Bath restaurant Green Park Brasserie has appointed Alex Peters as director of marketing and strategy for the business. Alex, pictured, has a background in marketing, having previously worked agency side and in-house at the British Museum, where he spent two-and-a-half years as a producer and senior producer working on digital content, editorial and design. ...
Bristol Airport’s new chief executive officer Dave Lees took up his post today with a pledge to work with businesses, politicians and local communities to build on the airport’s success and oversee its next phase of growth. Mr Lees, pictured, joins from of Southampton Airport where he was managing director. During his time at...
Regional accountancy firm MHA Monahans has appointed Steve Chamberlain as its senior VAT manager, bringing with him 30 years’ experience in the field. Steve, pictured, has joined from the Bristol office of national accountants RSM, where he spent three years as director of VAT. He has also worked in various VAT-related roles at Critchleys,...
Experienced human resources director Gillian Pears has joined regional law firm Mogers Drewett to head its HR department, bringing with her more than 25 years’ experience in the field. Gillian, pictured, has extensive experience in employee relations, talent acquisition, learning and development, internal communications and compensation and benefits. She joins Mogers Drewett, which...
Bath-based public relations firm Creatrix PR has expanded its team by hiring Bath Spa University graduate Charlotte Townsend. Charlotte, pictured, has joined the agency as a junior account executive after completing her Media Communications course this summer with a first-class honours degree. Charlotte, who previously undertook work experience with the agency as an intern,...
International accountancy group EY has appointed three associate partners to its South West practice, bolstering the office’s leadership team as it continues to expand across the South West. The promotions include Robin Enstone and Liz Gray, who were both previously senior managers in the firm’s in Bristol-based assurance practice. Robin specialises in the financial...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s forensic partner Roger Isaacs has become the chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) forensic advisory committee. The committee stands at the head of the forensic accountancy profession in the UK and provides advice, support, and thought leadership to members of the ICAEW forensic...
Wincanton, the UK’s largest logistics firm, has appointed Dr Martin Read CBE as its new chairman with effect from August 1. Dr Read, pictured, joins the Chippenham-headquartered firm as he steps down from the franchise board of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market, where he has served for nine years. He has extensive and...
Nick Allan, head of global property agency Cushman & Wakefield’s capital markets team in the South West, has become an international partner in the firm. Nick, pictured, is one of eight international partner promotions at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest real estate businesses with 48,000 staff in 400 offices across 70...
UK tech industry figure Jim McKenna, who has helmed a number of Bath-based software firms, has been elected chair of the SS Great Britain Trust, the organisation that owns Brunel’s iconic ship on Bristol’s Harbourside. His appointment at the charitable trust’s AGM comes three months after it opened the £7.2m Being Brunel museum as...
