Ocean Edge Executive Search helps Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council strengthen regeneration team

Sarah Good, Head of Major Projects and Development at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

We have been delighted to help Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to strengthen its commitment to ambitious regeneration and renewal plans with the appointment of two new members of staff.

We worked with the local authority to manage the recruitment process which resulted in the appointment of Sarah Good as Head of Major Projects and Development, and Grant Thornton as Regeneration Manager. They will both work under Director of Regeneration Sarah Longthorpe who joined the council in April last year, following a recruitment process that was also led by us.

The dedicated regeneration team will spearhead the delivery of programmes including Basing View business district, Basingstoke Leisure Park and the regeneration of Basingstoke town centre.

Director of Regeneration Sarah Longthorpe says the two new appointments will play a pivotal role in helping to shape the future of the local area.

“As a forward-looking and financially sustainable council, we are committed to ensuring Basingstoke is a place where people have access to great opportunities and can thrive and where businesses can flourish. This vision is underpinned by our ambitious multimillion pound regeneration plans, working alongside the private sector, which includes developing new leisure facilities, new homes and infrastructure led by local communities as part of well-planned and sustainable development and opportunities for businesses.

“Both Sarah and Grant bring impressive development experience, and their combined expertise in delivering successful, complex regeneration programmes in other areas of the country will be of huge benefit to Basingstoke.”

Sarah Good was previously Head of Delivery and Regeneration at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, while Grant Thornton was the Interim Manager for Regeneration and Economy at Havant Borough Council.

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