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Appointments Appointments Who’s moving up & who’s moving on
Arup Arup, the engineering and design consultancy, has welcomed a record 36 new graduates and 10 apprentices to its Midlands campus. It is the largest number of graduates and apprentices welcomed by
the firm in the last decade. This year’s bumper intake of new recruits, totalling 46 engineers
and specialists, joined the firm as part of its annual graduate intake. The new graduates and apprentices will be working across a variety
of high profile projects both locally and nationally. Key clients in region include HS2 Ltd, Highways England and Birmingham City Council. Following the new graduate appointments, the firm’s Midlands
office in Blythe Valley Park in Solihull now exceeds 700. Livvy Cropper, graduate consultant, said: “I’m pleased that a global
firm like Arup has an office in Solihull as it means that I’m able to progress with next stage of my career without having to relocate to a new city. “It can be daunting to start a new job so it’s great to joining at the
same time as 35 other people, and the Graduate Induction Week is a great way to get to know each other!” Mark Jones, Arup director, said: “The graduate scheme is vital to our
strategic growth and it’s great to see so many technically gifted people joining Arup. “Their creativity, enthusiasm, and wealth of ideas will benefit both our clients and their fellow colleagues.”
Dan Dobrzycki and Mohammed Imran
site acquisition, pre-letting, forward sale, promotion and funding agreements. She has been involved with a number of landmark developments, in the Midlands including Paradise Circus. Huw Dolphin, DLA Piper's office
managing partner in Birmingham, said: “Monique is a well-regarded real estate lawyer with a strong reputation in the West Midlands. This is a strategic hire for the Birmingham office, one which demonstrates our commitment to the region.” Monique said: “DLA Piper is a
DLA Piper DLA Piper has strengthened its real estate team with the appointment of Monique Sutherland. She has joined the firm's Birmingham office from Squire Patton Boggs, where she worked for more than eight years, most recently as a partner in the firm's real estate practice. Monique brings with her more
than 25 years' experience, including 66 CHAMBERLINK November 2016
firm known for delivering top quality service and innovative legal solutions and I was attracted by the experience and track record of the real estate team. “The West Midlands and Birmingham is enjoying a period of regeneration so this is a fantastic time to work together with the team to on a wide range of projects that will contribute to the prosperity of the region.”
Lisa Cooke and Tom Bathurst
Hawksmoor Lichfield-based surveying company Hawksmoor is on the expansion trail, after moving to new offices and taking on a further surveyor. The new face is Tom Bathurst,
formerly with Cushman & Wakefield in Birmingham. He will be specialising in the identification and acquisition of development opportunities, financial appraisal and valuation of land and property, land acquisition/disposal negotiations and project management, as will newly promoted colleague Lisa Cooke. Lisa, also 28, joined Hawksmoor
in 2012 after obtaining a Masters degree in Real Estate from Reading University and has now been promoted to senior surveyor.
Smith Cooper Midland accountant Smith Cooper, which has an office in Birmingham, has appointed three new graduates to its audit team. Among the newcomers is Mohammed Imran, who previously worked for Boots as a finance assistant. He said: “I am very excited to be
a part of a leading accountancy firm working with talented people and I look forward to a bright future here at Smith Cooper.” Alex Symonds has joined Smith
Cooper having recently graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where he studied financial mathematics. He said: “I am absolutely thrilled to become a part of this rapidly progressing firm and I am thoroughly excited to become a part of the journey.” The third new appointment is
Dan Dobrzycki has also joined the firm, having graduated from Loughborough University with a sports science and business degree.
EY Professional services firm EY has appointed partner Andrew Spence to lead its growing tax practice in the Midlands. As Head of Tax for the Midlands,
Andrew will be focused on growing the existing business and expanding into new service areas to meet the firm’s ambitious growth targets. Andrew is currently a Tax
Partner at EY based in the firm’s Birmingham office at 1 Colmore Square. Over the last 14 years Andrew
has worked with some of the region’s largest companies including FTSE 100, private equity, family-owned and entrepreneurial businesses. Andrew also leads EY’s
Entrepreneur Of The Year programme in the Midlands.
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust has appointed three new Trustees. Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Imandeep
Kaur and Harjinder Millington (pictured) will all join a volunteer board, chaired by John Crabtree. John said: “These appointments
will enable us to focus even more on our priorities: attracting increased numbers of audiences, widening access to our community programmes and engaging even more broadly across the region.”
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