Crest Nicholson has appointed Tom Nicholson, Linden Homes’ divisional chairman, as its chief operating officer. Nicholson will immediately join Crest’s executive board, taking up his post at the end of May. He has more than 30 years’ experience in housebuilding, starting at Trafalgar House Group in 1987. He held land and sales roles at Ideal Homes and the Berkeley Group. …