James Hicken joins rival firm as business development director
Hotel developer McAleer & Rushe has recruited James Hicken as business development director from rival Northern Ireland-based firm Mivan.
Hicken joins McAleer & Rushe鈥檚 growing London team, which this month expanded into larger premises on George Street in the west of the capital.
Hicken was a senior business development manager at Mivan for 11 years.
McAleer & Rushe has delivered over 12,000 hotel rooms in 60 hotels across the UK for a range of operators, including Starwood, InterContinental Hotels, Jurys Inn, Arora Hotels and Premier Inn.
McAleer & Rushe recently completed Starwood鈥檚 W Hotel in London鈥檚 Leicester Square, which was sold to a Qatari investor for 拢200m.
The design and build contractor also has a portfolio of office and residential developments.
Eamonn Laverty, chief executive of McAleer & Rushe, said: 鈥淛ames has a great track record of delivering business and has a very impressive set of skills and a fantastic contacts book which we are very keen to utilise.
鈥淚鈥檓 sure he will play a key role in increasing our market share and growing knowledge of our brand.鈥�
Hicken said: 鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity to join a dynamic and successful team who bring traditional values and attitudes coupled with ultra-smart construction methods.
鈥淚 love the Northern Ireland mentality of 鈥榗an do鈥� and 鈥榳hatever it takes鈥� and I feel very much at home already, and very proud to be wearing the McAleer & Rushe hat.
鈥淚 look forward to working with my existing friends in the industry and to making many more new ones.鈥�
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