This week's London appointments: Featuring Octopus Real Estate, Browne Jacobson

This week’s round up of London appointments includes Octopus Real Estate, Browne Jacobson & Vervaunt. Read on to find out more.

Nick White, Octopus Real Estate

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has further strengthened its origination capability with the appointment of Nick White as head of development origination.

Nick will take a leading role in Octopus Real Estate’s Residential Development Lending team, originating and delivering development lending across the residential spectrum. In the newly created role, Nick will have additional responsibility for generating origination opportunities in two of Octopus’s core specialisms: care homes and retirement communities.

Nick joins from Fortwell Capital where, as Director, he was responsible for development lending across the residential book and the senior living portfolio. During his time with the company, he grew Fortwell’s exposure to care homes and helped them to enter the retirement living space. Nick personally executed and managed over £550m of lending in less than four years, significantly contributing to Fortwell’s overall lending over that period.

Andy Scott, head of residential development, Octopus Real Estate, commented: “With his experience across these sectors, Nick is the perfect person to spearhead this expansion and help us take full advantage of the plentiful opportunities in the residential lending space.”

Nick White, head of development origination, Octopus Real Estate, commented: “It’s clear Octopus is a genuinely entrepreneurial business that has retained its culture despite its growth, so I’m excited to have the unique opportunity to link up with the other teams in the Real Estate business to find origination prospects across the UK that deliver a positive impact across society.”

Amy Chapman, Browne Jacobson

Browne Jacobson has appointed Amy Chapman, the former Group Legal Director of global built environment experts Mace Group, as its first Non-Executive Director (NED) of its Construction & Real Estate sector strategy board.

Amy who now runs her own consultancy, qualified as a construction lawyer in 2000, before moving in house to Mace as Group Legal Director, where she spent the next 16 years growing a large and multi-faceted team that was responsible for all legal, domestic and international matters.

Working closely with partner Declan Cushley who leads the firm’s corporate sector market group and partner and head of Browne Jacobson’s corporate construction & real estate sector, Michael Sadler, Amy will support the firm and its lawyers in moving the real estate & construction sector strategy forward, which is part of the wider corporate sector strategy.

Declan Cushley, said: “I am delighted to welcome Amy to our corporate board. She is a superb lawyer and a leading name in the construction field who has been intrinsic to a number of the UK’s most prominent and transformative construction projects over the last 20 years.”

Amy Chapman commented: “Having worked with the team for a number of years during my time at Mace I am delighted to now be supporting them in further developing their strategy for construction and real estate, and to helping them become even more entrenched in the future sector challenges that the industry is likely to come up against.”

6 appointments, Vervaunt

London-based ecommerce agency Vervaunt has announced a number of new client wins, as well as a swathe of new hires and a new affiliate department, as it completes a year of strong growth.

The agency has announced a number of new senior positions and a senior promotion across the team. Bethan Callely has been appointed as affiliates lead to head up the new affiliates department, while Paul Barrett has been appointed as business director and Liam Quinn has been promoted to technical director.

Bethan brings with her five years of digital marketing and affiliate expertise, working with a number of high-profile retail brands. Paul has almost 20 years’ experience across various ecommerce businesses, giving him in-depth knowledge of the industry and business growth experience. Liam has been with Vervaunt for two years, and previously has 10 years industry experience across ecommerce.

The agency has also appointed several new account directors and junior account directors including Tom Hancock, Lauren Randell and Tom Wilson as part of their growth and expansion plans.

The newly formed affiliate department was introduced to fulfil client demand, with plans to scale at the beginning of next year. The team will work closely with clients to develop tailored affiliate strategy and Bethan’s close relationships with both networks and publishers means they’re ready to grow brands’ programmes on a global scale.

Vervaunt was launched in 2017 by Paul Rogers and Josh Duggan, working with ambitious brands across ecommerce and paid media, UX, CX, and performance marketing. They focus on working with high growth brands, with a strong team of senior industry-experienced staff.

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