Real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Sarah Livingston as head of its UK healthcare sector.

The Care Quality Commission has appointed Professor Aidan Fowler as interim chief inspector of healthcare.

Nuclera, a biotechnology company enabling rapid protein expression and purification screening through its benchtop protein platform, has appointed William J Kullback as a non-executive director.

Cambridge Cognition, which provides cognitive assessment software for clinical trials, academic research and healthcare, has appointed Jonathan Kempster as an independent non-executive director.

Stax has appointed Adam Thorpe as a managing director in its London office to lead the firm’s EMEA healthcare vertical.

Business property advisor Christie & Co has appointed Emily Brown as a senior consultant in its healthcare consultancy team.

Athena Care Homes has appointed Lorna Rose as its new chief executive.

Healthcare firm Simplyhealth has appointed Rita Clifton as its new chair. Clifton will take over from Mike Hall subject to regulatory approval.

Dr Arun Thiyagarajan has joined health insurance group VitalityHealth as its CEO, replacing Dr Keith Klintworth.

Apposite-backed 1MED has appointed Janet Kube as chief executive.

Integrated retirement community operator Wallacea Living has appointed Nazish Shaikh into the newly-created role head of HR.

Elizabeth Finn Homes, which operates eight care homes across England, has appointed Ruth French and Julian Ide as non-executive directors.