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This week’s Yorkshire appointments

Sanderson Weatherall, Matt Collier

The valuation team in the Leeds office of chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall has been boosted to its largest number of RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) qualified chartered surveyors and registered valuers, following the successful Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) accreditation of one of its graduate trainees, Matt Collier.

Matt, from Sheffield, first joined Sanderson Weatherall in 2011 on the company’s student placement programme whilst studying a four year RICS accredited sandwich course at Sheffield Hallam University.

Matt said: “The formal training and broad base of experience provided during the graduate training programme at Sanderson Weatherall has been instrumental in helping me to pass the APC at my first attempt.

“I am now working with students on the very same placement programme I was on, only two years ago, to achieve their goals and am looking forward to further enhancing and driving the success of the valuation team in Leeds.”

Propaganda (Leeds)

Propaganda, the Leeds based strategic brand consultancy, has announced five new hires across its business, which will help to deliver strategies for existing clients and support new business opportunities.

The new recruits comprise of senior designer Sophie Killingray, project managers Catherine Rae and Scarlett Weston, junior social executive Kristina Semonella, and office manager Jody Castle.

Craig Harrold, managing director of Propaganda said: “2014 was a great year for our business as we celebrated 21 years of success with a number of new contract wins. We’ve started 2015 with similarly high expectations and welcoming five recruits to our team shows that we’re energised and ready for the new endeavours this year will bring.”

“We’re delighted to start the New Year with a raft of new appointments and I’m pleased to welcome Catherine, Scarlett, Krissy, Jody and Sophie to Propaganda as we continue our growth.

“These appointments provide us with the capacity to drive our proactive approach to business relationships, in which we seek to actively identify and acquire business opportunities for our clients.”

IoD (Yorkshire and the Humber) Jonathan Oxley

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has named lawyer Jonathan Oxley as its regional chairman for Yorkshire and the Humber.

Jonathan, director of corporate finance at Lupton Fawcett Denison Till, has been acting regional chairman since Peter Holmes stepped down from the role last year. Jonathan is also chair of the West Yorkshire branch.

The former managing partner of Lee & Priestley is an expert on company law and employee share schemes. He has worked in Bradford, Leeds and York for more than two decades.

IoD regional director Natalie Sykes said: “Jonathan has already demonstrated during his time as acting chair that he has the skills and experience to lead the IoD in Yorkshire and the Humber.

“He will be the voice of the IoD in the region and promote our profile by engaging with local businesses and stakeholders including the LEPs, public sector bodies and universities.”

Xamax, Gareth Thompson and Tony Palmer

Personalised clothing manufacturer, Xamax, has started the New Year with the announcement that two key members of staff have been promoted to senior positions within the company in support of its ongoing strategy to increase turnover by 20% in the next twelve months.

Gareth Thompson has been promoted to sales director, while Tony Palmer takes the position of director of operations in a strategic move to help the work wear specialist to meet with its ambitious growth plans to take its current turnover from £3.5 million to £4.1 million by the end of 2015.

Graham Thompson, managing director of Xamax, comments: “By focusing our efforts on innovation and expansion, in 2014 we experienced our most successful year to date.

“This year we hope to build upon our success by continuing to develop good relationships with sporting organisations, as well as schools and Academies. The two new promotions form a vital part of our strategy to achieve this. We have always maintained that we will nurture and develop our employees ensuring that they become the best, and Gareth and Tony are a reflection of this.”

Fitness Unlimited, Adam White

Sheffield’s health and fitness membership scheme has appointed a new personal training manager.

Adam White has joined Fitness Unlimited and will be working to grow personal training in the city across a number of venues including Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Hillsborough Leisure Centre, The English Institute of Sport Sheffield and Concord Sports Centre.

Peter Clark, corporate health and fitness manager at Fitness Unlimited, said: “We are delighted to have appointed Adam as our new personal training manager.

“He brings a wealth of industry experience and talent to the role, and he is committed to giving the people of Sheffield the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing, which is what our organisation is all about.”

Irwin Mitchell, Claire Dimmock

The Leeds office of national law firm, Irwin Mitchell, has continued to bolster its Pensions expertise with the appointment of Associate Solicitor Claire Dimmock.

Joining from DWF, Claire specialises in providing pensions advice to both corporates and trustees of occupational pension schemes in connection with scheme closures and other risk reduction measures.

Martin Jenkins, partner and national head of pensions at Irwin Mitchell, said: “Claire is a highly experienced pensions lawyer and we are delighted to welcome her to Irwin Mitchell. We are determined to continue investing in the team and bringing in people who are able to provide our clients with a first class service.”

Chamber International, Lydia Moi

Export services business, Chamber International, has boosted its specialist team with the appointment of Lydia Moi as international trade administrator.

Lydia Moi’s export experience includes working in export development for a major Yorkshire cleaning products manufacturer and being part of the global export team for kitchen sinks manufacturer, Astracast, Bradford, a division of Jacuzzi.

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