Jamesy Hagan has been appointed managing director of Hagan Homes, one of Northern Ireland's leading residential property developers.  He takes over the role from his father, James, who started the company in 1988.

Jamesy joined Hagan Homes in 2004 and since then he has cut his teeth on every aspect of the construction business:

"I'm in the fortunate position of taking over a company that's in a very healthy state.  We've weathered the recent storms in the property market, and it has helped us focus on our core strengths.  These include having an intimate understanding of the first time buyer market; offering superb quality, well priced products; and delivering unrivalled customer service.My aim is to build on these strengths in order to grow our market share, primarily in Northern Ireland, but also in Scotland and England.  It's a hugely exciting opportunity and I know I can draw on the support of my skilled management team and craftsmen to help me do it.  The signs are good: we're already well on the way towards achieving our sales targets for 2010".