Contractors

Kier Group has appointed Terry Walker (right) group IT director, based at Tempsford Hall in Bedfordshire.

Housebuilders

Charles Church has promoted Martin Knowler to senior site manager at its Felbridge development in East Grinstead.

Beverley Hall, previously with Wrekin Homes, has joined Birmingham-based Beazer Homes as sales director.

Consultants

Dominic Morris has joined the project and development services team in the Manchester office of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Jacqueline Lines has joined consultant King Environmental in Cobham as senior landscape architect.

Calford Seaden Partnership has made the following promotions in its Orpington office. Andrew Bamberger, Jacqueline Fogerty and Trevor Lee have been promoted to salaried partners. Neil Sargent becomes director of Calford Seaden Health & Safety. Ian Walker is promoted to associate. Rebecca Coxon and Benjamin Furr become building surveyors, and David Hallamore becomes planning supervisor. Russell Keeley becomes senior building surveyor and Mervyn Spates becomes architectural technologist. Teja Biring, John Lanning and Martin Rymer have been promoted in the London office.

Philip Gunner and Paul Smyth have been promoted to associates at Biscoe Craig Hall in London.

Martin Dix has joined engineer Gibb Developments as principal structural engineer.

White Young Green has appointed Bill Duke an associate in the building structures department in Leicester.

Institution

Richard Hastilow has been appointed chief executive of the RIBA. Hastilow succeeds director-general Alexander Reid.

Suppliers

Steve Turner, formerly of Sharpe & Fisher, has joined the Lincoln purchasing division of regional builders merchant Jackson Building Centres.

Mick Roberts, formerly managing director of Euromond, has joined shower manufacturer A&J Gummers as managing director.

Abi Shelton, formerly with Hanovia, has joined retaining structures specialist Maccaferri as marketing assistant.