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Turley bolsters offering with latest round of promotions
We have announced 25 promotions across our UK and Ireland teams, reflecting continued investment in our people, services and long-term growth priorities.
Promotions across teams, including Planning, Economics and Landscape & Design, will strengthen our integrated offer across areas including net zero infrastructure, placemaking and strategic advisory.
Gavin Amos has been promoted to Head of Economics. Based in Manchester, he will lead our UK economics offering, building on his role in strengthening our economics capability, including work on large-scale industrial and logistics, town and city centre regeneration, new communities and the digital economy, where the team will continue to provide market-leading expertise to successfully make the economic and social case for development. In Ireland, Irene de Cubas Martí has been promoted to Associate Director in the Economics team.
Cat White has been promoted to Head of Planning South Coast. Cat, who is based out of the Southampton office, will join our East and South East leadership team and will continue with the important role she plays in the region, in particular around coastal and town centre regeneration.
Across Planning teams, Annie Gingell (South West and Wales) and Olivia Carr (North) have both been promoted to Director, recognising Annie’s contributions to the delivery of expert residential and affordable housing advice and Olivia’s role in leading major and complex development proposals across the North. Mary McCabe has been promoted to Associate Director, Planning in Scotland and Steven Healey to Associate Director, Planning in the North.
Rebecca Merridew has been promoted to Director, Landscape & Design. Based in Manchester, she strengthens our placemaking and design expertise, with experience ranging from landscape strategies for large scale strategic sites down to detailed designs for smaller residential schemes.
In Belfast, Michael Jardine has been promoted to Associate Director, Strategic Communications, and will continue to support clients with stakeholder engagement and communications across complex planning and development programmes.
The latest promotions also include emerging talent across the business.
- Iona Stonehouse, Director, Marketing and Communications
- Lydia Connell, promoted to Senior Planner
- Michael Bruce, promoted to Senior Planner
- Ryan Watt, promoted to Senior Planner
- Sam Cripps, promoted to Senior Planner
- Will Hannah, promoted to Senior Planner
- Brendan Lovatt, promoted to Consultant, Strategic Communications
- Hamish Carter, promoted to Planner
- Lola Newton, promoted to Consultant, Strategic Communications
- Mariam Rafique, promoted to Urban Designer
- Philip Sellar, promoted to Consultant, Strategic Communications
- Hannah Flanagan, promoted to Senior Credit Controller
- Lauren Amos, promoted to Senior Business Support Executive
- Marie Howe, promoted to Senior Business Support Executive
- Rosie Langley, promoted to Advisor, People & Culture
- Jessica O’Malley, promoted to Advisor, People & Culture

Stephen Bell, CEO, said:
“As an employee-owned business, there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing colleagues grow and progress through their careers. We’re proud of the diverse talent across Turley, and these promotions recognise the commitment and impact our people deliver for clients.
“Our co-owners are central to the strength of our offer and our ability to help clients deliver sustainable growth and thriving places.
“It’s fantastic to see promotions across such a broad range of disciplines, sectors and regions as we continue to build our expertise across the UK and Ireland.”
1 June 2026
Key contacts
Irene de Cubas Martí
Associate Director, Economics
Michael Jardine
Associate Director, Strategic Communications
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