Made Tech, the public sector delivery firm, has appointed Robin Wyles as its South West and Wales market principal. Robin, pictured, who is from Bath, will be responsible for delivering specialist technology services to customers the firm’s customers across the regions, including the Driving and Vehicles Licencing Association (DVLA) in Swansea and NHS Gloucestershire. He...
South West accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed it senior pensions manager Steve Woodham as the new head of its Wells office. Steve, pictured, who has worked at Old Mill for 15 years, replaces Andrew Moore, who is retiring after almost 12 years at the firm, which also has offices in Melksham, Yeovil and Exeter. Old...
Five new appointments, including a private client solicitor and four paralegals, at national law firm Stone King have further boosted its Bath head office. Solicitor Melenie Mayall, pictured, joins the private client property team along with Gregory Mason and Maesie Woods, who take up paralegal roles. Also arriving at the Queen Square office are...
A University of Bath senior lecturer has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 50 women in engineering for her work on improving personal protective equipment for women – an issue brought into sharp focus by the Covid pandemic. Debbie Janson’s Women’s Engineering Society award highlights her research at the university’s Department of...
Invoice financier Advantedge Commercial Finance has appointed Ruth Bethel as its business development manager for the South West. Ruth, pictured, has re-joined the business having previously spent three years with it as regional sales manager before leaving four years ago. In her new role she will be responsible for leading the continued development of the...
A business mentor, coach and advisor who spent much of his career in the Bath area’s defence electronics industry has become vice-chair of the Institute of Directors’ South West region. In his new role, Steve Hill, pictured, will support the transition to a new chair later this year when current chair Muir Macdonald steps down...
Nine new directors and a new partner have been appointed by global accountancy group PwC’s West & Wales region as it heads into its new financial year. New audit partner Stuart Couch, pictured, joined PwC in the region as a director in 2014, having been with the firm in London since 2001. Born and educated...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has appointed two new partners to strengthen its family law and property disputes teams. The move commits the firm to further growth in Oxford and across the Thames Valley and involves Paula Green and Vanessa Gardiner joining the property disputes and family law teams respectively. Vanessa, pictured, previously...
National law firm Stone King has promoted four staff based in its Bath headquarters to equity partners. Andrew Banks, Jean Boyle, Sarah Lane and Helen Tucker will join their fellow equity share members in shaping the direction of the firm, which also has offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and London. The equity group is responsible for the firm’s strategic business direction, succession and sustainability, as...
National chartered surveying and property consultancy firm Sanderson Weatherall has broadened its offering in the South West with the appointment of development consultancy expert Alastair McLeod. Alastair has brought with him more than 13 years’ experience having worked as a senior associate director in BNP Paribas’ development teams in Southampton and Bristol before working...
