Former Public Service Ombudsman for Wales, Nick Bennett, has been appointed a director with global property advisory firm Savills.
In his new role as director and head of economics Wales, Mr Bennett, will lead in areas including economics and grant funding consultancy in Wales.
Llangefni-born Mr Bennett held the ombudsman role for seven years, prior to which he was chief executive of umbrella body for housing associations in Wales, Community Housing Cymru.
Mr Bennett said: “I am delighted to be joining Savills, which has an excellent team in Wales, with significant supporting infrastructure and firepower across the wider business. The opportunity to lead a team focused on delivering sustainable growth across all sectors in Wales and collaborating with many authorities and organisations I have worked alongside throughout my career is very exciting.
Chris Potts, head of Savills Cardiff, said: ‘Savills has a strong track record working with the public sector regarding funding to unlock growth, whether in housing or employment creation, which is aligned with climate change and wellbeing objectives. Nick is enormously respected throughout Wales and will bring significant regeneration and funding experience as part of our UK economics team, based within our 75-strong team in Cardiff.’
Rory Brooke, head of Savills economics, said: ‘It’s great to have Nick focused on Wales and helping build on our wide-ranging work in economic impact, market analysis, business planning, grant funding and sustainable development strategy.”
