Jane Aikman joins the housebuilder's board on 4 September and takes over from Graham Brown as group finance director

Housebuilder and developer Wilson Bowden has appointed Jane Aikman as its new group finance director.

Aikman will join Wilson Bowden’s board on 4 September and takes over from Graham Brown. Brown will remain an executive director to aid the transition.

Aikman joins from communication company Pressac where she has been group finance director since 2004 and acting chief executive since 2005.

Group chairman David Wilson said: “I am pleased to welcome Jane Aikman to the board of Wilson Bowden. She brings wide ranging industrial experience coupled with strong financial skills to the group. I am confident that she will be an excellent finance director for Wilson Bowden.”