They're on the move this month

OXFORD: Professor Anthony Hopwood has been appointed chairman of trustees of The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. Professor Hopwood is Peter Moores Dean of the Sad Business School, the American Standard Companies Professor of Operations Management, and Student of Christ Church at Oxford University. He said: "It's exciting to be joining an organisation which is facing a burgeoning demand for its services.

I look forward to taking the foundation forward in its mission to help create neighbourhoods, town and cities that future generations, as well as this one, will cherish." During the past year The Prince's Foundation, an educational charity focusing on ecological ways of planning, designing and building, has worked on a new masterplan for Lincoln city centre and held a short course on urbanism for the UK's top housebuilders.

OXON: Former president of the Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Quinton, has been appointed deputy president of the British Chamber of Commerce. He will be responsible for tackling a range of tasks to be assigned by the British chamber. Presidential duties commonly involve chairing the National Policy Committee, acting as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, or visiting senior Government officials and ministers. He said: "It is a great honour and privilege. Having been on its board for the past two years, it has been wonderful to see how effective the organisation is at accessing the corridors of top-level Cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister."

ABINGDON: High tech children's toy firm VTech, has joined an elite group of organisations awarded Kids Superbrand status by the Superbrands organisation, a global independent authority on branding. The Kids Superbrands were chosen by a panel of independent researchers who began by considering the population list of kids' brands. Katy Chan, VTech European marketing manager, said: "We are delighted to receive Superbrand status."

OXFORD: Hartwell Land Rover has appointed Graham Cockroft as dealer principal at its Cumnor site. Mr Cockroft, 34, joins a team of 30, having previously worked as a sales manager at Hartwell Ford in Kidlington. He said: "I have always been impressed by the Land Rover range and I am relishing the opportunity to work for such a prestigious brand."

OXFORD: Roshina Khan has been appointed assistant manager for bus operator Stagecoach. In the newly-created post, Ms Khan will work alongside Simon Mathieson, operations manager, and will focus on customer service. Ms Khan, 33, who lives in Cowley, has joined the bus industry from Biffa Waste, where she worked for almost three years as traffic supervisor at the Didcot depot.

She was previously responsible for 40 staff and 27 vehicles. Stagecoach Oxford's local bus operation has 240 staff and 90 vehicles. Ms Khan, who has also been an estate agent, said: "There are many elements which are similar to my previous jobs, particularly customer service, which is clearly important to Stagecoach."

ABINGDON: Cattles Invoice Finance has appointed Peter McIntyre as divisional managing director for the South, responsible for offices in the Midlands, London and South East and Thames Valley and South West. He will also take up a position on the Board.

He joins the business following ten years with Barclays, where he was head of cash management sales within the international trade and cash solutions division. Previously he worked in Barclays Sales Finance, where he gained significant experience in invoice finance.

WITNEY: The Environment Agency, along with several other national environmental bodies, has awarded communications consultancy Freeman Christie a three-year contract for an undisclosed sum. The company will be responsible for brand strategy and visual communication for the project, which focuses on new European legislation, the Water Framework Directive, which is changing the way water is managed in the UK. Partner James Freeman-Gray said: "So much of what the Environment Agency does is based on communicating complex information to a wide variety of audiences, which is why it felt we were most appropriate for the job."

BOTLEY: Caudex Medical, a global medical communications agency that is part of McCann Healthcare Worldwide, has won a silver award in the Agency Self-promotion' category at the Medical Marketing Association's annual International Awards of Excellence. Caudex's Fill your briefs' print campaign addressed the challenge that the medical communications environment is becoming increasingly complex.

Gail Flockhart, managing director of Caudex Medical, said: "Our challenge was to highlight our strategic capability in understanding the complexity and enormity of our clients' briefs. To promote our core services and capabilities, we used humour to convey a serious message through a strong image with few words."

OXFORD: Bob Burlton, chief executive of The Midcounties Co-operative, has retired after heading the Society in various forms for almost 20 years. He took over as chief executive of the then Oxford & Swindon Society in 1987, leading it back to profitability, and then saw it merge with the Gloucester & Severnside Society. Last year he led the successful Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester merger with West Midlands Co-op, and The Midcounties Co-operative was formed. Other senior positions have included chairman of Co-operatives UK, president of Congress in 1999 and a member of the Co-operative Commission in 2000-2001. He said: "It has been a great honour and privilege to work with so many wonderful people at the Midcounties Co-operative and its predecessor Societies. It will always occupy a special place in my heart." He is succeeded by Ben Reid, chief executive of West Midlands Co-op and the current chairman of Co-operatives UK.

OXFORD: Zara Taylor, a second year apprentice at Anne Veck Hair's salon, has been named hairdressing-training providers Introtrain's Student of the Year. Judges at Introtrain congratulated Ms Taylor, 18, from Fencott, on being "a willing learner and a real team player." Ms Taylor said: "It's fantastic to be developing my own clientele so quickly and with all the creative talent around me, I'm very excited about my future."

Ms Veck said: "Zara has amazed us with her rapid technical development in hairdressing and her maturity and reliability as a colleague. She has an exciting career in creative hairdressing ahead of her." Meanwhile, Ms Veck and fellow team member Sara Truby have passed the Wella Master Colour Award (MCA), the highest level of colour expertise within the hairdressing industry, with Ms Veck attaining a 96 per cent score the joint highest mark.

OXFORD: Stuart Duff has been promoted to become head of development and a partner at occupational psychologist firm Pearn Kandola. He joins Ceri Roderick, Johanna Fullerton, Kathryn Palmer and Professor Binna Kandola on the senior management team of the business. A chartered occupational psychologist, Mr Duff has more than 15 years' experience in designing and delivering leadership, coaching and talent management initiatives for private and public sector organisations in the UK and worldwide.

BANBURY: Lukasz Sztuka has won the industrial category in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's National Industrial Sector Temporary Awards. Mr Sztuka follows in the footsteps of last year's National Industrial Sector Champion, fellow Banbury man Dennis Mallinson. Both were on the books of Champion Recruitment. Mr Sztuka came to England from Poland last autumn, and has now landed a permanent job at Banbury automotive module maker HBPO. Sally Hoodless from Champion Recruitment said: "Lukasz has proved to be an outstanding example of the professional, hardworking approach for which workers from ascending countries are so highly valued."