Latest construction appointments - 9 January 2009

Contractors

Osborne has appointed Phil Shortman, managing director of its construction division, to its board.

Social housing contractor Strategic Team Group has named Stuart Black non-executive chairman

Consultants

Architect Kay Elliott has appointed Dan Warry and Stephen Bain architectural assistants.

Suppliers

The Parkside Group has named Peter Dziurzynski managing director of the board.

Structherm has appointed David Gale corporate marketing executive.

Institutions

Peter Ramsay-Dawber, head of construction management at Nottingham Trent University, has been appointed a fellow of the RICS.

Geoff French, Scott Wilson’s group chairman, has become chairman of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering. Michelle McDowell, head of civil and structural engineering at Building Design Partnershp, becomes vice chair.