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Dan Whelan
The former managing director has left the property company he co-founded with Alan Murphy in 2003 after 18 years at the helm.
According to Nick Payne’s Linkedin profile, he left developer Nikal in January and is now listed as an “unattached” real estate specialist.
The reasons behind his departure are not yet known. Both Payne and Nikal have been contacted for comment but had yet to provide statements about the news at the time of publication.
Payne has also stepped down as a member of Blackpool’s Town Deal board, a committee set up to guide the development of Government-funded projects in the town, and has been replaced by Nikal chairman Richard Fee, who joined the company last August.
Dan Whelan
The former managing director left to pursue other interests, as the company prepares to roll out a revised business model that will see it move away from development towards a more investment-led approach.
Nick Payne, who co-founded developer Nikal Group with Alan Murphy in 2003, told
Place North West that his departure from the company at the start of the year had been amicable.
“I spent 18 years at Nikal and it seemed like the right time to go and explore new ideas before I get too old,” he said.
“I can’t give you any drama. I have a burning desire to explore new ideas and opportunities and they are looking for a slight change in direction. I wish them all the best going forward.” He is now in the process of setting up his own company.
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Screen star Cush, meanwhile, cut an elegant figure in a pale blue coat, a pink blouse and brown, wide-leg trousers.
The plot will see Megan, out-of-work photographer Ray (Richard Armitage) and detective Broome (James Nesbitt) deal with the skeletons in their cupboards.
No rest for the wicked: The transgender comedian, 59, sported a suit as she shot scenes alongside actress Cush Jumbo, 35, who portrays a working mother-of-three called Megan
Plot: Stay Close - based on Harlan Coben s 2012 novel of the same title - follows the lives of three regular individuals, who are all hiding dark secrets
Viewers will also see Cutting It star Sarah Parish, Small Axe’s Daniel Francis and stand-up comedian Andi Osho play Megan s friend Lorraine, her partner Dave and Simona, respectively.