Lawyer Flora Wood, partner and head of the personal injury team at South West law firm Ashfords, has been reaccreditation by the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel for the 10th year. The status proves she provides a high-quality legal and meets the Society’s high standards of competency and expertise...
Corporate recovery specialist Huw Jones has been appointed by insolvency practitioners McAlister & Co to head up its expansion across the South West. An associate member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, Huw joins the growing firm as it looks to expand from its Welsh base – with...
The Bristol office of independent professional and financial services group Smith & Williamson is further expanding its private client tax team with the appointment of leading private client tax specialist Ruth Mower as senior manager. Her role is to develop and grow the office’s trust and executorships offering –...
Danielle Stewart, Southern Region partner at accountants Baker Tilly, has been appointed by the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) as one of its two Company Law Red Tape Challenge champions. In the role Danielle will review suggestions made to BIS for areas where existing company law regulations...
Bristol-based accountants Corrigan Associates has appointed Hayley Jones as audit manager. Hayley, who previously worked for Baker Tilly in Hereford, will spearhead audit and assurance work for the practice in King Street, Bristol. Principal Edward Corrigan said: “Many of our clients are growing businesses that expect more from their accountants than an annual visit....
David Powell has been re-elected as head of law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office and will serve a second three-year term. A lawyer in the city for over 30 years, David is well-known as a passionate supporter of the region’s business community. He specialises in advising residential developers and...
Specialist PR firm bClear Communications is expanding with the appointment of Jayne West, previously communications manager at Bristol construction group Cowlin. Jayne joins Bristol-based bClear five months after former Cowlin managing director Neil Sherreard became a director. bClear specialises in PR and communications for construction, property and finance firms....
Nick Thurston has been promoted to associate within property agent Knight Frank’s industrial team in Bristol. He joined in May 2010, having previously worked in commercial property agencies in Bristol and a development company in London. Knight Frank’s head of the Bristol industrial agency team, Russell Crofts, said: “The...
Peter Main has been nominated as Bristol’s next Lord Mayor. He will succeed councillor Geoff Gollop at the end of his year of office in May. Councillor Main, 61, lives in Brislington and has served Brislington West for 14 years. He works as a senior benefits officer in Bath...
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Clive Burlton has joined public relations firm Empica as a non-executive director to help spearhead expansion plans. The company, which has headquarters in Long Ashton and a satellite office in London, provides publicity services to major businesses across the country. Mr Burlton, a member of the Chartered Institute of...
Professor Jonathan Cooper has been appointed to the Airbus Sir George White Chair, a joint Bristol University/Airbus position. Sir George White founded one of the most important British aviation companies, the Bristol Aeroplane Company, in 1910, one of the forerunners to BAE SYSTEMS and Airbus in the UK. The...
Law firm Ashfords has appointed Graham Cridland as a partner to join its expanding planning team. Mr Cridland joins Ashfords, which has offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton, Tiverton and London, from Exeter firm Michelmores, where he was a partner and head of planning. Mr Cridland, who specialises in...
Liz McCloskey is accountancy and business advice firm Grant Thornton’s new business development manager in its Bristol office. She joins from leading business process outsourcing company Capita Group, where she worked in the group sales team, managing the preparation of large complex tenders to potential clients. An economics...
