Contractors

Ray Shine and Andrew Wyllie have been appointed directors of the construction division at Taylor Woodrow. David White has become finance director. Tony Bickerstaff, Roger Blundell, Neil Johnson, Tim Peach, Graham Quinion, Norman Reed and Gerald Slack have been made divisional directors.

Richard Dean has been made managing director of May Gurney. He replaces David Sterry, who has been promoted to chief executive.

Housebuilders

Stamford Homes has appointed Richard Smirfitt finance director. Rameen Firoozan has been appointed managing director at Laing Homes South West Thames.

Stuart Girvan has joined Charles Church as area sales manager for the South-east.

Consultants

Phil Holden has been made managing director of architect Pascall + Watson. Steve West and Michael Haste have become directors. Graeme Power-Hosking and Julian Carlson have been made principal architects.

Law firm Edge Ellison has promoted James Bessey to partner in its construction and engineering team.

Gabrielle Hurley has been made a partner in the construction and engineering group at Norton Rose.

Multidisciplinary consultant Maunsell Holdings has promoted John Bowman to its European executive board.

Peter Higgins and David Sparkes, previously with Symonds, have set up contracts consultant pdConsult.

Ove Arup & Partners’ economics and planning division has appointed Jenny Stafford and Michelle Washington economic planners.

  Wayne Dyer has been made development planner.

Suppliers

Adam Turk has been appointed sales director at Artex-Blue Hawk. Craig Chambers has been promoted to operations director.

Air-conditioning manufacturer Toshiba Carrier UK has promoted Norman Murphy to marketing director.

Tony Walker has been promoted to self-build account manager in the clay division at Marshalls.

David Horsfield has joined Gwent-based Vector Technology as product manager.

Solihull-based glazing company Joseph Price & Sons has promoted Peter Hayward to general manager.