City Moves for 2 August – Who’s switching jobs at Parkdean Resorts, Avonhurst and Capita?
Today’s City Moves includes Parkdean Resorts, Avonhurst and Capita.
Parkdean Resorts
Catherine Lynn to has been appointed by Parkdean Resorts to the newly created position of chief customer officer, with responsibility for marketing, digital, insight, commercial and revenue. Catherine joins from Easyjet where she was group strategy and group commercial director. She played a significant leadership role in Europe’s low-cost aviation sector for 20 years, with a focus on delivering outstanding customer service. Catherine will be joining the business on 19 August. Prior to Easyjet, Catherine spent 12 years in retail with Sainsbury’s, and as part of the startup team for British Airways budget carrier Go Fly, where she was founding head of customer services. Catherine is also an experienced non-executive director and has sat on the Airport Coordination and Liberty Living boards. She is currently an independent non-executive director of Thames Water Utilities.
Avonhurst
New advisory firm Avonhurst this week announced it will be joined by two new partners, James Wyatt and Ian Frost. Ian has deep experience working in the European and emerging markets leveraged finance spheres at Magic Circle and leading US firms in London and Germany, having been a partner at both Vinson & Elkins and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he spent over 20 years. Joining Avonhurst as a partner, James also has extensive Magic Circle experience, having worked at Slaughter and May and, more recently, the UAE and London offices of Linklaters. Advising on a broad range of financing products across numerous sectors, he has a particular specialism in global project finance, energy and infrastructure sector finance and infrastructure acquisition finance. The firm was founded in July by former Jones Day partner and leading capital markets and funds lawyer Jonathan Bloom. The two new hires are the first announced since the firm’s launch.
Capita
Capita has announced the appointment of new leads for its customer management and people solutions divisions. Aimie Chapple will join in October as executive officer, customer management, while Chantal Free will join the same month as executive officer, people solutions. Aimie worked for more than 20 years at Accenture, holding a series of senior positions, including UKI chief innovation officer. She is a non-executive director of Learning Technologies Group. Chantal joins from Willis Towers Watson, where she was managing director and head of human capital and benefits, Western Europe. Mark Cook will serve as interim executive officer, people solutions until Chantal’s arrival. He has joined Capita from Investment Services Group.
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