Suzanne Rolt, chief executive of historic Bristol music venue St George’s, has been named Concert Hall Manager of the Year at the annual ABO Classical Music Awards. The accolade follows the success of the iconic Great George Street venue’s £6.3m ‘Building A Sound Future’ project last year, which has...
Property agency Colliers International’s Bristol office has appointed Jo Edwards as a director and head of its investment property management (IPM) team. Jo, pictured, has worked in commercial property in the city for more than 20 years. She joins Colliers after 24 years at JLL (previously King Sturge), where...
Bristol communications agency Purplefish has created a dedicated events planning team with two new appointments. The consultancy, which specialises in brand campaigns for clients in the tech, property, business and hospitality sectors, has taken on Julia Bassett as office manager with responsibility for the planning and execution of client...
Global real estate advisory firm Knight Frank has expanded its restructuring and recovery team with the appointment of Harry Dunger as a partner based in its Bristol office. Harry, pictured, will have a national focus to develop Knight Frank’s corporate recovery & insolvency offering across the firm’s 10 regional...
South West regional law firm Michelmores has appointed Charles Courtenay as partner in its commercial and regulatory disputes team to support its growing national and international client base. Charles, pictured, also brings expertise to the firm’s cross-border disputes, intellectual property and technology practices. He joins a team of 25...
Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy Hartnell Taylor Cook has appointed a graduate surveyor to its investment team. James Frost, pictured, joins from Connells estate agents in Bristol, where he worked for nearly 18 months as a sales negotiator. Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC) first met James at the UWE careers...
Davies and Partners Solicitors has appointed leading construction lawyer Sean Randall-Morris to develop its contentious and dispute resolution service for construction clients. Sean, pictured, joins the firm’s Aztec West, Bristol, office as a senior associate. He was previously head of chambers at arbitration firm St Catherine Chambers in London....
Hartnell Taylor Cook, the Bristol-headquartered commercial property consultancy, has appointed Louise Georgi as a director and head of lease advisory. In this newly created position, Louise, pictured, will be responsible for developing and building on existing HTC initiatives, providing clients with a range of lease advisory services. She joins...
A record six lawyers at Bristol-headquartered law firm VWV have been promoted to partners. The promotions span several teams and offices and include Kris Robbetts and Nicola Bickham in the Bristol office’s litigation & employment, Christina Le Riche and Madeleine Wakeley in the firm’s real estate department (London and...
The Bristol bases of four national law firms are celebrating success in one of the UK’s most prestigious legal sector award schemes. VWV, TLT and Burges Salmon – all headquartered in Bristol – and transatlantic firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s office in the city were among the winners at the...
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has boosted its Bristol office with the appointment of transport and automotive partner Ed Barratt from city rival Burges Salmon. Ed, pictured, who has spent his entire career at Burges Salmon since qualifying in 2004, will join the transport and automotive sector as part...
Business development consultant Rebecca Jenkins has been appointed by Bristol-based law firm Gregg Latchams to support its growth. Ms Jenkins, a director at sales and marketing specialist Results with Marketing and associate director at business development consultancy Tinderbox – both also based in Bristol – will work closely with...
Bristol most-popular visitor attraction, Brunel’s SS Great Britain, has appointed Phil Smith as its new commercial director to strengthen its senior management team. Mr Smith’s arrival from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum near Telford, where he was deputy chief executive, coincides with SS Great Britain’s nomination for the prestigious European...
