added: “I am delighted by Tim’s promotion; he has been with the company for ten years and as Director he will now also join the Executive Board of the H&H Group. I wish Tim every success for the future, and I am sure he will do a tremendous job in his new role.”

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