1813 Club and Premier Members Arboretum name new boss
Philippa Rawlinson has been appointed as managing director of the National Memorial Arboretum, which is part of The Royal British Legion. The 150-acre woodland site in
Staffordshire, which is part of The Royal British Legion is home to more than 380 memorials, including the national Armed Forces Memorial. The Arboretum is Britain’s official
Centre for Remembrance, which honours those who have given their lives during conflict.
‘Exceptional record of delivering a first-class visitor experience’
It is visited by more than
300,000 visitors each year, including nearly 20,000 young people on learning visits. Ms Rawlinson replaces the
recently retired Sarah Montgomery, and has joined the Arboretum from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, where she was the director of operations and marketing and deputy chief executive officer. Gary Ryan, director of
remembrance and marketing at The From Shakespeare to the Arboretum: Philippa Rawlinson
Royal British Legion, said: “Philippa is an accomplished leader in tourism management at heritage visitor sites. “With the successful opening of
new facilities at the Arboretum over the past two years, we are now looking to her to take this award-winning site to the next level.
“Philippa will be supported by an
enthusiastic board, committed team and large group of knowledgeable volunteers. “We will all be working together to ensure the Arboretum grows and
evolves as the nation’s focal point of remembrance.” Ms Rawlinson said: “The
Arboretum has an exceptional record of delivering a first-class visitor experience thanks to its fantastic team of staff and volunteers. “My predecessor has laid
excellent foundations from which we can now further build as we focus on a number of strategic priorities, not least the development of our living landscape as part of our endeavour to make remembrance relevant to ever more diverse audiences.”
Law firm boosts corporate team
Top 40 law firm Trowers & Hamlins has bolstered its corporate offering with new partner Mathew Harvey and senior associate Mike McMahon. The pair join the firm's Birmingham office from Weightmans, bringing with them a combined 30 years of experience. Mr Harvey is known for his work
in the corporate finance market in the UK and internationally, and specialises in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity work. Mr McMahon specialises in
company and business acquisitions and disposals, venture capital and private equity transactions as well as company constitutions and general company law advice. Amardeep Gill, head of Trowers’ Birmingham office, said: "Mathew and Mike are a superb addition to our existing corporate commercial practice in Birmingham and will enhance the development of commercial services in the region and more specifically our corporate finance offer. “They are well-known within the
market and help bolster our reach into the sectors across the region and beyond.”
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