Chartered surveyor and town planner Aitchison Raffety has appointed Paula Mace (pictured) as head of healthcare to lead the company’s primary healthcare team.

Mace has worked for Aitchison Raffety since 2003 and was appointed as a director in March last year. She has 15 years’ experience of the healthcare property sector having worked with many surgeries, medical centres, healthcare investors and funds across the country, providing a range of services, including valuations for secured lending, partnerships, portfolios and court purposes, for property owners, investors, and large portfolio holders.

Mace has stepped into the shoes of Philip Waite, who as Aitchison Raffety’s group director, head of operations, oversaw the healthcare, education and valuation teams, before being promoted to managing director of the company last week.

Waite said “Having worked with Paula for many years, I am personally delighted that she has achieved this promotion which rightly recognises her expertise in healthcare property advice as well as the care she takes in leading her team and supporting our clients.”