Bristol-based Mentor Communications Consultancy has appointed Toby Coulsting as operations director to help manage continued expansion. Toby, the son of Mentor training director Tina Coulsting Carter, is a former pupil of Cotham Grammar School, and was previously with City of London employee benefits consultancy and online benefits provider, Bluefin....
Independent professional and financial services group Smith & Williamson has promoted Jerry Barnes to become head of its private client tax services team just a year after he joined the firm Jerry, who previously spent 28 years with rival Saffery Champness, will continue to focus on growing Smith &...
Helphire, the Bath-based accident-claim handler which reported losses of £34.1m in the year to June 30, has recruited industry heavy-hitter John L. Davies as a non-executive director with immediate effect. The company, which works with the insurance and motor industries to provide replacement vehicles to motorists involved in accidents, went...
Vistair, the Bristol firm supplying cutting-edge safety and recording software to the global aviation industry, has boosted its team following a strong performance this year. Alan Duffy is the firm’s new production manager while Rafia Anjum, Rosie Rumsey, Nick Webb, John Franks and Steve Tebble have joined as document...
HSBC has appointed Paul Wood as senior corporate banking manager for the South West. In his new role Paul will focus on the extensive corporate market in the region, supporting businesses with a turnover of £25m-plus and ensuring that HSBC continues to meet the needs of its corporate clients....
Richard Pepler, chief executive and co-founder of Bristol-based factoring group Ultimate Finance, has quit the business with immediate effect. Mr Pepler, who was previously sales and marketing director at Bibby Factors in Bristol, launched the business nine years ago and has since built it up to become one of...
David Marsh, managing partner of leading Bristol law firm Burges Salmon, is the new Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers, the historic business-led organisation that encourages entrepreneurialism and has extensive charity interests across the city. David, who has been a Merchant Venturer for 10 years, has identified support...
Ben Lewis has become an associate director with Aspire Planning, the Bristol firm which advises householders and businesses seeking planning permission for domestic, commercial and agricultural developments. Ben, who has a master’s degree in town planning from the University of the West of England, was previously a planning officer at North...
Alterian, the Bristol-based marketing software company which is considering an improved £68.4m takeover offer from Maidenhead-based SDL, has appointed Christopher John Humphrey as an independent non-executive director. This is in line with last week's announcement that it was considering the appointment of a new non-exec to stand in for...
Chartered accountant Roger Isaacs and his nine-year-old son Harry have raised more than £1,500 for charity – by jumping off a cliff. Roger, a partner with Milsted Langdon, which has offices in Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil, was taking part in a sponsored abseil at Uphill Rock, near Weston-super-Mare, in...
Arcadia Housing, which owns and manages more than 11,000 homes, has appointed chartered accountant Edward Rowberry as assistant director of finance. His appointment comes as the group takes part in a series of stock swaps with other regional housing associations and builds a new head office in Worle, Weston-super-Mare. Ed, who...
Accountants Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office is celebrating two high-profile successes this month with a tax advisor making into the Top 35 UK Private Client Practitioners Under 35 list and an associate director being awarded fellowship to the Personal Finance Society. Imogen Hilton-Brown has been officially recognised as a rising...
Claire McRea has joined the Bristol office of accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton as a manager in its tax team. Claire, who grew up in Bristol and has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of the West of England, joins from Target Chartered Accountants in...
