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• Crowthorne-based SIRE Technology, a leading supplier of cloud-based solutions, has further expanded its team with the appointment of Nick Hewitt (left) in the new role of director of sales. Bringing with him extensive knowledge of both operations and business systems solutions, Hewitt will be looking to open up opportunities for the company in new vertical markets, in particular software houses, telecoms and travel companies. Hewitt, having worked with companies including Vallent (later bought by IBM) and Informix, (also bought by IBM), and Granite (which was taken over by Telcordia and later purchased by Ericsson), believes that many of the telecoms players are yet to fully realise the benefits of the cloud and that SIRE is ideally placed to develop and deliver tailor-made, cloud-based solutions that will give these organisations a real commercial edge. Hewitt's previous roles cover a 25-year period and have seen him in a variety of sales and marketing senior management roles, not only in the UK but also with responsibility across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. He also has experience of the housing market, through his recent work with a property management and development company.
• Blandy & Blandy LLP, one of the Thames Valley’s leading law firms, has announced the expansion of its dispute resolution law team with the appointment of new partner, David Murray. He joined the firm in July from Blake Morgan LLP and will be leading the firm’s commercial dispute resolution service. Murray has wide experience of providing focused commercial advice on risk to corporate bodies of all sizes. He has particular expertise in commercial litigation and insolvency work.
Blandy has also promoted one of its associates, Caroline Casagranda to partner in the firm's private client department, bringing the number of partners at the firm to 16. Based in the firm’s Reading office, Casagranda is responsible for managing the wills, probate, tax and trusts team. Her specialist areas of expertise include probate and estate administration and trusts and estate planning. She joined the firm in 2003 after completing her legal training.
• Buckinghamshire law firm Parrott & Coales has recruited a conveyancing executive to expand its residential and commercial property division. Jemma Granger, who has a first-class LLB law degree, specialises in residential conveyancing. She joined Parrott & Coales after working as a conveyancer at Premier Property Lawyers for a year where she gained experience in many aspects of residential conveyancing. In her new role, Granger will be advising on various residential matters including both freehold and leasehold property, sales and purchases, remortgages, new-builds, shared ownership, transfers of equity and assents.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – SEPTEMBER 2014
www.businessmag.co.uk
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