Bath commercial solicitors’ chambers Rubric has taken on commercial lawyer Candace Kendall. Candace, pictured, brings heavyweight commercial expertise and substantial experience to the fast-growing firm having advised a wide range of commercial clients. She worked at City firms DJ Freeman and DLA before spending 14 years in senior in-house counsel roles at international financial...
Following the success of the inaugural South West PA of the Year Awards last year, Bristol Business News and its sister titles including the recently-launched WestBusinessNews magazine, have again teamed up with prestigious Ston Easton Park Hotel, near Bath, to stage the South West PA of the Year Awards 2013. PAs are often the...
Property specialist Carter Jonas has appointed three new members of staff to its West valuation team. Rupert Williams joins as a senior associate and becomes one of four surveyors in the team based at the firm’s Bath office. A Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Rupert was previously a partner in a...
Former Bath law firm partner Yvette Morcombe has been appointed by specialist property practice Hoffman Male to head its newly-opened Bristol office. Yvette, pictured, a conveyancing solicitor with more than 20 years’ experience, worked at Mowbray Woodwards in Bath between 2006 and 2008. She has also worked as an in-house property lawyer at McLean...
HSBC has strengthened its West corporate team covering Bath with the appointment of Georgina Garrett and Veryan Young as senior corporate banking managers. Both roles have a strong emphasis on business development and HSBC is keen to talk to West businesses turning over £30m plus about their growth plans, particularly those with an international...
Bath-based Zenith International, the world leading specialist food and drinks industry consultancy has appointed two new directors, both promotions from within its existing team. Esther Renfrew, market intelligence director since 2010, becomes a full board director with immediate effect. She manages a team of 20 market analysts as well as an international network of...
Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Sue Lewis as a new relationship director for the South West. Sue will specialise in working with businesses with annual turnovers of more than £2.5m in the education, healthcare and communities sectors and will be responsible for building new customer relationships as the bank looks to expand further...
Barclays has promoted director Paul Freeman to take responsibility for the regional office of its Wealth and Investment Management division. Paul has worked in various management roles for the Barclays Group for more than 10 years during which he has been instrumental in developing a new operational structure across the South West and Wales....
Bath accountancy firm Richardson Swift is expanding its senior team as demand for its specialist business support and tax services grows. Debbie Boulton joins as director of business services having previously held similar posts at Bishop Fleming and Target Accountants in the city. Debbie has great experience advising business owners on their growth strategies...
Caroline Smale, the compliance director at fast-growing West accountants Bishop Fleming, has been elected to the practice committee of the profession's national body. Caroline joined Bishop Fleming as a graduate trainee 25 years ago and became its compliance director in 2005. From June, she will sit on the practice committee of the ICAEW (Institute...
