On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Recruitment consultancy Macildowie has appointed a new associate director alongside a number of new consultants and support staff.

Chris Huffen, who joined the company in 2011 as part of the Macildowie Graduate Training Programme, has been promoted to associate director.

Macildowie’s managing director, James Taylor, said: “Since joining the business in 2011, Chris has become an integral part of our team, helping to set up our office in Milton Keynes and seeing a hugely impressive 100 per cent growth in the number of candidates his team has helped to place over the previous two years. This promotion is a great recognition of his hard work from his first day on our Training Programme.”

Further promotions at Macildowie will see Sam Hancock, Charlotte Dale and Ben LeRoy take up new roles as senior consultant, business systems manager and HR manager respectively.

Wendy Slater

Williams Commerce Group, the Leicester-based digital marketing firm, has appointed Wendy Slater as operations director of its UK division.

With more than 20 years’ experience in retail and online, Slater joins Williams Commerce having previously worked as head of marketing at Demco Europe and previously served in senior operational roles at Avon Cosmetics and Weekenders UK and Europe.

Robert Williams, chief executive of the Williams Commerce Group said: “I worked with Wendy a number of years ago and hoped to work together again at some point. Wendy has a unique set of skills, detailed industry knowledge and a real passion for implementing structure into fast growing businesses and driving top and bottom line results.”