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This week’s Yorkshire appointments

Shackleton PR, Sarah Stevenson, Claudia Dalton and Danielle Stott

Leeds-based Shackleton PR has made three key appointments as part of its ongoing team expansion and to support a series of recent high profile client wins.

The agency has appointed Sarah Stevenson as senior social media strategist, whilst Claudia Dalton and Danielle Stott join as account executives.

Robin Skidmore, CEO of Shackleton PR, said: “Building a hugely talented team has been crucial to the consistent growth and success we’ve experienced at Shackleton over the last two years, with these three new appointments no exception.

“Sarah, Claudia and Danielle each bring a diverse range of skills and experience to the table that can only complement the creative and results-driven approach we’re able to offer our rapidly expanding portfolio of clients.”

CBRE (Leeds), Robin Bullas, Alex Hailey and Clair McGowan

The Leeds office of leading property firm, CBRE, has announced the promotion of three staff following a host of new appointments.

CBRE’s Leeds office has promoted Robin Bullas to director and both Alex Hailey and Clair McGowan to associate director.

Managing director of CBRE’s Leeds office, Richard Sunderland, said: “We have invested in growing our Leeds team with a host of new appointments throughout the course of the year.

“As a result we have an even more diverse and dynamic team working on a broad range of high profile projects across the region and further afield.

“The recent promotions demonstrate our dedication to providing career progression within the business and our ongoing commitment to attracting and retaining exceptional staff who will grow with the business.”

Acorn Brewery, Paul Hicks

Barnsley brewery has appointed a sales executive to attract new customers and increase orders across its Yorkshire heartland and beyond.

Paul Hicks joins the staff at Acorn Brewery and is tasked with building on existing growth which has seen the company’s turnover grow year-on-year since it was established in 2003.

Acorn Brewery owner David Hughes said: “Paul is a welcome addition to the team, he knows us and he knows our beer through his experience selling it to fans at Oakwell. He has a very positive attitude and enthusiasm for our product.”

Acorn Brewery currently delivers beer direct to over 400 pubs and bars and 50 retail outlets including delis and farm shops in the north and midlands. It supplies to countless others across the UK via wholesalers.

Recently, the brewery secured a deal to supply 75 Morrisons stores in the north, meaning it now sells into all five established UK supermarkets including Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s.

Two months ago, Acorn secured its first export order shipping £10,000 worth of its real ale to Italy. The brewery is preparing its second batch of beers to send out to its Italian customer this month.

Langleys Solicitors, Phil Robinson, Amy Taylor and Louise Walker

The commercial property team at Langleys Solicitors has boosted its ranks with three new appointments, as it experiences strong demand from a fast recovering market.

Solicitor Phil Robinson joins from Langleys’ private client team and will specialise in residential and agricultural property work.

Two newly qualified solicitors have also joined the team. Amy Taylor will work alongside Phil on residential and agriculture work while Louise Walker will focus on commercial property work including landlord and tenant matters and acquisitions and sales.

Tim Cross, partner and head of the commercial property team at Langleys, said: “We now have the full breadth of residential, agricultural and commercial property expertise in the team, including acquiring commercial and residential sites, the development of them and taking them through to the point of sale. We are very strong in landlord and tenant work and investment transactions.

“The property market is showing strong signs of recovery and we are seeing increased appetite for both residential and commercial development and investment.”

Andrew Powell, Jonathan Bloodworth, and Aidan Walker

3Squared, Andrew Powell and Jonathan Bloodworth

Sheffield software development company 3Squared has expanded by recruiting two new software developers and a designer, to support the company’s rapidly growing client base in the construction and rail sectors.

Andrew Powell and Jonathan Bloodworth join the company as software developers, with Andrew having spent the past nine years as a software developer in the healthcare sector and Jonathan has spent 18 months’ working for another software development company.

James Fox, commercial director at 3Squared said: “This is a very exciting time for our business as we have secured a number of major new contracts in the rail and construction sector recently.

“Andrew, Jonathan and Aidan will be valuable members of the team as we continue to strive to be the leading software App development company in the UK.”

DTZ, Chris Beamer and Daniel Mitchell

DTZ has welcomed two new graduates to its Leeds office. In total, 36 graduates have joined DTZ’s UK office network.

Joining the Leeds office’s Investment and Professional Advisory Services team is Chris Beamer. Daniel Mitchell who joined DTZ’s Industrial agency team in January this year, also starts the graduate programme.

Tim Cameron-Jones, senior director and head of DTZ’s Leeds office commented: “Graduates are essential to the future success of our business and our graduate programme offers for those that have the ambition, ability and attitude to succeed a huge amount of opportunities with many of our senior leadership joining the scheme straight from university.”

BW Legal, Nathan McQueen

BW Legal, the specialist debt recovery law firm, is supporting its expansion plans with the appointment of Nathan McQueen, as a recovery specialist.

Mr McQueen joins BW Legal from Winterhill Largo, where he previously ran key operations supporting major accountancy firms and Asset Based Lenders, on some of the largest insolvency appointments nationwide.

Rachael Withers, COO of BW Legal said: “I have worked with Nathan on many high profile insolvency appointments and our combined experience will add real value to clients.

“BW Legal has built a market leading operation that provides asset based lenders and insolvency practitioners with an effective and compliance focused service to carry out contingent legal activity.”

Parseq, Lian Chambers and Louise Cope

Rotherham based Parseq, the leading business process outsourcer (BPO), has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Lian Chambers as marketing director and Louise Cope as group human resources director.

Lian, who has been head of marketing since June 2013, has been promoted to marketing director after playing a vital role in the company’s rebrand.

Chambers says: “This year Parseq has undergone a complete transformation. It’s rebranded, acquired a raft of new businesses, grown our UK network to seven key locations and expanded our business streams and produce offerings. As a result our workforce has doubled in size and our investment in jobs creation continues well into 2015 and beyond.

“This rapid growth has seen my team work closer than ever before with our HR function to develop a comprehensive internal communications strategy which can be taken across the whole business.

“2015 is an exciting year for HR and marketing as we aim to transform our 3000 strong workforce into a passionate group of brand ambassadors.”

Harratts, Craig Fraser and Wayne Bowser

West Yorkshire-based car dealership Harratts has appointed Craig Fraser and Wayne Bowser.

Group operations director Craig Fraser, a Scottish Chartered Accountant, and the appointment of Wayne Bowser as non executive Director are contributing towards a turnaround after a challenging couple of years for the family owned business.

Harratts MD Shaun Harratt said: “It’s fair to say that our initial restructure last year simply did not work and we had to go back to scratch.

“Since then we’ve made key appointments in Craig and Wayne whose input and experience of turnarounds is playing a critical part in getting the business back on track.”

Raleys Solicitors, Charlotte Hudson

Charlotte Hudson has joined Raleys Solicitors in Barnsley as head of their Wills and Probate team.

An experienced solicitor, Charlotte has joined Raleys after running her own practice and undertaking self-employed consultancy work for a number of solicitors.

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

“We advise clients on the best steps for them to protect themselves and their loved ones and Charlotte’s expertise and in-depth knowledge will be a great asset to them.”

Garbutt & Elliott, Simon Palmer and Peta Bean

Yorkshire business advisers and accountants, Garbutt & Elliott, have strengthened their Business Development team with two appointments.

Simon Palmer, who recently joined Garbutt & Elliott as a partner, will head up the team. He will be supported by new marketing and business development manager, Peta Bean.

Russell Turner, managing partner of Garbutt & Elliott, who have offices in York and Leeds, said: “These are very significant appointments for us. Simon is highly talented and will strengthen our Business Development team across North and West Yorkshire.

“Simon will be working closely with Peta, a highly experienced and successful marketeer, and her Business Development and Marketing team. A key part of Garbutt & Elliott’s vision and values is that we communicate with our clients and business partners in an honest and everyday way.

“We believe that a lot of professional firms don’t tend to do this well, but I know that Simon and Peta are great supporters of this approach.”

Lloyds Bank, Clare Boswell

Lloyds Bank has boosted its commercial finance team in the North East and Yorkshire with the appointment of new area director Clare Boswell.

Clare has relocated from Manchester to Lloyds’ offices in Leeds & Newcastle for the role, which will see her work alongside a team of six regional managers.

She said: “My team and I offer a full range of alternative funding sources to help businesses use the equity tied up in their assets to invest in their long-term futures.

“My focus will be on bringing new customers to Lloyds Banking Group whilst also working closely with the dedicated operations team for the area to ensure that offer we a first class service to existing and new clients.”

Knight Frank, Sam Jamieson

The Leeds office of property consultancy Knight Frank has strengthened its team with the appointment of Sam Jamieson.

He will be part of the team in Leeds and will be joined team by ex-DTZ agent Eamon Fox in January.

Partner Elizabeth Ridler said: “We are delighted to welcome Sam to Knight Frank. He is hard-working, enthusiastic and committed and will be a very useful addition to our expanding team.

“With a raft of new instructions, we are anticipating a very busy 2015 and Sam will be hitting the ground running.

“Eamon has a superb track record with DTZ, advising on some of the most important commercial property deals during the past few years.

“This is a big loss for DTZ and a tremendous gain for Knight Frank.

“With the arrival of Eamon and Sam, we now boast the strongest and most experienced office agency team in Leeds.”

JWPCreers, Nicki Hutchinson

North Yorkshire accountants and business advisers, JWPCreers, has boosted its general practice team with the appointment of Nicki Hutchinson (pictured) as a senior manager.

Nicki Hutchinson will be based at JWPCreers’ York office, reporting to managing partner, Nigel Clemit and partner, Russell Smith. Her appointment is the latest in a series at the firm in the last six months, including two partners, in response to new client gains and a growing number of instructions.

JWPCreers, based at York Science Park and Park Street, Selby, is among York and North Yorkshire’s largest firms of accountants, taxation professionals and business advisers with six partners and more than 80 staff.

Sheffield City Council, Richard Caborn

An ambassador for business and industry has joined the Council’s team to promote the city to employers and investors.

Richard Caborn, the former industry and sports minister, has been appointed by the City Council Leader to use his worldwide network of contacts to add impetus to Sheffield’s impressive record of harnessing manufacturing technology to job creation and prosperity.

Council Leader Julie Dore, said. “He will support us in promoting Sheffield externally, contribute to bringing forward the right ideas and policies, and will use his influence in key areas.

“Richard has always been a great asset for the city and has fought hard for Sheffield, so it made sense to ask him to continue to use his experience and track record in this critical period of the city’s development.”

Leeds Beckett University, Professor Phil Cardew

Leeds Beckett University has appointed Professor Phil Cardew as Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic.

Professor Cardew, who is currently Pro Vice Chancellor Academic at London South Bank University, will join Leeds Beckett (previously Leeds Metropolitan) on 1 April 2015.

Speaking about the appointment, Professor Susan Price, Vice Chancellor of Leeds Beckett University said: “I am delighted that Phil is joining our University as Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic.

“He has extensive experience and expertise in a number of roles in higher education particularly in the areas of academic standards and quality assurance.

“Phil will have a key role to play in the continued success of our University and we look forward to welcoming him back to Yorkshire in April.”

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