This week’s Yorkshire appointments

The Leeds office of CBRE has announced seven new promotions following another record financial year.

Within the building consultancy team, Richard Bamford has been awarded the position of executive director and James Forth has been promoted to director.

Nick Marsden has been promoted to director within the rating team and Jacques Esterhuizen has been promoted to associate director in industrial agency.

In property and asset management, Lee Robertshaw and Nina Bradley have been promoted to senior surveyors and Lauren Spencer has also been promoted to senior surveyor within the valuation team.

Richard Sunderland, Leeds managing director and executive director, said: “The Leeds office continues to go from strength to strength with our busy teams working on a broad range of high-profile projects across the region and securing the record deals of the last year.

“This success is reflected in our turnover which increased by 5% resulting in yet another record year for the office. In recognition for their hard work and dedication, we have promoted several of the team and look forward to assisting the continued career progression of these talented individuals.”

Bernie Waldron, Nexus Vehicle Rental

Nexus Vehicle Rental (Nexus), the Leeds-based corporate vehicle rental provider, has appointed Bernie Waldron, a former senior international executive with IBM, as chairman.

Waldron arrives with 30 years of global technology experience, spanning startups, venture capital, private equity and public companies. He oversaw the acquisition of Maersk Data Group, which formed the basis for a new IBM global transportation business, and where, as executive chairman, he was responsible for 30 companies and 3,500 employees across 12 countries.

Waldron has also held non-executive positions with a number of companies including cloud-based service providers Node4 and APSU, advanced process modelling company PSE, Financial Services information provider Kneip and social media aggregator Amondo.

David Brennan, Nexus’ chief executive officer, said: “I am delighted to welcome Bernie to the Board and I know that his broad skills and impressive track record in supporting and growing global, technology-focussed businesses will be a real asset to Nexus as we move to the next phase of our growth.”

Waldron added: “Nexus is a dynamic, innovative business that has grown rapidly, especially over the past three years. I am delighted to be joining at such an exciting time and I look forward to helping the management team further cement the company’s position as a leader in the vehicle rental industry.”

Stephen Bettis, Sheffield United

Sheffield United has appointed Stephen Bettis as its new chief executive.

Mr Bettis has been working in an advisory capacity with the Sky Bet League One club following the departure of managing director Mal Brannigan at the end of last year.

Co-owner Kevin McCabe, said: “We are delighted to make Stephen’s role permanent, where he will lead our off-the-field activities and liaise closely with new team manager Chris Wilder.”

Stephen’s career commenced in an accountancy practice where he qualified as an accountant and obtained several years’ experience.

He then moved into industry and subsequently became a finance director and shareholder of a property investment and development company.

Mr Bettis will also become a director of the Club.

Sue Staton and Andrew Dodsworth, Wintersgill Associates

An Ilkley-based accountancy firm has announced the appointment of two new managers.

Wintersgill Associates has brought in a marketing manager and head of business development to the team, to help further increase its client base and boost turnover.

Sue Staton, marketing manager, spent 15 years working in the marketing departments of global electronics company Sony in the UK and Germany before moving to Yorkshire and joining Wintersgill Associates.

Andrew Dodsworth, new head of business development, has a background as a financial markets trader with experience at global financial institutions like Credit Lyonnais and Daiwa International. He also ran a brokerage company which specialised in interbank dealing in equity derivatives.

Paul Wintersgill, managing director of Wintersgill Associates, explained: “Very few accountancy firms have people dedicated to marketing and growing the business, but we’re an innovative business. We don’t just talk the talk, advising other companies on how to grow – we’re demonstrating growth from within.

“We provide way more than you’d expect from a traditional accountant with five levels of service including financial directorship, specialist troubleshooting, and strategic planning, so we need a team that reflects our commitment to servicing big business with big ideas.”

Edward Pawley, Mark Jenkinson & Son

A general practice surveyor has been appointed by the Sheffield-based independent property firm he originally joined after first qualifying.

Edward Pawley has re-joined the team at Mark Jenkinson & Son, the company he worked for from 2006 after qualifying as a surveyor with the District Valuer’s Office.

Since leaving in 2011, he has worked for a high profile chartered surveyors firm within the healthcare market and also a large corporate organisation in BNP Paribas Real Estate.

Edward has returned to Mark Jenkinson & Son as a general practice surveyor with a specific focus on the healthcare market.

Graeme Beck, senior partner at Mark Jenkinson & Son, said: “We are delighted to welcome Edward back. He has a wealth of experience which, combined with his in-depth knowledge of the healthcare market property sectors, will help us to further develops and enhance our valuation team.”

Mark Jenkinson & Son was established in 1877 and is the largest independent firm of Chartered Surveyors in South Yorkshire, with offices in Sheffield and Chesterfield.

Gavin Hesketh, Wake Smith Solicitors

Gavin Hesketh has joined Wake Smith Solicitors’ company commercial team.

The team is headed up by John Baddeley and Duncan Shepherd from Wake Smith’s No 1 Velocity headquarters in Sheffield city centre.

Gavin will focus on corporate transactional work advising buyers and sellers and offer instruction on company and partnership law.

He joins Wake Smith after spending seven months at Ironmonger Curtis LLP following his training contract at Hill Dickinson, both in Sheffield. Before his training, Gavin studied economics at the University of York after which he completed a law conversion course at the University of Sheffield.

Duncan Shepherd, director and head of company commercial, said: “Having a strong team is crucial for Wake Smith at this busy time as we win an increasing amount of corporate work.

“Our vast experience across a wide range of commercial law matters from terms and conditions of business and agency/distributorship agreements to complex multi-party documentation is paying dividends.

“We not only advise our business clients on legal issues throughout their life cycle, covering start up, growth, success and failure, but have a real appreciation of the underlying commercial objectives. Gavin’s economics background and legal experience brings additional depth to our team here at Wake Smith.”

Ellie Gittings, Alex Whitaker and Andra Miclaus, Acceleris

PR and Communications agency Acceleris has expanded both its Harrogate and London teams with the appointment of two new account executives after a number of new business wins.

Ellie Gittings joins the team as senior account executive as part of a drive to further strengthen Acceleris’ digital marketing expertise. She has four years of agency experience in the public relations arena and boasts a wealth of digital marketing knowledge, delivering high return on investment content marketing strategies for a diverse client range.

Andra Miclaus is a communications and public relations graduate who has developed her own lifestyle blog. She joined the agency following an internship with its Acceleris Academy which builds the skills of students and graduates with the aim of helping them into careers in PR.

In addition to the new appointments, Alex Whitaker has been promoted to senior account executive. He joined Acceleris in 2014 following a successful work placement within the Acceleris Academy.

Louise Vaughan, managing director, said: “Our two new appointments are part of a long-term goal to grow the agency both in our Yorkshire home and in London, where we’ve just moved to new offices off Oxford Street!”

Tony Ampomah, Bethany Webb and Lucy Murfet, Blue Logic Digital

Leeds-based digital marketing agency Blue Logic Digital has hired three new members of staff.

Tony Ampomah joins the company as PHP developer having previously worked with the agencies Bluestone and Hypergram and will be working on rolling out new websites across a number of key clients.

Lucy Murfet joins as digital project manager having spent three and a half years at MediaSkunkWorks and will help to coordinate and streamline project delivery.

Bethany Webb joins as a digital marketing executive with a Bachelor of Arts degree in advertising and a specialism in content writing.

Roy Moody, Director of Blue Logic Digital, said: “We are delighted about Tony, Lucy and Bethany joining Blue Digital. With a number of new project wins, their appointments come at an exciting time for the business.

“The skills and expertise that the latest hires bring will help to grow and bolster our current offering and will ensure that we continue to deliver the highest standards of work for our clients.

“We are now on the lookout for another experienced PHP developer to join the team to help with magento development projects.”

Blue Logic Digital now employs 12 members of staff at its offices at Bramley Grange, Leeds.

Mark Hatfield, Eclipse Energy

Halifax-based Eclipse Energy, installer of commercial and domestic renewable energy technologies, has announced the appointment of Mark Hatfield as sales director.

Mr Hatfield will have the role of nurturing commercial partnerships, in particular the work Eclipse performs with national utility companies to provide cost effective renewable energy solutions for those most in need.

Additionally, Mr Hatfield will also be introducing new technologies to individual homeowners such as a domestic solar battery to power homes without using the national grid.

Mark Bannister, managing director of Eclipse Energy, stated: “We’re incredibly excited to have Mark Hatfield on board, he brings a wealth of experience to the role and will assist in our continuing growth.

“We have some exciting plans for the future with new product launches and a potential move to larger premises, Mark will be playing a key role.”

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