Movers and shakers this week
Housebuilders
Persimmon Homes has appointed Steve Burdon and Mike Ackling to its health and safety team to act as regional advisers for the south-east and western regions.

Orion Developments has appointed Stephen Toulson, formerly of Henry Boot, quantity surveyor.

Moat Housing Group has appointed three marketing officers. Rachel McConnell, Rachel Wallace and Leigh Kedwell have joined the sales and marketing team.

Consultants
Huw Baker has been appointed real estate and construction partner of construction law firm Linklaters with effect from spring 2004.

Residential property development funding company Cala Finance has appointed Andrew Stacey, previously with Crosby Homes, as business development manager in the York office. He will be responsible for seeking new residential development schemes.

Katie Southall has joined TPS Consult, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillion, as graduate interior designer.

Geoff Cohen has been promoted to design director at architect Fitzroy Robinson.

International consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Anders Borregaard business development director for its European business.

Institute
The Association of Consulting Engineers has appointed Nelson Ogunshakin chief executive.

His previous role was as managing director of consultancy firm AEO Group.

Supplier
Matthew Turner has been appointed commercial key account manager of fireplace supplier Dimplex. Helen Dalgety, previously with Glen Dimplex Cooking, joins as regional account manager for the South Yorkshire and East Midlands region.