Bath solicitor Raquel Ugalde is on top of the world after achieving the highest mark in an international legal qualification. Raquel, pictured, a member of law firm Stone King’s specialist international and cross-border team, won the Worldwide Excellence Award for her performance in the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Advanced Certificate in...
International property agency GVA has appointed former Savills and Colliers director Paul Williams to lead its South West office agency. Paul, pictured, is a highly respected figure within the regional commercial property industry with a strong track record in all aspects of sale, leasing and acquisition of offices over a 30-year career. He arrives...
Claire Randall, the managing director of Lucknam Park, is leaving the five-star hotel after nearly 20 years. Claire, pictured, joined the luxury hotel at Colerne in 1999 as general manager, becoming managing director 11 years later to work alongside chairman Harry Murray. During her two decades at the hotel she has overseen major changes...
Rotork, the Bath-based specialist manufacturing group, has appointed two new non-executive directors. Ann Christin Gjerdseth Andersen and Tim Cobbold will both be members of the audit, nomination and remuneration committees of the board at Rotork, the world-leader in the design and manufacture of specialist valves for the oil and gas industry. Ann Christin has...
International accountancy group EY has continued to expand its South West & Wales office with 10 senior appointments and 119 promotions as it looks to increase staffing levels to 500 by 2020. The regional office in Bristol has grown rapidly in recent years and now employs around 350 people. A month ago EY announced...
National accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Karen Robb to head the VAT team in its South region, which covers Bath. Karen, pictured, joins from the firm’s London office, where she led its VAT, customs and indirect tax practice for the UK and EMEA. Grant Thornton said her relocation was further evidence of its...
Contract catering and hospitality specialist BaxterStorey has appointed Mack Allan as its South West and Wales managing director as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the region. The national group already has a significant local client base, including law firm Burges Salmon’s Bristol head office, Nationwide building society’s HQ in Swindon and the...
A total of 54 employees have been promoted in the regional office of international accountancy group KPMG, including three senior managers who have become directors. Shaun Gealy, Nick Cullimore-Davies and Neil Clarke work in audit, tax and consulting respectively. Shaun, pictured top, has spent 13 years with KPMG and specialises in the insurance sector,...
Bath PR agency Creatrix’s founding director Gary Squires has qualified to represent GB Triathlon in the European Championships on Ibiza after two years of gruelling training. Gary will compete in the 2018 Ibiza ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships as part of the 45-49 age group. He will line up alongside 2,000 other competitors...
Fitness and lifestyle firm Bath Nordic Walking has appointed highly experienced fitness coach and author Yvonne Bignall as an instructor, allowing it to double the number of classes it offers in the city. Yvonne, pictured, who joins existing instructor Sarah Lillywhite, has started two new hour-long Nordic walks in Royal Victoria Park. Nordic walking is one of...
