The Institute of Directors (IoD) is recruiting a new chair to lead its South West region as the role’s current holder Muir Macdonald comes to the end of his three-year term this autumn. The successful candidate will act as the voice for regional directors, working alongside a dedicated team at the IoD to build on...
South West accountancy firm Old Mill has appointed tax specialist Stephen Martin as its new senior tax adviser as it steps up its ambitious growth plans. Stephen, pictured, qualified in 2008 and went on to join accountants Moore Stephens in London, where he trained in its business tax team. During his 10 years at the firm,...
Bath-based alternative financial services firm Time Finance has appointed Ed Rimmer as CEO just under four months after he returned to the group to take on the role on an interim basis. Ed, pictured, had been chief operating officer at Time until April last year when he left following a reorganisation of the senior...
Global accountancy group Deloitte’s South West operation has made eight key promotions, including a new partner, in a move it says underlines its commitment to promote talent from within. Hamish McFadyen, pictured, is its new consulting partner in Deloitte Digital, where he specialises in the strategy, design, implementation and operation of digital customer experiences. Hamish, who is...
Defence manufacturing group Avon Rubber is on the lookout for a new chief financial officer and executive director following the decision by current CFO Nick Keveth to retire for personal reasons. The Melksham-headquartered group, which makes protective gear, masks and breathing equipment for the military and first-responder markets, said Mr Keveth, pictured below, will leave...
The West division of construction and regeneration group Vistry Partnerships has completed a board restructure, appointing Kevin Trow as operations director, as it targets ambitious growth across the region. The division, based in Bradley Stoke, near Bristol, is responsible for some of the region’s largest new home developments, including the £13m Pemberley Place retirement...
Mei-Ling Huang has been appointed as chair of Bath-headquartered Royds Withy King in line with a new governance and management structure at the fast-growing law firm. The firm, which employs around 520 people across its offices in Bath, London, Oxford and Swindon, has introduced a board-level partnership committee to oversee its strategic growth and...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has strengthened its residential property practice with the appointment of partner Mark Scott. Mark, pictured, has joined the firm’s London office from Blake Morgan, where he was a legal director and head of its London residential property team. He was previously a lawyer at Mishcon de Reya. Mark...
Three creative professionals from the Bath area have raised £1,500 in just over a week as they prepare for their first marathons to bring in essential funds for a mental health charity. Nathan Baranowski, Jo Wren and Ben Veal, who will be running the virtual London Marathon on October 3 to fundraise for the...
Regional alternative finance lender SWIG Finance has bolstered its senior management team with two promotions. Nicola Mapp and Clare Lenihan-Thomas will fill the new roles, which have been created to support the business as it continues to grow. Both have extensive experience in SME lending in mainstream bank and community development financial institution (CDFI)...
