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• Peter Laurie has been appointed as the new head of client relations at Elcot Publications. Laurie will strengthen links with key clients; develop new areas of business; and work with sponsors on The Business Magazine‘s lists and awards campaigns. A former business founder and owner, Laurie has worked in-house at a top City firm, and latterly has run his own consultancy practice. He has extensive knowledge of the professionals market, and has worked in both IT and finance in the SME sector. As a former professional yachtsman, racing ocean- going yachts globally, Laurie is a consummate team player, and strengthens Elcot‘s operation at a time of sustained growth.
• EY has appointed Sarah Lavan as a tax partner in the human capital practice in Reading, as the professional services firm continues to expand its tax team in the region. Lavan has over 25 years’ experience providing tax advice to a broad range of companies and private- equity-backed businesses and joins after 18 years with Deloitte where she worked as a partner both in London and Reading. Lavan has worked in global mobility throughout her career, specialising in assisting companies with the complexities associated with the deployment of a global workforce. Her clients come
• Blandy & Blandy LLP has continued the expansion of its residential property team with the recruitment of associate Manisha Bhula as its new head. Partner Jane Gunnell welcomed Bhula, saying: “Manisha brings over 15 years’ experience working for a number of leading firms across the Thames Valley. Her expertise spans all aspects of residential property and she has an excellent knowledge of the region. Most importantly, Manish shares our team’s commitment to providing a
from varied industry sectors and have ranged from large multinationals to start-ups. Her focus will be on strengthening the presence of EY in the middle market.
high-quality, personal and cost-effective service to our clients.”
• Leading law firm Moore Blatch has appointed John Warchus as a partner to head up the commercial team in West London. Warchus has particular expertise in commercial and technology law and his hire is part of Moore Blatch’s increased focus on the London legal market. Warchus will be based in the West London office in Richmond, but will also work out of the City office. He joins Moore Blatch from Reading- based Clarkslegal LLP where he was a partner specialising in all areas of IT, intellectual property and commercial law. He has over 25 years’ experience in the technology sector and has advised clients ranging from tech start-ups to multinationals and public sector organisations.
• FISCAL Technologies, the world-leading provider of accounts payable forensic software, has appointed Steve Sutton as software development manager. Sutton will be responsible for the operational management of software development, quality assurance, strategic technical projects and research designed to help companies protect organisational spend. He will specifically be working on the delivery of AP Forensics Version 7.0.
• IT services and solutions provider Maindec, based in Buckinghamshire, has announced three key personnel changes to the board. Roger Timms takes the role of group chairman, and has appointed Paul Timms (above left) to group managing director and Steve Nicholls (above right) to
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group sales director. The moves follow the company's acquisition of CSA Waverley in February 2013, which has enabled the organisation to offer two complementary brands, and has already delivered strong growth and an extended service portfolio.
• Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has welcomed a new director to the 200-strong team in the Thames Valley. Mark Seaden joins the firm as a tax director from PwC in Reading. He has more than 22 years’ experience at Big Four firms and at HMRC, with particular expertise in the manufacturing and TMT sectors. Specialising in employment tax, Seaden joins BDO’s human capital team to provide advisory
and consulting services to some of the Thames Valley’s biggest employers.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – MARCH 2015
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