Fledgling charity Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation (BBPF) has appointed its first director along with 11 trustees as it begins to gather the views of residents of the two cities on what they want from their local parks. In her new role as director Charlee Bennett will spearhead BBPF’s next stages of development. She...
Law firm Thrings has appointed inheritance and tax planning specialist Penny Munro as a senior associate in its Bath office in a move that further strengthens its private client team. Penny, pictured, has joined from Dorset & Wiltshire firm Farnfields Solicitors, where she worked for nearly seven years. She has more than 20 years’...
Bath-based digital agency Rally has celebrated its fifth anniversary by appointing Sammy Burt as its marketing director. Rally was founded by marketing campaign experts Ali Meredith and Cam Brewer alongside digital guru Russ Back in 2014 and quickly delivered successes for its clients. It now employs 15 people and has become the lead agency...
Richard Crane has joined the regional office of global real estate advisory firm CBRE as a director in its valuations team covering the South West and South Wales. Richard, pictured, is responsible for investment valuations across all sectors of commercial property on behalf of institutional clients such as asset management investment firm Columbia Threadneedle. ...
Bath-headquartered recruitment agency Juice Recruitment is to expand into new business areas, including growing its office network, after appointing a new managing director. Vicky Kingston, pictured right, succeeds founder Emma Summers, who will become the company’s chief executive officer, in a move that aims to build on its track record of sustained growth. Vicky...
Independent South West property consultancy Alder King has elected Simon Price as its new senior partner. He will succeed Martyn Jones, who is stepping down after more than 10 years in the role on November 1. Simon, pictured, joined the Bristol-headquartered firm as a graduate surveyor in 1988 and was appointed partner in 1997. ...
Visit Bath, the city’s destination market organisation, has appointed the head of tourism for Bristol as its part-time, interim chief executive officer. Kathryn Davis, pictured, has been seconded to the organisation by Destination Bristol and will spend three days a week working in Bath until next spring. Her arrival is the latest twist in...
Logistics group Wincanton’s new chief executive James Wroath has joined the business with the promise to steer it towards an “exciting next phase of growth and development”. Mr Wroath, pictured, joins Chippenham-headquartered Wincanton from LSG Sky Chefs, the world’s largest provider of airline catering and in-flight services and part of German flag carrier Lufthansa,...
Global accountancy group PwC has appointed five new directors to its West and Wales region as part of a continued investment in its offices outside London. The group said new offices, new technology and new ways of working introduced in recent years had led to more than half of its UK workforce being based...
The Apex City of Bath Hotel has marked its second anniversary by welcoming new members of staff to its groups and events team. The 177-bed, £50m hotel, which opened on James Street West in August 2017, is Bath’s only purpose-built city centre conference facility. It boasts 11 meeting and event spaces ideal for exhibitions,...
