Henry Bellfield of West Midlands-based Barberry Group has been appointed to the board of directors and all its principal subsidiaries.

Mr Bellfield joined Barberry in 2005 and in 2009 he won the Newcomer of the Year award at the Midlands Property Awards.

Within two weeks of joining Barberry, Mr Bellfield had agreed terms with CBRE Investors to sell Markham Retail Park in Chesterfield for £6.12 million.

Following this achievement, he went on to secure a number of high-profile sales and lettings including the 95,000 sq ft sale of b1 Summer Hill Road for £22.75 million.

Henry has also directly secured 500,000 sq ft of lettings providing £4.5 million of rental income with over 90 per cent on lease lengths of over 10 years.