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This week’s North West appointments

Landwood Group, the leading northern chartered surveyors, asset managers and auctioneers have promoted Helen Lee to director.

Helen, who joined Landwood Group from Eddisons in 2013, specialises in property valuation, management and disposal. She is based at Landwood’s Manchester office.

After completing a law degree at the University of Leeds, Helen joined Eddisons where she also took a post-graduate course in surveying and subsequently qualified as a chartered surveyor.

Mark Bailey, director of Landwood Group, said: “Helen’s promotion is richly deserved and reflects the excellent impact Helen has had since joining Landwood in 2013, delivering a highly professional service to our existing clients and building productive relationships with new clients.

Judy Bell, Rachael Barrett, Kate Fletcher, Bromleys

Law firm Bromleys has strengthened its ranks with three appointments.

Judy Bell, a former partner at the Manchester office of Freeths, has joined the family department, while Rachael Barrett and Kate Fletcher have bolstered Bromleys’ Court of Protection and wills, probate and trusts teams respectively.

The new arrivals take staff numbers at Bromleys to 46.

Senior partner Mark Hirst said: “We are delighted to have secured the services of Judy, Rachael and Kate. They each have extensive experience in their chosen fields, a thoroughly professional approach and a sympathetic understanding of the needs of clients.

“They will complement our existing teams well and their arrival demonstrates our firm’s ability to attract solicitors from much larger practices due to the quality of work we are able to offer, balanced with a more personal and client-focused approach.

“We anticipate further recruitment in the coming months in line with our expansion plans.”

Jessica Higgins-Braddock, Weber Shandwick

Jessica Higgins-Braddock’s new role as PR assistant with Weber Shandwick Manchester, has started after she successfully completed her digital and social media apprenticeship.

Jessica, from Middleton, has spent the last 12 months working with the agency while studying towards her Level 3 City & Guilds Social Media for Business diploma through the Juice Academy. She’s had the opportunity to develop skills and excel in creativity, community management, media relations and content writing.

In her new role, Jessica will support each of the agency account teams as well as driving forward the Weber Shandwick Manchester social media channels.

Jo Leah, managing director of Weber Shandwick Manchester and chair of English Regions & Wales, said: “Jessica’s progression over the last 12 months has been fantastic and she’ll continually build on the skills she’s learned so far in her new position. She is working with some of the best talent in the industry which comprises not just traditional PR consultants, but also features strategists, story-tellers, planners and engagement specialists.”

Steve Williamson, Dylan Evans, Nora Jarauta CBRE

CBRE has expanded its North West Building Consultancy team with a trio of appointments which will take the team total to 24. Through the appointment of a senior property figurehead, the team now offers an in-house QS service.

Steve Williamson has been appointed as a Director in Manchester, Dylan Evans as a Senior Surveyor in Liverpool and Nora Jarauta as a CAD/ Workplace Designer in the Manchester office.

The new appointments will further strengthen the existing Building Consultancy team, which demonstrates an impressive track record with a clear market focus and experience servicing all clients from investors to developers, tenants and landlords across a broad range of sectors including offices, retail, leisure, healthcare, and banks/funds.

Angela Seddon, Head of CBRE’s North West Building Consultancy team, said; “We are delighted to welcome Steve, Dylan and Nora to the team as we enter a new phase of growth as investor and occupier confidence is rising. In particular, Steve’s wealth of experience will now enable CBRE to offer in-house quantity surveying at an outstanding level. The new appointments will strengthen the existing team to reflect the surge in market activity and ensure we are delivering a ‘best in class’ service to all existing clients and maximising all future opportunities.”

Ross Hoare, Hyperion Executive Search

Ross Hoare has joined Hyperion Executive Search as Associate Partner, following more than six years working in renewable energy project management and procurement for a leading installer.

Hyperion was launched last year by David Hunt with the objective of matching the sector’s most successful businesses with the best talent.

Unlike many other recruiters, Hyperion’s complete focus is on the renewables sector. Liverpool-headquartered Hyperion acts for clients and candidates across a comprehensive range of renewable energy sub-sectors including solar PV, solar thermal, heat pumps, biomass, wind turbines and fuel cells.

Commenting on Ross’s appointment, David said: “While Ross does not come from a recruitment background, he does have extensive knowledge of the renewables sector. He understands our clients’ market and their requirements.

“Ross’s appointment as an associate partner fits with the Hyperion ethos of wanting to provide our clients and candidates with an unrivalled level of expertise. It is an approach that is already proving popular with clients who are turning to us because of our passion for and understanding of their sector.”

Emma Hoyle, AFC Fylde Community Foundation

AFC Fylde Community Foundation has recruited Emma Hoyle to assist with the delivery of its flagship Get On Board programme, which sees the Foundation delivering curriculum and family engagement programmes in 23 local primary schools.

Emma, 30 from Clitheroe, studied exercise physiology at the University of Central Lancashire and has extensive experience in the health and fitness industry, having worked in a gym for many years alongside running her own boot camps for women.

Talking about her appointment, Emma commented: “It’s a very exciting time to be joining the AFC Fylde Community Foundation, following recent funding announcements that are set to expand the reach of its community programmes.

“I’ve seen first-hand how sport can help to turn young people’s lives around and I’m now looking forward to using my coaching experience to benefit people of all ages.”

Tom Hutton, director of community development at AFC Fylde, added “Our mission is to ensure that all communities across the Fylde area have access to sport, health and wellbeing programmes, whether it’s for people aged 6 or 60.

“Emma’s appointment will help us on our way to reaching this goal and we’re extremely lucky to have someone with her knowledge and experience on the team.”

Julian Goode, Exchange Chambers

Exchange Chambers has strengthened its criminal department in Manchester with the arrival of criminal barrister Julian Goode.

Director of Chambers, Tom Handley said: “Julian’s arrival further strengthens our criminal team which now has over seventy members defending and prosecuting at all levels. We are delighted to welcome him to Chambers.”

Richard Westhead, Peter Preston, Pamela Stokes, Natalie McCluskey, Search Consultancy

Recruitment firm Search Consultancy has seen a strong start to 2015, making four new senior-level appointments across its North West offices.

Manchester-based Peter Preston has joined the company as director and head of the agency’s professional services division in England, leading a national team recruiting across a range of industry sectors including accountancy and finance, financial services, human resources, marketing and communications and legal.

The Manchester office – Search’s regional head office for the North West of England – also saw two of its existing team members scale the ranks.

Pamela Stokes is now director of call and contact centre and office services at Search, taking a step up from her role as associate director of both divisions. She heads up two teams, servicing markets across the region from the Central Street office.

Meanwhile, former senior divisional manager Natalie McCluskey has been appointed as associate director of the agency’s call centre business in the city.

In Liverpool, Richard Westhead has been promoted from associate director to director, working across the agency’s office services, logistics, call and contact centre, hospitality and catering divisions. Richard is now responsible for eight teams across Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds.

The directorial appointments have been made alongside a host of other promotions and new hires as the company rolls out its expansion plans for 2015.

Debbie Caswell, Search Consultancy’s managing director for England, said: “These recent changes will be instrumental in ensuring we have the right structure in place to support what is set to be a very busy year for Search.

“We are delighted to have Peter on board and to reward the efforts of Richard, Pamela and Natalie – all of whom have expertly led their respective divisions. We’re seeing growth across the board and it’s vital we have the right people to lead our client campaigns throughout the year ahead.”

Jonathan Robinson, Champion Accountants

An audit and accounts trainee at Champion Accountants in Preston is scaling the ladder of success after passing his industry exams with flying colours.

Jonathan Robinson joined the team in June 2011 to assist with year-end accounts preparation for the firm’s rapidly-growing SME client base.

The 26-year-old from Penwortham will now divide his time between the tax and accounting departments, whilst studying towards gaining chartered tax advisor status.

To achieve the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) qualification, Jonathan passed 14 exams through in-house training at Champion and academic teaching with Kaplan Financial.

Prior to his training, Jonathan studied History and Politics at the University of Liverpool.

Keith Porter, director of the Preston office, added: “Champion is committed to training the accountants of the future. Despite many firms slashing in-house training during the recession, we stayed true to this pledge and are now reaping the rewards by having talented individuals such as Jonathan on board.

“He’s proven to be such a valuable asset to the team and we’re glad to be giving something back and helping him on his way to achieving further success.”

Tracey Graham,Your Legal Friend

Leading claimant law firm, Your Legal Friend, has announced the appointment of a new Director of Industrial Disease, Tracey Graham. As head of the firm’s dedicated Industrial Disease team, Tracey will provide vital support to victims who suffer from diseases incurred in the workplace such as deafness, repetitive strain type injuries, VWF/HAVS, and asbestos related illnesses

Colin Gibson, Chief Operating Officer at Your Legal Friend, a trading name of 2020 Legal Ltd, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Tracey to the team. Her appointment will enable us to build our Industrial Disease division and increase the support we can provide to clients who are often in sensitive and difficult circumstances. Tracey’s background in this area of law is unrivalled and we are confident that her expertise will enable us to secure the compensation that innocent victims of industrial diseases deserve.

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