Barclays has made two key senior appointments in its South West corporate banking division. Gavin Isle, pictured right, who has worked for Barclays for 30 years, has been appointed as managing director, corporate banking, having undertaken the same job in the bank’s Southern region since July 2010. His career has predominantly been in the corporate...
Former regional director of Arts & Business and one-time front of house and marketing assistant at Theatre Royal Bath has joined Bristol’s ground-breaking media centre and café/bar Watershed as general manager. James Taljaard, pictured, takes on the new senior position to focus on further developing the venue’s award-winning conference and events service. Bath-educated James...
Aldermore Bank has appointed Paul Bowden as regional sales manager in its invoice finance team. Paul, pictured, joins the newly-established Bristol-based team, which is headed by regional director David Parsons and provides local businesses with financial help to manage their cashflow and facilitate their future expansion. Paul joins from Bibby Financial Services where he...
Bluebird Care Bath, the local franchise of the national care in the home provider, has appointed Angela Clifford as care manager. Angela, a behaviour management specialist and former college lecturer, arrives with more than 20 years’ experience of working in the industry. She is working with the 70-strong Bluebird Care team covering Bath &...
Bath-based Stone King has appointed Lucy Smith as an associate solicitor in its fast-growing family law team. Lucy joins from Bristol City Council where she worked as a child protection lawyer for five years. Prior to this she spent a decade working as a criminal defence lawyer specialising in representing youth defendants. Lucy is...
Bath-based financial services technology firm Ascentric has appointed Philip Gilder and Jason Owen to its propositions team. The duo will report to sales and marketing director Mike Morrow, who joined the company in February. Philip, pictured below right, has been appointed head of proposition delivery and will be responsible for the creation, maintenance and...
Chippenham-based Good Energy, the UK’s leading 100% renewable electricity supplier, has appointed former Lloyds Bank director John Maltby as non-executive chairman with immediate effect. Throughout his career, Mr Maltby, pictured, has developed a successful track record of delivering strong profit growth, most recently as group director of the UK Commercial Bank of Lloyds Banking...
Magners fruit and orcharding manager Bob Chaplin, who has worked in cider production for 40 years, has won a national award for his outstanding contribution to the industry. Bob, based at Magners GB’s Shepton Mallet cider mill, collected the Fred Beech Trophy in recognition of his support of the South West of England Cider...
Barclays Business has appointed Fiona Harrison as its new regional development manager for the South West. Fiona, pictured, will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with independent brokers to generate, package and place new commercial mortgage lending propositions of between £50,000 and £3m for businesses seeking finance. She will also work closely with...
TheAgency, the fast-growing Bath communications specialist, has appointed Matt Rees as planning director. Matt joins from the Bristol office of brand-building, event management, training and PR agency Bray Leino, where he was also planning director. TheAgency’s first quarter revenue figures showed exponential growth in excess of 300% and partner Amy Stobie said more was...
