MEMBER SECTION: APPOINTMENTS
WHO’S MOVING UP & WHO’S MOVING ON
EY
Business advisers EY have bolstered their corporate finance practice in Birmingham with the appointment of Barry Moss as assistant director. Barry has over 16 years’
experience advising on M&A transactions across the Midlands and wider UK market, including a role leading the in-house M&A team for Sanctuary Housing Association. At EY, Barry will focus on
providing M&A transaction advice to a range of clients in the region, including privately-owned SMEs, private equity backed businesses and large corporates. He will advise across a broad range of sectors, with a particular focus on healthcare, housing associations and support services markets. The appointment is part of a strategic drive to grow EY’s Midlands practice
and its regional corporate finance business, following the earlier appointment of Neil Meredith as partner to lead the Midlands corporate finance practice.
BREWIN DOLPHIN The Birmingham office of Brewin Dolphin has appointed four new directors. The Colmore Row-based
investment and wealth manager, Brewin Dolphin, which last year celebrated 25 years in Birmingham, has promoted Ian Burrows, Paul Fielding, Jayne Foxall and Charlotte Wright to divisional director. Adam Wilkins, head of the
LODDERS Stratford law firm Lodders has made three new appointments. The firm has appointed Ravinder Heer and Scott Parmenter as paralegals in its real estate team, whilst Lauren Pearson has been offered a formal training contract after 18- months as a paralegal at the firm. In their roles, Ravinder will work
directly with real estate partner Alastair Frew, who works with local and national house builders, specialist commercial developers and private investors and is a members of Lodders’ HS2 Advisory Group, whilst Scott will support Steven Baker, a partner in the business property team in Lodders’ commercial property department. Formerly paralegal for Alastair Frew, Lauren joins Lodders’ flagship
trainee programme, which has an impressive track record for the firm, with 70 per cent of its trainees staying with Lodders post qualification.
LOGISTAT UK LTD Logistics specialist Logistat UK Ltd has recruited a new global sales director, Mark Workman. The Stratford-based firm, founded
by managing director Peter Marsh 11 years ago, advises businesses which trade internationally about how to manage their supply chain. Mr Marsh said of their new recruit:
“He has 30 years’ sales experience in the logistics sector which makes him perfectly placed to work with us in expanding our business.” Mr Workman said: “This is the
L-R: Alastair Frew with Lauren Pearson, Ravinder Heer, Scott Parmenter and Steve Baker
L-R: Mark Workman and Peter Marsh
next stage of our five year plan for expansion of the business. We are very much looking forward to Logistat’s continued success.”
Birmingham office, said: “Our success has been founded on helping our clients to create and preserve wealth and I am delighted that all four, who are such strong exponents of this, have been recognised in this way. We see growing demand for our personal approach to investment and wealth management and these promotions, part of the broader growth of the office, will help us to meet that need.” Paul Fielding is a director of the Colmore Business Improvement District,
L-R: Ian Burrows, Jayne Foxall, Charlotte Wright and Paul Fielding
and Charlotte Wright is a past winner of the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards. Both been with the firm since 2001. Ian Burrows sits on the investment committee at the Birmingham
Children’s Hospital. Jayne Foxall holds chartered manager status with the Chartered Management Institute and has 16 years management experience. Both were recruited in 2010.
BHSF New chairman for Birmingham healthcare business Jane Dale (pictured) has been appointed as chairman of BHSF, a Birmingham-based supplier of health insurances, employee benefits and HR support services. Jane Dale is a chartered
accountant, who has worked for a number of insurers, including Legal & General and AIG Life Limited. Since 2009, she has been an independent non-executive director of British Gas Services, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Centrica. BHSF chief executive Peter Maskell said: “BHSF is a diverse group with
three businesses – health insurance, employee benefits and occupational health. Jane will bring high-level experience both to our two heavily- regulated companies and to our fast-growing OH division and we are looking forward enormously to her input to our exciting agenda.”
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DBS LAW Ex-Solihull MP Lorely Burt has joined Midland law firm DBS Law, as a non-executive director of the firm’s community interest company, DBS Heart. The former MP is now Baroness
Lorely Burt of Solihull, following the 2015 Dissolution Honours. DBS said Baroness Burt’s ‘wealth
of experience in the regional business sector will fare well, as she is tasked with raising the profile of DBS through business development and making DBS more attractive for commercial clientele’. Baroness Burt (pictured) said: “As a member of the All-Party
Parliamentary Group for Women in Business, it’s great to be part of a company that has such a forward-thinking approach to recruitment in a sector which has commonly been associated as a bit of a boys’ club.”
THE WILKES PARTNERSHIP Midlands law firm The Wilkes Partnership has taken on two new legal apprentices. Laura Kelly, aged 18, and Sydney
Evans, 19, have begun a two-year advanced apprenticeship in legal services with the firm, that will see them gain a level 3 CILEx qualification, which will enable them to operate as paralegals. Wilkes partner Kate Hackett said:
“These apprenticeships are a great opportunity for high calibre school leavers and college graduates to enter the legal profession through an alternative route, where they get on-the-job experience as well as one day per week’s study at college.”
L-R: Laura Kelly and Sydney Evans
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