HUB North Scotland has announced two senior appointments as its operations continue to expand.
John Edwards, who has been with the development partner since March 2023, has been appointed to the new role of place & development director. He will be responsible for working with clients, governments and agencies, supply chain partners, developers, and funders to develop, source and secure new opportunities, and support transformational planning across key sectors including education, health, housing, energy, leisure and social care.
John originally joined Hub North as a project director and led on the delivery of the Union Street Central streetscape and new market projects, which are part of Aberdeen City Council’s £150 million City Centre and Beach MasterPlan. He has also been part of the team working on Highland Council’s £2.1 billion Highland Investment Plan and has led on Hub North’s housing strategy.
Meanwhile, Marcus Weurman, Hub North’s development manager, has been promoted to project director. Marcus has been with the hub programme since 2017, originally with Hub South East, and is a chartered surveyor with more than 20 years’ experience in the commercial and residential sectors. He has been working across several projects for Hub North, advising clients on place-based reviews and how to use estate assets more effectively and efficiently.
Richard Park, chief executive of Hub North Scotland, said, “Both John and Marcus have already made invaluable contributions as key members of our team. Their new roles will take that even further and strengthens the commitment to our clients to help them meet the challenges of developing new community infrastructure and improving service delivery.”
Hub North Scotland has 16 public sector clients in a territory that stretches from Argyll and Bute in the west to Aberdeen in the east. To date, it has delivered £1.6 billion of community infrastructure projects across the north.
