New equity partner joins George F. White

Experienced Chartered Surveyor Mike Young takes on dual role with land, property and business consultancy

LAND, property and business consultancy George F. White have appointed Mike Young as a new equity partner. He joins the firm with more than 21 years’ experience as a Chartered Surveyor.

During his career Mr Young has developed a specialist range of expertise through the management and development of private and public-owned minerals and waste property estates, including associated office, industrial, residential and agricultural property with regard to sustainable business plan objectives and maximizing value.

His specialist expertise includes contract negotiation, planning and environmental assessment, strategic site appraisal and evaluation, estate management, and compulsory purchase and compensation.

Welcoming Mike to the business as an equity partner, Robyn Peat, managing partner at George F. White, said: ‘We are thrilled to welcome Mike as a partner in the business. It’s a great coup to recruit a man of Mike’s niche talent, leadership qualities and industry expertise.

‘His experience, especially in the land and mineral resources field, will strengthen our delivery in this growing service area and enable us to expand our client base in this sector nationally.’

Mr Young was previously head of land and mineral resources at Hope Construction Materials where he led a successful development team that provided property, planning, engineering and geological advice throughout the UK. Prior to this he spent a decade working for Tarmac Ltd.

Commenting on his new role at George F. White, Mr Young said: ‘My new position is a dual role as equity partner and head of commercial property. From a leadership perspective as a partner, a key focus will be developing the regional strategy. As head of Northumberland and Borders, I will be working closely with all business teams to understand their viewpoints and ensure my leadership style complements this.

‘As head of commercial property, I will be focused on business-related property including minerals, waste and recycling, industrial and manufacturing, office, retail and distribution, and logistics. I’m looking forward to working closely with our existing commercial property clients while developing new clients in this key area of growth.’