Property adviser DTZ has appointed Bob Rickert, the group's chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO), to the management board. . On joining the board, Rickert will assume the title of group finance director while retaining his post as COO.

Property adviser DTZ has appointed Bob Rickert, the group's chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO), to the management board. . On joining the board, Rickert will assume the title of group finance director while retaining his post as COO.

Rickert, 48, joined DTZ in March 2009 as COO and was subsequently appointed CFO. He is supported in this position by James Thomson as Deputy CFO. Rickert moved to DTZ from Barclays Plc, where he had been the chief information officer of Global Retail and Commercial Banking from January 2006 to February 2009. Before joining Barclays, he was the CEO of NT Medical Systems, a North American medical technology systems company.

DTZ chairman Tim Melville-Ross commented: 'Since his arrival in March 2009 and subsequent appointment as CFO, Bob has made a considerable impact on the group's operations. He has had extensive experience of managing global businesses throughout his career and has also been responsible for managing a number of large-scale change programmes. We are delighted to welcome him to the group board.'