People on the move: PM+M; Haleys Business Advisers; Assura; Knight Frank; Cushman & Wakefield
Blackburn headquartered PM+M – the chartered accountancy, business advisory and wealth management group – has welcomed six new apprentices to the firm.
This year’s intake is double that of 2016. All of last year’s apprentices are still at the firm and are one year into their three-year training programmes. The apprentices are also joined by one 12-month work placement.
The new apprentices are: Mollie Brennand, Helena Tranter, Tom Stones, Macaulay Tudor, Sophie Monks and Megan Willoughby; the one-year placement student is Megan Winthrop.
Alongside their core day-to-day work across the firm’s departments, the apprentices will also be studying for Association of Accounting Technicians and Association of Taxation Technicians qualifications as well as attending various business administration courses.
Jane Parry – managing partner of PM+M – said: “As a company we are passionate about supporting young people in our community so welcoming these bright, talented and ambitious individuals is fantastic for the whole firm. I’m now looking forward to watching them grow and develop over the coming months.”
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The company Haleys Business Advisers has made two significant appointments as part of its continued impressive growth and business expansion as well as extending the office space and facilities on its business campus in Whitestake, Preston.
John Fisher has been appointed sales and marketing director, responsible for the promotion of Haleys’ range of business advisory services and its R&D tax experts team.
He has 34 years’ experience in estate agency in the North and has held senior management positions in the four companies spanning his career – Johnson Kelly (Preston); Nationwide (North East); Bairstow Eves (North West) and Entwistle Green (Lancashire).
Martin Walker-Smith also joins the management team with corporate finance skills and knowledge and will also focus on the customer service experience delivered at Haleys.
He has a wealth of experience in the SME business sector having worked for a leading high street bank for 40 years throughout Lancashire. He is particularly well known to the business community in Preston through helping in the growth of local businesses.
Haleys provides financial, taxation and commercial expertise to established business owners in order to help them increase profitability, maximise capital values, protect their assets and enjoy life to the full. It is also the main sponsors of Preston Grasshoppers RFC.
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Warrington-headquartered primary care property specialist Assura has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of an associate director of property.
Chartered surveyor Patrick Lowther joins the real estate investment trust to further drive its investment strategy – following eight years with Savills Investment Management, where he was focused on delivering a number of core and core plus investment strategies on behalf of domestic pension funds, and more recently overseas sovereign investors.
Lowther previously spent seven years at ING Real Estate as part of the acquisition and investment teams.
He will work closely with Assura’s property director Andrew Darke, who said: “We’re delighted to have Patrick joining us in this brand new role for the company. As our portfolio and development pipeline continue to grow at such a pace, his expertise, experience and international outlook will be integral to our long-term strategy.”
Lowther added: “I believe that now is a very exciting time to be joining Assura – as a REIT their portfolio and position in the market is held in high regard, and I look forward to working with the team to identify the systemic investment opportunities in the Healthcare sector now and into the future.”
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Real estate consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Rob Tilley as a partner in its logistics and industrial agency team in Manchester.
It follows the departure of Steve Manifold to Henry Boot Developments.
Tilley joins Knight Frank from P3 Property Consultants, with more than 15 years’ experience in the North West market.
Head of office David Porter said: “Rob’s knowledge and wide experience right across the region is very highly regarded. He will be a good fit with the team which continues to go from strength to strength.”
Rob Taylor, head of the office’s Industrial team, added: “Rob’s recruitment undoubtedly bolsters our offering and signals an exciting new chapter in our team’s progression. His experience of working with clients such as Manchester Airport Group, Wilson Bowden, Morley Estates, Harbert, Canmoor and Standard Life and many others, demonstrates the broad scope he will bring to our existing instruction list and will enable us to grow the team yet further.
“The ability to recruit people with the amount of experience Rob has is not easy, so we are delighted he has decided to join us.”
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Commercial real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its Manchester office by appointing Tim Aitchison as partner.
Aitchison joins the project management & consultancy team from JLL where he helped lead the Manchester building consultancy team for five years. He was formerly with King Sturge prior to its merger with JLL.
In his new position, Aitchison will be responsible for project managing large industrial redevelopments and refurbishments, Cat A & B office fit outs and refurbishments, technical due diligence, fund monitoring, dilapidations, Party Wall matters as well as driving the team’s expansion across the North West.
John Keyes, head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Manchester office said: “We are extremely pleased to bring on board someone of Tim’s calibre and reputation. His appointment strengthens our service offering and he will be working our existing team of highly skilled and experienced surveyors to expand our market share in the region and beyond.”
Aitchison said: “I am thrilled to join Cushman & Wakefield and look forward to strengthening relationships with existing and new clients in what is a very exciting market.”
