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This week’s North West appointments

Financial advisory firm Wealthcare has recruited two staff and promoted two existing employees as it steps up its expansion plans.

Bob Hodson has joined Bury-based Wealthcare as a paraplanner, which will see him work alongside advisers to research and recommend suitable investment, life cover and other products to help clients achieve their financial goals.

Kylie Flett has joined Wealthcare as a client service executive in its healthcare division, Harris Cainer Warner. She has moved from Pareto Financial Planning.

Meanwhile, Wealthcare has promoted Michelle Daggett to mortgage adviser and Jo Flynn to marketing executive and personal assistant to the company’s directors.

Joint managing director Stephen Cainer said: “We are delighted to announce these strategic appointments, including the promotion of talented staff from within the firm.

“These appointments will help to reinforce the solid foundations in place for our expansion plans.

“We expect to recruit further across all areas of the business during 2015 in line with growing demand for our services, and look forward to a successful year ahead.”

Chris Argent, CBRE

Chris Argent has joined CBRE’s Manchester office as Planning Director from GVA. He advises on foodstore, non-food retail and leisure developments and mixed-use commercial schemes for a variety of developer clients and will assume a national remit within the CBRE team. The appointment is set to soon be bolstered by further high-profile, senior appointments in the CBRE Manchester Planning Team.

John Ogden, MD of CBRE’s North West business, confirmed; ‘Chris is the first of several strategic appointments within the planning team which will significantly strengthen our capability to service our clients’ needs. It is a truly exciting new chapter in the growth of CBRE’s North West business and reflects our focus on being the number one commercial property consultancy both regionally and nationally. We have further ambitions to grow and look forward to announcing other additions to the office in due course’.

Laura Harris, Influential

PR and communications agency Influential has strengthened its senior PR team with the appointment of a new account director.

Laura Harris has joined the Liverpool-headquartered agency from a role as account director on the consumer brands team at global PR consultancy Grayling.

With over seven years’ PR experience, Laura has worked with national brands including Marks & Spencer, Heinz and Wilkinson Sword.

Sara Wilde-McKeown, Influential Managing Director, said: “Laura is an outstanding PR operator with deep industry insight and experience of working with some of the world’s leading brands. Her skills are a great fit for our growing client base and we’re thrilled to have someone of her calibre on board. She will play a key role at the agency, helping to devise and deliver strategy for a number of our key client accounts.”

Cassie Kendrew, Ecent Marketing Solutions

Ellesmere Port-based Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) has appointed a new Head of Client Operations to drive roadshow events across the EMEAR region.

Cassie Kendrew will head up the client operations and technical team, ensuring that the business continues to deliver innovate vehicle design and world class logistical support to its clients.

Cassie joins EMS from Watermeadow Medical where she was responsible for the conception and delivery of international events for leading pharmaceutical companies. She previously held an account management position at EMS where she managed some of the company’s biggest and more logistically challenging campaigns including the Ford multi-vehicle campaign.

Keith Austin, CEO at EMS said: “Cassie returns to EMS at an exciting time, as we prepare to launch second trucks for two long term clients and unveil exciting new tours for several new brands.

“During her time with us she was integral to the growth of some major clients along with helping us enter new markets such as the Middle East. This insight and understanding along with her excellent man management skills are a fantastic foundation to help her develop in her new role.”

Pat Williams, Sean Davies, Lisa Hanlon, Lisa Reardon, Ena Shaw Contract

Ena Shaw Contract has appointed four new team members, following a raft of account wins across various sectors.

Among the team is project manager, Sean Davies, who was promoted from administrator and has a wealth of experience in the soft furnishings industry. Sean’s role will be to help grow the brand, which has recently worked on projects, including Hilton Doubletree in Chester and the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool.

Also joining Ena Shaw Contract are colleagues, Pat Williams, contracts administrator, Lisa Hanlon, project administrator and Lisa Reardon, quotation administrator. Their roles are vital in ensuring each project runs smoothly from initial enquiry through to completion.

Stuart Taylor, contract director at Ena Shaw Contract, said: “We’re thrilled to have welcomed aboard our new team members and we’re confident that they’ll all play a vital role in our continued growth.

“Since their appointments, they’ve really hit the ground running and are proving to be invaluable additions to the team.”

Jennifer Peacock, Freshfield

Freshfield, has added to its PR team with the appointment of Jennifer Peacock.

Jennifer joins the consultancy as a PR executive from Business Energy Solutions. She will support client PR, content marketing and social media programmes alongside client directors and PR consultants, across a range of clients and sectors.

Simon Turner, managing director at Freshfield, said: “Jennifer brings with her a diverse range of communications skills with experience of client management so she’ll be a strong addition to our growing PR team.”

Mike Ainsworth, O’Connors LLP

Advisory law firm, O’Connors LLP, has appointed senior commercial lawyer Mike Ainsworth as its fifth partner. Mike joins after 9 years with global technology solutions business CSC.

Commenting on Mike’s appointment, managing partner Mark O’Connor said: “Mike is a strategic appointment for us as we continue to develop our team and build for the future. “His heavyweight transaction experience across a whole range of commercial agreements will add further depth to our service offering as we support our clients doing business throughout the world.

“Our focus on providing corporate, commercial, insurance and regulatory advice for clients is as strong today as it was when we started the firm 11 years ago. With the economy strengthening and transactional activity increasing, I can see us making further senior appointments in these core areas during 2015.”

Brad Johnson, Andres Guzman, DTZ

DTZ recruits Brad Johnson and Andres Guzman to its Strategic Energy and Sustainability (SES) group.

Brad Johnson joins DTZ as a consultant based in Manchester. Brad was previously in energy and sustainability roles at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and across the wider public sector in Kent including the County Council, the Police and Fire & Rescue services.

Andres Guzman joins DTZ as a senior consultant in London and was previously with the JLL Upstream Sustainability Team. Andres has over six years’ sustainability experience delivering energy management services and advising large organisations and real estate companies on carbon compliance and sustainability reporting.

Alan Somerville, Head of Strategic Energy and Sustainability for EMEA, says: “Andres and Brad are joining DTZ’s SES team at a very exciting time. Our EMEA energy and sustainability group is part of an expanding global DTZ capability. Within the UK specifically we have a wide range of investor, developer and occupier clients and are delivering some ground breaking projects. Our clients are driven by the desire to reduce energy costs, increase energy efficiency and improve investment returns from their assets.”

Nick Mullins, LSH

Nick Mullins will join LSH’s Manchester office later in the year after spending more than 15 years at CBRE in the city and in London.

Nick has been appointed as Head of Funding and Development at the national commercial property consultancy and will help drive forward the strategic development of the LSH Manchester office.

His role will include bringing opportunities for new business and enhancing its consultancy service offer. He will work across the professional and consultancy teams.

Abid Jaffry, Head of Office in Manchester said: “This senior appointment is a great coup for LSH. We look forward to welcoming Nick to the team and exploring new opportunities through drawing on his experience and specific expertise which will complement our existing client base and service offer.

“Nick will support the delivery of innovative funding and sustainable development for clients as well as support our growth in new sectors such as PRS”.

Brian Roberts, Terry Greenhalgh, Rebecca Tucker, Lauren Averill, Melissa Jones, Tom Stapleton, Adam Crosby and Darren Buckby , VUE CCTV

Manchester-based VUE CCTV has kick started the New Year with eight new appointments, growing its team by 44 per cent.

Expanding across the business the in-vehicle CCTV and telematics company has appointed; two aftersales managers, three engineers, two sales administrators and an accounts assistant, thanks to an influx of new contract wins.

Brian Roberts has been hired as the new aftersales manager along with Terry Greenhalgh who will specialise in Blue Light sales and aftercare. Accounts assistant, Rebecca Tucker, sales ledger assistant, Lauren Averill and sales administrator, Melissa Jones, join to support VUE’s customer services team in its continuous growth.

Tom Stapleton, Adam Crosby and Darren Buckby are boosting VUE’s engineering team following an influx of contract wins in 2014, worth more than £4 million.

Glen Mullins, managing director of VUE, said: “We’re thrilled to start the New Year with our extended team. 2014 has been our best year to date and we have plans to keep expanding. We’re already set to move into bigger office space and by 2020 we expect to have at least 60 staff and increase turnover fivefold.”

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