Housebuilder Redrow has appointed a new managing director to oversee its Tamworth-based Midlands operation. The new hire will also seek further opportunities for growth in the east of the region. James Poynor joined Countrywide in 2010 as managing director of its land and new homes business. In his new role at Redrow, he will focus on opening seven new outlets in five locations, including Droitwich, Cawston, Stafford, Harbourne and Tamworth. Poynor said: "We have a very strong presence in the West Midlands, plus a cluster of sites in the Leicester area, but I would like to see us pushing further east into Nottinghamshire and perhaps Derbyshire with new land acquisitions. "These are areas where we have built successfully before and are perfect for Redrow’s product." Redrow's regional chief executive Matthew Pratt added: "It’s great to have someone of James’ calibre on board. "His wider experience outside the new homes sector will be an asset but, at the same time, he has a broad knowledge and experience of sales, land and planning right across the new homes market, encompassing all of the major developers and the whole of the UK."
Housing construction company Redrow has appointed new managing director James Poynor to oversee its Midlands operations, based in Tamworth. The company, which is owned by the UK government, was founded in 2009 and now employs more than 1,000 people. In his new position, he will open seven new outlets in Droitwich, Stafford, Cawston, Tamworth and Harbourne.