Long-established Bristol herbs and spices manufacturer Bart Ingredients is to have a new-look senior management team from April when its chief executive officer becomes non-executive chairman. David Collard, who has been CEO for more than 12 years, will be replaced in the role by the firm’s chief commercial officer...
Veteran broadcaster, writer and historian Jonathan Dimbleby is to become chair of the board of Bristol Beacon while the concert venue’s chief executive who oversaw its £132m, five-year transformation will leave her role. Louise Mitchell CBE will step down in July, having been at the helm since the charity...
National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed its first director of transformation as it seeks to place innovation at the core of its response to an increasingly competitive legal marketplace. Clarke Willmott said Rachel Barnes, pictured, had joined with “a remit to establish...
National law firm Foot Anstey, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed Sam Elworthy as a partner in its commercial team. Sam, pictured, previously worked at Bristol law firm Temple Bright, which he joined in 2013 as a partner to open its London office. Prior to that he...
Bristol-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications has grown its presence in the South West with a key appointment in Devon. The agency, which works with place-makers, purposeful businesses and public bodies, has recruited Arianne Smart, pictured, as an account manager to lead on public relations and communications support to...
The DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre Hotel has appointed Adam Flint as its new general manager, bringing with him more than 20 years’ experience to the business. It is Adam’s first position with Focus Hotels Management, which has operated the 206-bedroom hotel on Redcliffe Way for more than...
Bristol corporate PR and communications agency Ambitious has rounded off 12 months of solid growth by celebrating seven new business wins and making two strategic hires. With the agency expanding to 27 staff and on track to meet its £1.65m revenue target, Ambitious has this year secured its position as...
Planning, architecture and placemaking consultancy Nash Partnership, which has an office in Bristol, has recruited associate planner Alexandra Egge in a move it said reflected its growing portfolio of projects. Alexandra, pictured, joins from Arup in London, where she led projects ranging from strategic mixed-use development strategies and masterplans to...
The company executive behind Bristol craft brewery Butcombe’s expansion into a major pub chain over recent years has been appointed to the board of its parent group. Jayson Perfect, pictured, has spent the past seven years as managing director of Butcombe’s pubs, joining to run its managed pubs shortly...
UK law firm Ashfords has strengthened its commercial intellectual property (IP) team, which has a focus on non-contentious IP, food and regulatory law, with the arrival of Kristy Coleman as legal director. Kristy joins from Huddersfield firm Greengage where she was a partner for 18 months. Ashfords, which has...
Pioneering Bristol microplastic filtration tech firm Matter has bolstered its senior leadership team with two key appointments as it continues to aim for rapid global growth. The firm, which earlier this year completed a $10m (£7.88m) Series A funding round from investment vehicles backed by movie actors Leonardo DiCaprio...
Accountancy firm Haines Watts Bristol has promoted Conor O’Sullivan to company director as it continues to press head with its future management strategy. Conor, pictured, has joined the four other directors making up the management team in the Bristol office of the small and medium-sized accountancy specialist. The appointment...
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed a new managing partner of its Bristol office. Mike Renshaw, pictured, will take over from Simon Mason, who has been managing partner since the office’s inception in 2011 and is retiring from the business at the end...
