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This week’s Yorkshire appointments

Deloitte, Richard Jarvis

Business advisory firm Deloitte has boosted its pensions practice in the North with the appointment of one of the region’s most experienced corporate pensions advisors.

Richard Jarvis has joined Deloitte as a director in its Total Reward and Benefits team. He was previously a pensions director at PwC in Leeds.

At Deloitte, Richard will provide strategic pensions advice to companies with, and trustees of, defined benefit pension schemes across Yorkshire, Humberside and the North East.

Tony Clare, lead partner Deloitte Total Reward & Benefits in Yorkshire and the North East, added: “Richard is a great addition to our senior team in Leeds.

“His wide-ranging experience advising quoted and privately-owned businesses on the design and management of corporate pension schemes will be of huge benefit to our clients in the region.”

Export director, Tony Conroy (centre) with (l-r) Tony Richardson, Kelly Brown, Gabriela Castro and Isabelle Nourry

Ellis, Kelly Brown

Cable cleat manufacturer, Ellis has expanded its export team with the appointment of Kelly Brown to the newly created position of export market researcher.

The role will see Kelly, an accounting and management graduate from Scarborough, carrying out viability research into new export markets, as Ellis aims to further strengthen its global dominance in the cable cleat market.

Export director, Tony Conroy said: “As recently as the late 1990s, Ellis’ business was based entirely on UK sales. Today, over half of our annual turnover comes from export sales and this percentage is growing year-on-year.”

“We have a four strong export team in the UK, a business development manager covering Latin America from Montevideo, and an extensive network of distributors working on our behalf in our active export markets.”

Hentons, Rory Goldthorpe and Wendy Hargill

Leeds based accountancy firm, Hentons is supporting its expansion with two senior appointments. Rory Goldthorpe joins as audit director and Wendy Hargill is promoted to practice manager.

Rory Goldthorpe joins from BDO, with a specialism in the SME sector. He joins a specialist team of 50.

Wendy Hargill is promoted to the position of practice manager following three years at the company as a financial controller.

She will be responsible for the operational management of the firm, finance and human resources.

Nadeem Ahmed, managing partner of Hentons said: “Hentons is supporting its expansion with some strategic appointments across a number of disciplines and investing in new products and services that add value to our clients.”

“The job though is far from complete. There are numerous markets we have yet to explore and Kelly gives us the capability to do this in a manner that will make entering them a great deal easier than it has been in the past.”

Baker Tilly (Leeds) Richard Leach

Accountancy firm Baker Tilly has promoted Richard Leach to director in its Restructuring and Recovery division.

Richard qualified as an accountant in 2003 and has worked within restructuring since 2006.

Richard provides advice to corporate clients and lending institutions in relation to working capital requirements, borrowing facilities, financial performance and lenders risk exposure.

He also provides advice in relation to Pension Scheme deficits representing Baker Tilly’s Covenant Assessment Services team in the Yorkshire and North East region.

Richard will continue to support corporate clients and work closely with lenders, intermediaries and other stakeholders utilising his extensive experience of reviewing businesses of all sizes from SME to FTSE 100.

Kevin O’Connor, managing partner at Baker Tilly’s Leeds office said: “Richard’s skills complement the strong SME and Pensions practice that the firm has and he will continue to enhance our restructuring advisory presence in the North.

“His promotion recognises his success in leading advisory projects and building strong working relationships with clients.”

Grant Thornton, Lesley White, Emily Coy and James Taylor

Business adviser Grant Thornton in Sheffield has further expanded its Special Projects team with the appointments of Lesley White, Emily Coy and James Taylor.

Lesley and Emily join as executives in the eight –strong team which offers clients the option of appointing one of its experienced accountants in a ‘hands on’ interim role, or undertaking a particular accounting related project if the company lacks the necessary skills or resource in house on an ad hoc or long term basis.

Emma Davies, director in Special Projects who leads the team, comments: “Having set up the team eight years ago and established a strong track record of successfully completing assignments for leading companies throughout Yorkshire, it’s great to see it continuing to evolve and grow.

“These latest appointments reflect not only the growth in demand for our services, but also the firm’s on-going commitment to developing this service line within our Sheffield and wider Yorkshire assurance practice; and we have ambitious plans for further expansion over the next three years.”

Gregory Property Group, Philip Lees

Gregory Property Group has appointed Philip Lees as project director to oversee the specific design and build of its commercial, leisure and residential developments.

The well-known architect retired in 2010 but was tempted back into business by the Leeds based development company.

Philip was a partner at Watson Lees & Batty before setting up his own architectural practice, Philip Lees & Associates, in 1985. He sold the practice in 2005 to Archial Group and became chairman of the north and Midlands region and a member of the group executive management board until retiring in 2010.

Gregory Property Group chairman, Barry Gregory said, “We are delighted to bring Philip into the management team at a time when we are very active in progressing a number of new development projects.

“Philip and I established a strong working partnership spanning over 25 years; he is a trusted confidant who will bring great expertise to managing the procurement and delivery of our projects.”

Approach PR, Katy Barraclough

Ilkley-based public relations consultancy, Approach PR, is continuing its expansion with the appointment of senior account manager, Katy Barraclough, to its team.

Speaking about her appointment, Katy said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Suzanne and her wonderful team at Approach PR. I have admired the agency’s work and its award-winning client campaigns for many years and am looking forward to throwing myself into some great new projects at such an exciting time for the agency.”

Managing director, Suzanne Johns, said: “Katy’s wealth of experience and exceptional reputation is a further boost to our expanding, award-winning team.”

Langleys Solicitors, Miranda Isaac

Langleys Solicitors has appointed Miranda Isaac as an in-house medical advisor in its medical law team.

Miranda has more than 32 years’ experience in various aspects of nursing and medical knowledge.

Sally-Ann Robinson, partner and head of the medical law team at Langleys, said: “Medical negligence cases are distressing and we know that they must be dealt with sensitively, professionally and efficiently.

“Miranda’s nursing background and considerable knowledge will prove invaluable in considering cases, enhancing the service which the team provides to clients.”

Great Yorkshire Show, Bill Cowling to step down

Great Yorkshire Show and its sister event, Countryside Live organiser Bill Cowling is to step down as show director after a decade.

Bill took on the role in 2005 after around four decades of involvement with the events’ organisers, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.

The 2015 Great Yorkshire Show will be his tenth and last as Director, and the search for the new incumbent begins.

Simon Theakston, chairman of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society said: “It is impossible to over-state the contribution Bill has made to the Society, not only as our Honorary Show Director but in the 30 years before.

“He has been a brilliant Show Director guiding the show through a challenging period not only for the country’s economy, but also for the world of agriculture.

“The fact that the Great Yorkshire Show is now one of the most important of its kind in the UK is a testimony to his success. He now leaves us with the very challenging task of finding a replacement to take on the mantle!”

Raleys, Marianne Haworth

Marianne Haworth has joined Raleys solicitors in Barnsley as head of their employment team.

Marianne will be focussing on all aspects of employment law including working with companies and employees, and she has a particular interest in disability discrimination claims.

Carol Gill, managing partner at Raleys, said: “We are delighted that Marianne has joined us and strengthened our team.

“We advise both employees and employers to help them negotiate the minefield of employment law and Marianne’s knowledge and experience will be of great help to our clients.”

Benenden, Sonia Hudson

The UK-wide health and wellbeing provider, Benenden, has announced the appointment of a new head of HR and Organisational Development, Sonia Hudson.

Sonia will lead the organisation’s HR team based in York, managing the development of HR strategy and organisational development throughout the business.

Sonia said, “It’s an exciting time to join Benenden as the organisation looks set to implement an ambitious strategy for growth over the next few years. There is a clear balance needed between protecting what it is that’s special about working at Benenden and creating the right environment for our planned growth.

“This presents a great opportunity for the HR team and I’m very much looking forward to working closely with them to deliver the people strategy in support of the wider vision and strategic goals.”

Addleshaw Goddard, Tim Wheldon

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Tim Wheldon as Head of the Leeds office, as part of the new look leadership team at the firm.

The firm has created the newly formalised role to drive the Yorkshire office and take advantage of the opportunities the region presents, whilst building stronger relationships with clients and key organisations.

Tim, commenting on his new leadership role, said: “The new role highlights a real commitment to the Yorkshire market and I’m pleased to take up the reins. I look forward to working in partnership with the Leeds team and the wider firm to drive future growth and investment.

“We’ve seen a real uplift in activity in the local market, and through collaboration and cohesion we will build on this momentum to maximise opportunities across Yorkshire, the UK and internationally.”

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