{"id":84763,"date":"2020-11-03T09:41:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=84763"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:41:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:41:29","slug":"wates-residential-development-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wates-residential-development-director\/84763\/","title":{"rendered":"Wates Residential appoints new development director"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Baerbel Schuett has been appointed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wates.co.uk\/services\/wates-residential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wates Residential<\/a>\u2019s new development director, with immediate effect<\/h2>\n<p>Baerbel Schuett will join the Wates Residential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/iain-sutton-crossfield-group\/83204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">senior leadership team<\/a> and will be responsible for 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the forefront of design<\/h3>\n<p>Helen Bunch, executive managing director of Wates Residential, said: \u201cWe are delighted to welcome Baerbel to the Wates Residential senior leadership team and to our highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wates-appoints-new-md\/80915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">successful development team<\/a>, particularly during such an exciting period of growth for the business as we continue to expand our development activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe brings with her a strong set of development management skills, a talent for delivering ground-breaking planning consents and a strong desire to put placemaking and wellbeing at the forefront of design.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baerbel Schuett, development director for Wates Residential, added: \u201cI am excited to be joining such a strong and highly diverse team at Wates Residential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is perhaps one of the most gender-balanced businesses that I have experienced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/green-recovery-property-retrofit\/79894\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK property industry<\/a> for a long time and this inevitably has an impact on the business\u2019 industry-leading approach to social value and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to working with new and existing partners to help them address the crucial need for high-quality new homes in and around London, drawing from Wates Residential\u2019s extensive place-making expertise and leading partnership housing offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baerbel Schuett has been appointed as Wates Residential\u2019s new development director, with immediate 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