Stockport environmental consultancy makes senior appointments

Stockport based environmental consultancy, APEM, has announced a number of new senior appointments of leading industry figures.

Gillian Sutherland, joins as Divisional Director of Marine Wildlife & Ornithology.  Having spent 16 years at Scottish Power Renewables, latterly as Head of Environment (Offshore), Sutherland brings extensive knowledge of the global offshore renewables industry.  She will oversee the continued global expansion of the team, delivering industry leading best practice for offshore wildlife surveys, compliance and consultancy services.

The company’s expanding Terrestrial Ecology division gained a boost with the appointment of Marjorie Nadouce as an Associate Director. Bat specialist Marjorie joins brings 20 years’ environmental consultancy experience.  Together with her technical knowledge, she brings team and project management experience and will help drive APEM’s terrestrial ecology team forward.

The newly created role of Head of Project Management Office will be filled by Stephanie Woodward, who having started her career in financial services, joins from the NHS. As well as leading a dedicated project management team, her remit is to support business development by driving operational excellence across all divisions.

Boosting the financial team is Jen Smith, who joins as Senior Finance Business Partner. Having  trained at Deloitte, Jen gained a wealth of experience before moving into commercially focussed finance roles to support and enable businesses to achieve their goals. Working closely with the senior executive team, she will help ensure APEM’s ambitious growth plans are on track.

Further support comes in the form of Sarah Harris, who joins as Marketing Manager. With over 20 years’ experience, she brings knowledge, expertise and a passion for B2B marketing, recently demonstrated at one of the UK’s leading agencies.

David Campbell, who has been with APEM for 16 years, has been promoted to Divisional Director of Remote Sensing & Data Operations, a position that will see him also join the Operational Board.

Dr Adrian Williams (pictured), managing director of APEM, said:

These appointments are all very exciting for us. Each brings very specific expertise, be it technical knowledge, strategic thinking or an impressive network of contacts.  All have one thing in common, a first-class reputation. 

“They will each play an important part in supporting our ambitious plans for growth by providing excellent support to our ever-growing base of international customers, developing new service lines and helping us exploit the untapped potential in our sector. We are extremely excited about our future possibilities.”

Established in 1990, APEM provides environmental consultancy, laboratory services, field surveys and remote sensing capabilities to a range of sectors including water, power, engineering, construction and transport. Following a 2019 management buyout, the Stockport headquartered firm now turns over £12 million a year, from eight offices in the UK, plus one in Germany and one soon to open in the USA.