PLANNING and development consultancy, Lichfields, has announced a raft of new promotions.
A total of 15 employees from across the UK have been promoted, including Jade Scott-Meikle from the firm’s Edinburgh office who will now take up the role of planning director.
Having first joined Lichfields in 2015, the firm said that Jade has been ‘instrumental’ in establishing the company’s presence in Scotland. Her extensive experience includes the delivery of large mixed-use and regeneration projects, tourism and leisure schemes, and town centre developments.
Elsewhere, Chris Smith, in Newcastle, and Rachel Clements in the London office, have been promoted to planning directors. In other roles, Zoe Simmonds, Leeds; Georgia Crowley and Maddie Lane, London; and Dominic Crowley, Newcastle are now associate directors. Sophie Bisby, Lily Galek, Alice Green, and Rosie Williams, London; Henry McKenzie, Manchester; and Adrian Armstrong, Newcastle have been promoted to senior planners. Emma Taylor, London, and Isaac Vango, Newcastle, are now senior economics consultants.
Lichfields said that the promotions, across various roles and geographies, reflect its commitment to recognising and nurturing talent within the organisation, ensuring the continued delivery of exceptional planning services across the UK.
Jim Fennell, Lichfields chief executive, said, “We’re very pleased to announce these promotions right across the business. We expect the property market will pick up strongly as the policies of the new government begin to take effect and our promoted staff will play a big part in helping us to service an increase in demand for our services. We wish them every success in their new roles.”
