Contractors

Nigel Marks, formerly of Taylor Woodrow, has been appointed development director for Ballast Wiltshier’s South-east region.

Civil engineering and construction group May Gurney has appointed Bob Drew business development manager, based in Cambridge.

Kvaerner Construction has appointed Sunil Shah Singh (right) managing director of Kvaerner Cementation India.

Housebuilders

Taywood Homes has appointed Peter Colebrook land director of its Northern region.

Keith Johnson has been made regional managing director of McCarthy & Stone. He will be based in Coventry.

Consultants

Martin Pickard, formerly head of property and business services at Cellnet, has been appointed managing director of property and facilities at Citex Group.

John Grazebrook and Bob Prickett have been promoted to principal engineers at Roberts & Partners in Oxford.

Nigel Rose and Partners has appointed Gavin Heavisides, Howard Spurgin and Neil Trowbridge partners.

Robert Heald has been made an associate.

Stephen Morgan has been appointed associate land agent at Brown and Co’s office in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Andrew Hussain, previously with Chesterton International, has joined the agency department of chartered surveyor Arambol Associates.

Law firm Masons has appointed Tim Kinney, formerly of Eversheds, as a solicitor in its construction department.

Julia Court, formerly of Lovells, has joined the construction team at solicitor Hammond Suddards.

Consulting engineer White Young Green has appointed Mario Donnetti director of overseas operations.

High-Point Rendel has appointed Nigel Bell and Geoff Schmitt region chief executives in Asia Pacific and the Americas respectively.

Steve Darling has been appointed head of the Europe, Africa and Middle East region. Nelson Ogunshakin has been appointed director of marketing and strategy.

Institution

The Bathroom Association has appointed Ron Lasseter president.