Project management and cost consultancy DBK Back has announced the appointment of a new marketing manager in Birmingham

Sarah Matthews joins the business following a recent management buy-out.

With offices in Birmingham, London and Manchester, DBK Back has 70 employees working on development and construction projects throughout the country.

Ms Matthews, aged 35, is based at the company's Birmingham headquarters at Ludgate Hill, close to St Paul's Square, but will work across the three offices.

Her key responsibilities include account management and the development of existing client relationships.

It will also involve the appointment and supervision of an external marketing and PR agency, and general business profile tasks including event management.

Ms Matthews, of Fillongley, North Warwickshire, said: "I believe that a clear and comprehensive marketing strategy, which is sensitive to both the company's unique culture and its emphasis on first-class client relationships, is fundamentally important at this time.

"It also needs to take into account the commercial needs of the business."