Five new partners have been appointed by Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon in a move it says will improve its gender balance in senior leadership roles. The five, including three who trained at the firm, will increase the firm’s total number of partners to 99 when they take...
National business group the CBI has appointed Adrian Bratt, the General Counsel of luxury motorboat manufacturer Princess Yachts, as the next chair of its South West region. Adrian, pictured, who is also a board director at the Plymouth-based firm, takes over from Pennon chief executive Susan Davy, who has...
Regional law firm BLB Solicitors, which has offices in and around Bristol, is to undergo a rare change of management – only the second in its 42-year history. Managing partner Stephen Bishop is stepping down from the role, although he will remain with the practice as head of residential...
Property agency Knight Frank has strengthened its Bristol office’s residential development and consultancy offering with the appointment of Daniel Harris. Daniel, pictured, arrives from rival Savills’ Bristol office, where he worked for just over seven years – most recently as an associate director – and led on some of...
Global accountancy group KPMG has combined the top jobs in its Bristol and Plymouth offices, with Ian Brokenshire, currently senior partner in Plymouth, taking up the role next week. Ian, pictured right, replaces Andrew Hodgson, pictured below, who returns to a full time mergers and acquisition (M&A) advisory role...
Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has appointed Andrew Manning as a partner in Bristol to lead its new risk advisory business. Andrew, pictured, has more than 20 years’ professional services experience leading on risk assurance and controls transformation and has worked across a range of clients...
Bristol-based creative group Istoria, which owns businesses in the exhibitions, events, publishing and interior design sectors, has appointed Mark Eddy as its new chief commercial officer. Mark, pictured, joins from live events giant GES where, as CCO, he led a commercial team of 80 across the Europe, the Middle...
Bristol has recruited its first night-time economy czar to lead the city’s entertainment and hospitality sector’s recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Carly Heath, pictured, the co-founder and trustee of community festival Brisfest, takes up the role in the city council’s City Office at the start...
Insolvency and restructuring firm Begbies Traynor has bolstered its senior team in Bristol with the appointment of a new partner. Dan James, pictured, rejoins the firm having left in 2018 to work at the Bath office of regional accountants MHA Monahans as senior manager – business recovery and insolvency. ...
National law firm Bevan Brittan, which has a large office in Bristol, has promoted partner Jodie Sinclair to the role of senior partner, effective from May 1. Jodie, pictured, who heads the firm’s employment, pensions & immigration team, will be its third female senior partner in a row. She...
Bristol-based Mama Bear’s Day Nursery & Pre-School group, which cares for more than 2,000 children across the South West, has appointed a new managing director as it enters a new chapter. Chris Marston, pictured, who joined the group last year as commercial director, will now focus on the day-to-day...
Sophie Endacott, a senior valuation surveyor in Avison Young’s Bristol office, has become the new South West chair of Women in Property, the organisation that has helped improve inclusion and diversity in the industry for the past 34 years. Sophie, pictured, has been a member of Women in Property for the past...
The real estate group at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has been strengthened with the appointment of Ranjeev Kumar as partner. Ranjeev, pictured, joins from international firm Watson Farley Williams, where worked for six years, establishing and leading the firm’s real estate finance offering in London. Last summer he...
