The chief executive of Designability, the Bath charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence, is to step down from the role in September after four highly successful years. Catharine Brown, pictured, has significantly expanded the charity’s reach and impact since joining in 2019 following a successful early career in marketing. As well...
A leading academic and digital pioneer at the University of Bath’s Institute of Coding (IoC) has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. The award to IoC director Prof Rachid Hourizi, pictured, was “richly deserved”, said the university’s vice-chancellor and president Prof Ian White, who hailed the institute’s work in breaking down barriers...
Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has recruited a new audit manager as it seeks to build on its record-breaking performance last year. Jennifer Morris, pictured with Bishop Fleming managing partner Andrew Sandiford, joins to strengthen the team as demand for the firm’s audit services increases, most notably in the public sector and education. Her appointment follows the recent...
The chief executive of a charity with a mission to end the ignorance about M.E. is in the running for one of the UK’s leading awards for directors. Sonya Chowdhury of Keynsham-based Action for M.E. has been shortlisted in the Public and Third Sector category of the Director of the Year Awards 2023. Staged...
Independent PR firm Carnsight Communications has expanded its team with the appointment of Alexandra Johansen as an account executive. Alexandra, pictured, initially joined the Marshfield-based agency as part of a three-month internship earlier this year and has now become a permanent member of the team, which specialises in PR services, social media management and content...
Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative lender, has made two more key appointments, with a new relationship manager and asset manager joining its team. Ian Shaw arrives as relationship manager with a wealth of experience in the banking and finance industry while asset manager Matthew Ridgley joins with 17 years’ experience in the industry. Ian, pictured...
A senior associate with Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has joined the panel of Design West, the organisation that brings together the best expertise from across the region’s built and natural environment sectors. Andrew Haines, pictured, is a highly accomplished landscape architect and Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute, who has served...
Two new partners have been appointed by South West accountancy and finance group Old Mill following a restructuring that enables faster career progression as it continues with its ambitious growth strategy. Chartered accountant Jamie Rudge and compliance director Duncan Parkes are both now technical partners in the compliance team at the firm, which has offices...
Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance has appointed two business development managers to its invoice finance team. Tariq Bourdouane and Thomas Ludden have joined as the firm aims to double its invoice finances sales team this year, expanding its presence across the UK. The business has recently welcomed Neil Fullbrook and Casey Baldwin as business development...
Independent regional accounting firm Milsted Langdon, which has one of its five offices in Bath, is celebrating a raft of new promotions as it recognises the talent within its teams. A dozen staff members have been promoted to new roles, including three new directors – Martin Johnson, Lyndsay Hardwick and Ross Jones. Martin, pictured right,...
