St Modwen has appointed Fran Leedham as head of responsible business to further support the firm’s commitment to sustainability. Reporting to Rob Hudson, chief finance and operations officer, she will support and develop the company’s responsible business commitments, which include carbon emissions, biodiversity and education. Leedham joins St Modwen from JLL where she was director of its sustainability strategy consulting practice, working with clients to advise on and implement progressive ESG and sustainability programmes. Before that, she worked for Jaguar Land Rover where she was most recently global head of environment and sustainability.