We are delighted to confirm the appointment of two further Assistant Planners and a Planner to support the growth of the company, taking the total new starters for the year to nine.
Anett Vild has joined as an Assistant Planner based in the Newcastle office. She has 6 months experience working at a South East based planning consultancy. She has also recently secured a first class honours degree from Herriot Watt University in – BSc (Hons) Urban Planning and Property Development which is both RTPI and RICS Accredited.
Chris Wallace has joined as an Assistant Planner based in the Leeds office. Chris has had an interesting route into Planning, gaining a First in Marketing from Bournemouth University and having a number of jobs in this sector both in the UK and Europe before a career change and undertaking an MSc. in Urban Design and Planning at University College Dublin, which he has recently completed.
Finally, Racheal Osinuga has joined the Leeds office as a Planner. Racheal joins from a planning consultancy in the South East but prior to that she worked for Ashford Council in Kent in both Development Management and Policy. She has a BA (Hons) in Architecture and Urban Planning and a MSc in Urban Planning, both from Newcastle University.
Speaking about the three further appointments, Chief Executive Officer, Gareth Hooper said:
We are delighted to welcome Anett, Chris and Racheal to the team, their appointments following growth across the business. All three have already made major contributions to the successful outcome of projects and have slotted straight into our team culture.
These three appointments take our new starters for the year to 9, our biggest intake for over 5 years. We are proud of the fact that we can attract the best new talent in the planning profession and are sure that, as many before them have done, Anett, Chris and Racheal will progress through the company thanks to our training and support programmes.
Image Left to Right: Anett Vild, Chris Wallace and Racheal Osinuga