Retirement Villages Group has appointed James Ahearne to the role of development director. A chartered planning and development surveyor, he started his career working for supermarket Lidl, where he spent 10 years – latterly heading up its North London property office. He said: “I am delighted to be working with Retirement Villages.” As the Board searches for a permanent replacement following the death of founder and chairman Tony Pidgley, Berkeley Group has appointed Glyn Barker as its non-executive chairman for up to two years. He takes the role immediately, stepping down as chairman of the Remuneration Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Helen Bunch has been named as executive managing director of Wates Residential. She joined Wates in 2006 as group strategy before becoming managing director of the fit-out and refurbishment division, Wates Smartspace. She replaces Paul Nicholls, who joined Wates Residential from United House four years ago.
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