The Bristol office of global property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Rohan Short as a partner in its expanding business rates advisory team covering the South West and South Wales. Rohan, pictured, joins Knight Frank after spending 14 years at CBRE’s Bristol office as director – business rates advisory,...
A Bristol businesswoman who left school at 16 and whose first job was selling advertising for a local paper has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Charmaine Vincent, pictured, CEO of Bristol-based specialist recruitment firm Baltimore Consulting, is in the running for a 2020 NatWest Everywoman Award. She...
Integrated communications agency Social has promoted Ben Lowndes to managing director of its South West business following another year of growth for its Bristol office and its wider group of companies. The move comes as the agency completes another year of profitable growth during which its turnover has risen to...
Hydrock, the Bristol-based multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy, has appointed former KPMG partner Ronnie McCombe as its non-executive chairman. Ronnie, pictured, will work with Hydrock’s board to drive forward the next stage of the company’s growth, drawing on his wide experience of working with innovative and fast-growth companies...
A Bristol-based surveyor has been presented with a national award for the helping the community in a retirement village during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Rob Adams, who works in the hotels valuation team at global real estate advisor Colliers International’s Bristol office, was named as a ‘Superhero’ at the...
The Institute of Directors South West has named Robert Lloyd Griffiths OBE as its new regional director, replacing Simon Face, who had been in the post since 2003. Robert, pictured, will perform the South West job alongside his existing role as the IoD’s national director for Wales, a position...
Bristol-based mutual society National Friendly has appointed Toney Quinn to the role of business development manager in a move designed to continue to strengthen its profile in the intermediary sector. Toney, pictured, brings a wealth of experience of the insurance sector, having spent seven years with another mutual –...
Two new staff members have been added to the team at Bristol-based healthcare marketing and advertising agency Create Health. Polly Buckland has joined the 18-strong team as strategy director and Ollie Davies as finance manager as the agency, which creates global and national campaigns for big healthcare brands such as Thermo Fisher...
Construction industry marketing specialist Carol Heneghan has joined construction group Bouygues UK as business development manager for the South West. Carol, pictured, has worked in construction and development for more than 20 years. Her pervious roles have spanned designing water management and drainage systems and working in the regeneration...
Management consultancy Harmonic, which has an office in Bristol, has made a series of senior appointments as it seeks to increase its presence in the public and private sectors. Joining the company – which works with organisations such as BAE Systems, Balfour Beatty and the Ministry of Defence to...
Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed fintech expert Anthony Persse as its new chief executive officer following the death of its founder and CEO Richard Pepler in June. Optimum said Anthony, pictured, would fulfil Richard’s ambition for the company – to provide small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)...
A shooting director for a Bristol-based production company has landed a major TV future talent award, with judges praising her creativity and confidence. Miky King, pictured, who graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA (Hons) in Film, TV and Digital Production, won the Flying Futures Talent title at the recent...
A partner in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has been appointed to a high-level government body that helps shape the UK’s future trade policy. Competition and trade partner Marc Shrimpling, pictured, is the only solicitor on the Strategic Trade Advisory Group (STAG), which is chaired...
