Bristol-based ‘guerrilla’ PR agency OggaDoon’s creative content manager Emily Perkins has been promoted to associate director less than two years after joining the firm. Emily, pictured, has contributed strategic insight and expertise by speaking at a variety of events in the region, including OiConf, Bath Digital Festival and DBM. ...
St Austell Brewery, the parent company of Warmley-based Bath Ales, has appointed Kevin Georgel to take over as chief executive when current CEO James Staughton retires next January. Kevin, pictured, has been a non-executive board member at Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery for four years. He will step down from...
Two new staff have joined Smallprint, the Bristol-based keepsake jewellery business, as it looks for further expansion. The firm, which hand makes sterling silver jewellery bearing finger, hand and footprints as well as drawing and writing, has developed a worldwide network of franchisees on five continents since its launch...
Communications agency McCann Central has appointed former Berkeley Communications director of strategy Pat Southwell to lead its PR and social team in Bristol. Pat, pictured, spent nearly six years at Berkeley in London, where was also a group board director and contributed to significant growth, helping win and consult...
A 25-year veteran of the Silicon Valley semiconductor industry has been taken on by Bristol-based mid-air touch technology firm Ultrahaptics to spearhead its expansion into international markets. Alain Bismuth, pictured, who has joined Ultrahaptics as senior vice president global sales and business development, brings a wealth of experience in...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has made five promotions in a move it says reflects its continued growth in key areas including pensions disputes, banking, rail, corporate finance and real estate disputes. Suzanne Padmore becomes a partner in the firm’s pensions disputes team. Suzanne specialises in pensions disputes, pensions...
Bristol’s best business leaders have just a few days left to enter the South West’s most prestigious awards for boardroom excellence and enterprise. The deadline for entries to the prestigious Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards is midnight this Sunday. With two new categories...
Bristol-based invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has appointed Lynn-Marie Stephenson as regional sales director for the North, highlighting its continued nationwide growth. Lynn-Marie, pictured, will be based in Harrogate and will drive business development across a significant geographical region stretching from North Wales to Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, as...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s Bristol-based partner Roger Isaacs has been recognised in a top national awards scheme for his forensic accounting expertise and for promoting the benefits of it to the legal profession. In the past year, Roger, pictured, has given expert evidence to clients in London, the...
Independent commercial building consultancy Malcolm Hollis has appointed Ross Uren as a senior chartered building surveyor in its Bristol office. Ross, pictured, has 20 years’ experience in the surveying industry and specialises in project and programme management. He joins the Malcolm Hollis team from the Bristol office of international...
Anna Averis has been appointed as the new HR director at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol. Anna has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior HR professional and has previously successfully developed and implemented people initiatives to increase employee engagement and...
Bristol Media, the membership organisation tasked with promoting the city’s creative sector, has appointed Kirsty Phillips as marketing, events and operations manager. Kirsty, pictured, brings a wealth of client service and marketing communications expertise to the newly-created full-time post. She will be charged with delivering an exciting programme of...
Global real estate advisor Colliers International has expanded its national capital markets team in Bristol with the appointment of Carys Allen as a surveyor. Carys previously worked with rival JLL in Bristol for nearly two and a half years, where she gained experience in property and asset management, office agency, development...
