MEMBER SECTION: APPOINTMENTS


WHO’S MOVING UP & WHO’S MOVING ON


BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN


COLLEGE Andrew Cleaves is to succeed Dame Christine Braddock as Birmingham Metropolitan College’s (BMet) principal and chief executive. Andrew joins the college from National Express where he was managing director of the group’s international division. He has also run the group’s Birmingham-based UK coach business. Andrew previously spent 12 years in senior roles at Tube Lines, managing the public private partnership with Transport for London for infrastructure and maintenance of the Tube. He was part of the team that invested £10m on a training school for engineering apprenticeships for its workforce. Dame Christine, a past president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce,


is retiring after 17 years as principal. Under her leadership BMet has delivered some of the strongest results in the country and enhanced by its strategic partnerships with companies including Caterpillar, BMW, Samsung and JLR.


BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Louise McCathie has been promoted to the role of director of fundraising at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Formerly the head of fundraising


at the hospital since 2009, she has taken up the director role to lead the fundraising strategy, increase brand awareness of the hospital across the UK and inspire more people to become long-term individual supporters. Louise’s successes at the hospital includes increasing annual donations from £2m to £5.4m over the last five years, including £500,000 through a partnership with Free Radio’s Walkathon, £2million for the Children’s Heart Appeal, and she is also well on track to achieve the £4m Children's Cancer Centre Appeal target to transform the out-dated and cramped cancer facilities.


L-R: Graham Nicoll, Kelly Cattell, Neil Barnes, Mitch Hunt, Simon Freeman, James Hodgson


BARCLAYS Barclays has expanded its Birmingham-based Mid Corporate banking team with five new appointments. Neil Barnes and Simon Freeman have joined the team as relationship


directors, both with many years experience in supporting businesses to achieve their growth aspirations. Mitch Hunt has taken on a new role as relationship support manager. Kelly Cattell has been promoted to the role of head of coverage support and will be responsible for managing a team of 10. Additionally, James Hodgson, who started his career on the Barclays


Graduate Scheme, has taken on the role of relationship support manager. Graham Nicoll, who leads the team, said: “I am delighted to welcome our


new team members. They bring a wealth of experience and will enable us to ensure we are serving our clients well and will help to grow Barclays’ competitive position by increasing commercial activity at a time of increased opportunity.”


NC CREATIVE GROUP Solihull-based marketing firm NC Creative Group has appointed Paul Roberts as creative director. Roberts (pictured above with NC managing director Asa Walker)


previously worked for a marketing company in the Middle East. He said: “I’m very much looking forward to working with the team to add


some fresh insights to the agency’s existing accounts, but also help attract additional clients from new sectors to the agency, as we continue to build for the future.”


48 CHAMBERLINK MAY 2014


BCRS BUSINESS LOANS Wesley Lovett and Neil Johnston have joined the 10-strong BCRS Business Loans team at its Wolverhampton Science Park head office. Wesley joins BCRS as a business development manager following an 11-


year career in commercial banking, of which the most recent six years were at Barclays. Meanwhile, Neil has been appointed to the newly created role of


portfolio manager. As an experienced banker with a 10 year career with Lloyds, he will be drawing upon his extensive knowledge to support customers on the existing loan book. He will also promote BCRS’s established capabilities in providing support to businesses unable to access finance from traditional sources such as banks.


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