We take our weekly look at appointments and promotions across the housebuilding industry and its supply chain.
Chloe Willman, Bewley Homes
Bewley Homes has announced the promotion of Chloe Willman to the role of director of business operations, following her impressive tenure as head of customer experience. She will continue to lead the customer service department.
Willman’s remit will span IT, GDPR, facilities management, people & culture, and serving as the main liaison with Bewley’s external HR partner.
Reflecting on her appointment, she said: “I’m incredibly proud to step into this new role at such an exciting time for Bewley. I’m passionate about creating environments where people can thrive, feel connected, and do their best work. I look forward to supporting our teams as we continue to grow and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.”
Peter Carpinelli, COO at Bewley Homes, added: “Chloe’s new role will further strengthen our culture of continuous improvement, enhance employee experience and engagement, and support our long-term strategic goals – making Bewley Homes an even better place to work.”
David Ford, Dandara
Dandara has appointed experienced construction leader David Ford as its new group health and safety director, bringing more than 35 years of sector experience to the role.
He joined Dandara in June 2025 following a long career shaping health, safety and wellbeing strategies across major UK developers, including 18 years at Redrow Homes, where he served as group health and safety director. He has also held senior leadership roles with Starship Group and CHAS, alongside earlier advisory positions with Countryside Properties, Wates Group and Alfred McAlpine.
He said: “Before accepting the role I reached out across my network and the feedback about Dandara was consistently positive. I genuinely felt a connection with everyone I met, and of course the homes themselves speak for the business – a great product in some fantastic locations.”
Chris Harris, COO at Dandara, added: “[David has] already had a positive impact across our regions and his leadership will be important as we continue to grow.”
Emilie Giles, Knight Dragon
Knight Dragon has appointed Emilie Giles as CEO, succeeding Matt Hawkins, who has left to pursue new opportunities.
Giles brings with her over 18 years of experience across real estate, large-scale development and hospitality. She joins Knight Dragon from CTF Development International, where directed major strategic and investment initiatives, and held responsibility for the performance, capital planning and long-term direction of hotel and mixed-use assets across the portfolio.
Giles said: “I am delighted to join the brilliant team here and help guide the next phase of delivery. The business is delivering at pace, making Greenwich Peninsula one of London’s most successful large-scale developments. I look forward to building on that momentum as we continue to shape a vibrant district for Londoners to live, visit, work and explore.”
Two appointments, Royal London Asset Management Property
Royal London Asset Management Property has appointed James Rowbotham as its new head of development and Andrew Mott as development manager.
With 20 years of experience in the sector, Rowbotham joins Royal London after over a decade at Landsec, where he most recently held the role of head of development.
Mott was formerly head of delivery at Peabody. Following him stepping into his new role, Royal London plans to make a further seven appointments to strengthen the team.
Rowbotham commented: “Royal London Asset Management Property’s long-term approach to income generation creates some excellent opportunities for development.”
Mott said: “This is an exciting moment to join Royal London Asset Management Property as its strong development pipeline continues to gain momentum.
Mark Evans, head of property, said: “We are delighted to welcome James and Andy and their combined expertise to the team, demonstrating our commitment to delivering best in class assets for occupiers across the sectors as well as superior risk adjusted returns for our investors.”
James Eeles, Kinedo
SFA Saniflo has announce the appointment of James Eeles as area sales manager for Kinedo in the North East & Scotland.
In his role, Eeles will be covering an area from Leeds to Inverness, supporting merchants and showrooms, as well as developing contract business for the company’s comprehensive range of shower products.
He joins the company from TKC – a kitchen component supplier in the Midlands – which was his first area sales manager role. Joining Kinedo has enabled him to make the switch from kitchens to bathrooms. He has also previously worked for PWS and as a self-employed kitchen sales rep; which was a valuable experience in understanding customers and the sales journey.
After a period of familiarisation and training, Eeles has been impressed with the scope and breadth of the Kinedo range and the solutions it offers for a range of markets including housebuilding, leisure, local authority and refurbishments.
Multiple appointments, Turley
Turley has announced a new senior director and three new directors, as part of 16 promotions across its UK and Ireland teams.
Andy Ricketts has been promoted to senior director in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) team, to focus on the continued growth of the firm’s 14-strong team.
In Turley’s Planning service, Donna Brearley and Fiona Lee-McQueen both step into the role of director. Based in the South East, Brearley has been with the business since the opening of the Reading office in 2015. As part of the Midlands planning team, Lee-McQueen is a trusted advisor to a number of key housebuilders and promoters active in the strategic residential market. Christian Webb has also been promoted to director, head of creative design in Turley’s Central team.
Other promotions have been given to Alice Hollingsworth, Alice Jones, John Bronte, Nick Salt, Peter Hayward, Daniel Hilliard, Harry Best-Shaw, Jenny Payne, Marta Astudillo, Melissa Lee, Thomas Field and Sarah Hiddleston.
Ian Fry, Fenn Wright
Fenn Wright has announced the appointment of Ian Fry as equity partner and head of estate agency, to lead the residential team.
Fry started his career in estate agency in 1991. He joined William H Brown in 1996, which subsequently became part of the Connells Group, where he progressed from being a front desk estate agent to group chief executive (Estate Agency). After 28 years of working for the group, he left in January, and is now excited to join Fenn Wright as part of the executive team.
He commented: “In taking the step into ownership, it was important to me that it was with the right business. Living in Suffolk, I have long admired Fenn Wright as a trusted, established and respected brand with a long history in Essex and Suffolk. It is a part of the world I know very well, and I look forward to the opportunity to influence the next stage of growth in the business.”
Fred Jones, Outra
Household intelligence company Outra has announced the appointment of Fred Jones as chief executive officer, overseeing the strategic direction of the business.
He will work as part of the senior leadership team, which consists of Graham Field, Leo Xiong, Ryan Sheild, Jack Edwards, Ryan Ginbey and Tom Nicholson. Jones will continue in his current role as CEO of Upstix, a sister company of Outra.
Jones said: “I am honoured to take on the role of CEO at Outra. We are at a very exciting moment in time where Outra’s unique data asset and advanced technologies can solve the very real challenge of signal erosion, and we are very well positioned to accelerate our growth and strengthen our position as industry leaders.”
Giles Mackay said: “Fred’s appointment as CEO reflects both his outstanding leadership at Upstix and our confidence in his vision for Outra. He is exceptionally well-placed to build on the strong foundations at both companies and lead the group into its next phase of growth.”
