This week's National appointments: Featuring WorkNest, STX Next & Pulse Cashflow Finance

This week’s round up of National appointments includes WorkNest, STX Next & Pulse Cashflow Finance. Read on to find out more.

Gary Jones & Iftikhar Ahmed, WorkNest

WorkNest, the Employment Law, HR, and Health & Safety specialist, today announced Iftikhar (Ifti) Ahmed as its new chief executive officer and the promotion of Gary Jones to chief financial officer. Ifti has held the WorkNest Board position of chief operating officer since September 2021 with his promotion to CEO effective from April.

Ifti has extensive experience of scaling businesses having worked at the likes of Capita and Aon and has vowed to bring that rigour and experience to WorkNest’s next chapter.

Commenting on his appointment, Ifti said: “My passion has always been to deliver real value for our customers through high quality, personalised service. I remain dedicated to these principles as I focus on new challenges ahead.”

Chester-headquartered WorkNest, which employs over 500 colleagues nationally, has also promoted group finance director, Gary Jones, to chief financial officer. He succeeds Andy Gunson who also moves into a new Group-level role in Marlowe’s Governance, Risk and Compliance division.

Gary said: “Having been part of the exciting WorkNest journey over the past five years, I’m thrilled to step up to the helm to navigate our next stage of growth. With many plans in the pipeline, I have no doubt the next five years will be just as exciting. As we continue to evolve, my focus is on consistency, integrations, opportunities, and optimisations that benefit both our fantastic colleagues and customers.”

Matthew Ziff, STX Next

STX Next, a leading IT services and consulting company, has announced the appointment of Matthew Ziff as UK managing director. Ziff brings over a decade of sector-specific experience to the STX Next leadership team, and will support the business’ plans to scale in the UK.

Ziff joined STX Next in September 2022 and has presided over a busy period for the company’s UK expansion. Prior to his role at STX Next, Ziff spent two years as Global Head of Sales at GlobalData. As UK managing director, Ziff is responsible for overseeing operations, developing new business opportunities, and building relationships with clients.

Ziff said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise STX Next’s profile in the UK market, and my early days in the job have already yielded some fantastic results. STX Next has built a reputation for excellence in its native Poland, so I’m really excited to see what the coming months hold for the UK team as we continue our expansion.”

“What really drew me to the company was STX Next’s emphasis on always delivering specialist knowledge and insights to clients across a wide range of sectors, as well as the wealth of thought leaders and industry experts the company has at its disposal.

“I hope that STX Next benefits from my own unique approach to leadership, which involves building strong relationships with employees and clients, while promoting innovation to provide unrivalled levels of service.”

Jon Charsley, Pulse Cashflow Finance

Pulse Cashflow Finance have announced today that they have appointed Jon Charsley within a Regional Director role with immediate effect. Jon joins a growing new business team and will be responsible for supporting the growth plans of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) by improving their access to flexible funding solutions.

Jon joins Pulse Cashflow bringing a wealth of experience and expertise in financial services having spent over 14 years within both new business and sales leadership roles with Bibby Financial Services.

His move comes during what is a challenging time for the business sector. With sluggish economic conditions exaggerated by the continuing pressures that both inflationary and interest rate rises are delivering to businesses as they fight with soaring costs.

Commenting on his appointment, Jon said: “I’m so excited to be joining Pulse Cashflow. Demand for funding is on the increase as firms look to secure a funding package to support their growth and Pulse’s enthusiam and commitment to supporting UK business is steadfast.”

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