APPOINTMENTS IN BRIEF
Lawson-West welcomes experienced clinical negligence lawyer
Leicestershire law firm Lawson- West has welcomed to its team one of the most experienced clinical negligence personal injury lawyers in the county. Dawn Slow has spent 35 years
in the field, representing clients in high profile cases such as claims relating to PIP breast implants and to prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines. Dawn is also a brain injury
specialist and has dealt with claims which include cerebral palsy caused as a result of negligence during labour. A member of CILEx, the
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Dawn was named Legal Executive of the Year in 2013 by the Leicestershire Law Society.
Xibis appoints manager to strategic role
Leicester-based Xibis has appointed a second Business Development Manager. Ismail Akudi will take on a
strategic role to help grow the business by identifying and managing new business
opportunities and securing new customers for the company’s range of bespoke web and mobile applications. Ismail said: “I’m excited to join
Xibis. I wanted to be part of an organisation at the cutting edge of the technology we use in so many aspects of our lives. Xibis is a real innovator in web and app development, IoT, bespoke software, augmented reality, virtual reality and much more in a wide variety of industry sectors.”
High-flying local accountant recognised
Page Kirk Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers, in Nottingham, has promoted one of its chartered accountants to Assistant Manager, just 15 months after qualifying in the profession. Thomas Ignatowicz, who
joined the firm on a training contract in September 2012 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2015, has been promoted to the role within the audit department. John Wallis, Senior Partner at
the firm, said: “Thomas’s outstanding contribution to the audit department in such a short time warrants recognition. He is exceptionally talented and it only seems natural for him to take on this role.”
12 business network July/August 2017 L-R: Nadifa Ahmad and Sarika Parmar
Nelsons Solicitors welcome experienced duo to team
Growing law firm Nelsons Solicitors has further strengthened its Nottingham family law team with the appointment of two new solicitors. With more than 14 years’
experience between them, Nadifa Ahmad and Sarika Parmar add a wealth of expertise to the team. Nadifa and Sarika will be
working alongside the firm’s five other Nottingham-based family law specialists.
Nadifa, who specialises in
children and family law, said: “I am delighted to be joining a regional heavyweight law firm such as Nelsons. They have an excellent reputation and deliver a first class service to their clients. We have a team of family law specialists who are both knowledgeable and experts in their own specialist fields.” Sarika added: “I qualified in 2009 and advise parents,
grandparents and family members in care proceedings. I have a keen interest in advising adoptive parents and special guardians in cases dealing with adoption breakdowns or breakdown of placements, including negotiating with the local authority to ensure that parents are receiving the right support package.” Nelsons has one of the largest
teams of specialist family solicitors in the East Midlands.
Director joins Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has boosted the senior management and leadership team at its East Midlands office with the appointment of Mark Pashley as Tax Director. A well-known tax expert in the
East Midlands, Mark will lead Grant Thornton’s regional tax team that specialises in advising dynamic businesses and individuals. Mark joins Chris Frostwick,
Mustafa Abdulhusein, Tom Copson, and Owen Butler as part of the office’s senior leadership team. The new role heralds Mark’s
return to Leicester and the East Midlands after three years working in London and the South East. He said: “This is a great opportunity to be part of a professional, respected organisation, to work with ambitious, quality clients, and with the support of a talented
team. I am looking forward to working closely with East Midlands-based clients again and delivering the best tax advice to support their plans. Furthermore, as a member of the practice’s
senior team, developing the business, team and regional office plays to my strengths and presents the opportunity to utilise my experience.”
Chris Frostwick (left), Partner and Practice Leader of Grant Thornton’s East Midlands office in Leicester, with new Tax Director, Mark Pashley
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