VAS Group creates two new director roles across four promotions

03 December 2020

Leading valuation market specialists, VAS Group is ending 2020 on a high with four promotions which in turn has created two new director roles.

Louise Chapman, who started in November 2017, is now Operations Director and will control the day-to-day running of VAS Panel. This includes relationship management with both new and existing clients and organising its dedicated panel of valuers.

Lisa Southall will take the title of Finance and Compliance Director. Having originally joined the team in March 2019 she will now be responsible for all aspects of finance and audit control.

Both Chapman and Southall will report to VAS Group’s co-founders, Gina May and Stephen Todd.

In addition Natalie Keenan, who started in August 2018 has been moved up to Operations Manager while Mollie McLoughlin, who joined in October 2018 has been promoted to Assistant Operations Manager.

May said: “I truly believe we have one of the best and most dedicated teams in the valuations market and their level of commitment has to be recognised. Louise, Lisa, Natalie and Molly all deserve their promotion because of the leading roles they have played in building the business, and their vision for its future.”

“The Group has reached a level where the company requires a far more traditional board structure to meet all future growth aims,” added Todd. “For these roles we only had to look at the people within the business because we have so many exceptional staff who will rise to the challenge.”

The news follows VAS Group’s recent move into 3,000 square feet premises in the heart of Middlesbrough, which alongside today’s promotions, is part of its plans for future growth through 2021 and beyond.

The new Head Office, which is three times bigger than the previous facility in Redcar, will initially house 20 staff working across VAS Panel and VAS Software.

As well as having the additional space to allow safe working in-line with Government guidelines, the extra room will be used to streamline the business’s IT and technical support which are key to delivering integrated system solutions for lenders, brokers and valuers.

VAS Audit will continue to operate from its offices in Wilmslow, Cheshire.