December Movers & Shakers
Philippe Pare is promoted into the Co-Managing Principal role for Gensler Europe, working alongside Duncan Swinhoe and replacing Julia Simet who returns to a new role within Gensler in the US.
Jeremy Pickard joined Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher as a Director in their London Studio bringing a strong track record across multiple sectors whilst working in the UK & Middle East.
Nick Viner joined Aukett Swanke as Director - Head of Interiors, following the acquisition of his company work.place.create. Joining the board as part of the practice's continued growth and long-term strategy.
John Wix rejoins HKS as EMEA Regional Director following his 3 years at Red Sea Global as Senior Director of Architecture and several years with Gensler. John is committed to serving others, working across sectors to drive strategy and vision meeting diverse project requirements.
Philippa Nall from Wilson Batty Architects has been promoted to Director as part of Wilson Batty’s Growth plan. Phillipa has been instrumental in driving the future of the practice and has demonstrated unwavering dedication to contributing to business growth.
Akram Hamouda joined Jacobs as an Associate Director of Architecture leaving Pick Everard after joining in 2016 to pursue a new opportunity.
HLM hired Kay Hanson to run their Plymouth Studio following their return to Plymouth after they left in 2018. Kay returns to HLM after spending 14 years there earlier in her career.
Simon Brambles has been promoted to Regional Director for Birmingham at ESA Architecture, Simon wrote on LinkedIn “Its been a great journey so far and I’m looking forward to continuing to collaborate with all my colleagues across the industry to deliver outstanding projects together”
Neal Morgan-Collins has been promoted to Managing Director at Scott Brownrigg, which is natural progress since Neal joined in 2007 as a Part II student. Neal has played a key role in establishing their executive architecture brand and his role on the operations board demonstrating the strengths that make him ideally suited for the role.