This week's London appointments

Justin Nihiser, Code Ninjas

Code Ninjas has named Justin Nihiser as its new CEO, following Eagle Merchant Partners’ acquisition of an equity stake in the brand.

Justin, who joins the international coding franchise from Brain Balance Achievement Centers, succeeds co-founder, David Graham.

Bringing a wealth of franchise experience with him, Justin aims to align the brand’s long-term plans for growth with the needs and expectations of their franchisees in the UK, the US and Canada.

This undertaking will include optimising multiple components of the business model, including curriculum development, onsite and virtual learning opportunities and training for operators at Code Ninjas’ locations.

By garnering franchisee insights, Justin believes it will help Code Ninjas reinforce its already strong support system and create a clearer path to success as the franchise enters its nextgrowth phase.

“I’ll be teaming up with owners to further drive student engagement and results while growing each and every location’s economic opportunities.

“Strong success at individual Code Ninjas locations translates into a strong global franchise system, and we have an opportunity to gain essential insights from our franchisees.

“We will transform this feedback into action plans that promote even greater success for all franchise and corporate stakeholders.”

Richard Jones, Picton

Picton has announced that Richard Jones has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 September 2020.

Richard will also become the chairman of the Property Valuation Committee with effect from 1 October 2020, taking over this role from Roger Lewis who will retire from the Board on 30 September 2020.

Richard is a highly experienced real estate professional with over 30 years’ experience and was UK managing director on the Aviva Investors’ Global Real Estate Board where he sat on their Global Real Estate Investment Committee until 2014.

Nicholas Thompson, chairman, commented: “The board is delighted to announce Richard’s appointment, which follows a thorough search process.

“We look forward to working with him and benefiting from the extensive knowledge and experience that he brings to this role.”

Adam Ratzker, Dominvs Group

Dominvs Group, a property developer, has today announced the appointment of Adam Ratzker as commercial director as it eyes rapid expansion over the coming 12 months.

Adam joins Dominvs Group having previously served as commercial director at Galliard Homes, where he helped to ink some of the property developer’s largest JVs and partnerships. Joining Galliard Homes in 2004, Galliard went on to become London’s largest private developer with a GDV of over £4bn, encompassing residential, commercial, student, hotel and industrial property.

He will be responsible for overseeing the business’s commercial strategy, including securing new partnerships with important stakeholders, overseeing all revenue streams, identifying new opportunities for development as funds look to repurpose retail and commercial parks nationally, and managing performance and growth.

Adam said: “I’m thrilled to become part of the team. I have long admired Dominvs. Its entrepreneurial outlook means that it is quick to move and takes a pragmatic approach to joint ventures and structuring. The potential of Dominvs is enormous and the talent pool considerable, and I’m looking forward to getting stuck in and immersed in the deals.”

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