Intu appoints chief people officer

Intu has named James Saunders, Vodafone’s former head of HR, as its new chief people officer. Saunders will lead intu’s employee experience, recruitment process and talent retention programmes. He worked at Vodafone for more than eight years and also held senior roles within HR and transformation teams at Nationwide Building Society, where he worked for nearly 13 years. Matthew Roberts, intu’s chief executive, said: “Since becoming chief executive last year, I have focused on introducing new expertise and a fresh perspective to intu’s executive committee to allow us to deliver our strategy. The chief people officer role is a key appointment within the smaller and more focused executive team. “Our people are fundamental to delivering intu’s strategy and putting the performance of intu’s rent-paying customers and our centres at the heart of the business. “It is vital that we have a people strategy in place that will support this by inspiring, engaging and supporting everyone who works here, as well as attracting new talent to intu.” To send feedback, e-mail pui-guan.man@egi.co.uk or tweet @PuiGuanM or @estatesgazette