People on the move: Forward Role; Five Wealth; The Belsfield Hotel

Manchester-based specialist marketing, digital and IT recruiter Forward Role has kicked off 2018 by welcoming five new members of staff to its award-winning team.

The new recruits – two business managers and three recruitment consultants – will bolster Forward Role’s nationwide coverage and expand its IT, digital, analytics and user experience (UX) divisions.

And the new hires take the Forward Role team to 32.

Managing director Steve Thompson said: “These five new hires tie into our strategic aims for 2018 focused on continuing to grow our nationwide offering and building our capability to provide our clients with both short-term and long-term recruitment solutions.

“It’s so important for us to continue to identify the very best talent in our industry and create our own future recruitment stars. We’re really pleased to welcome another intake of bright and hungry graduates that we can train and develop in the Forward Role culture we’re renowned for.”

All five of the latest additions to the team will be based at Forward Role’s new office in Manchester city centre.

Daniel Haydon has joined as Business Manager to grow the firm’s nationwide Interim IT offering.

He comes to Forward Role from Talent International and has a 10-year background in IT recruitment.

Joining the digital team as business manager, Matthew Borthwick comes to Forward Role from LOFT Talent Acquisition.

He has four years’ experience in marketing and digital recruitment and will be using his expertise to strengthen Forward Role’s position in London.

Recruitment consultants, Josh Pepper, Desi Todorova and Ryan Dolan joined the business to help grow Forward Role’s UX, Analytics and IT divisions respectively.

“2017 was a fantastic, record-breaking year for Forward Role,” Thompson added. “But with five new team members now on board, we’re looking forward to an even better 2018 and beyond.”

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Manchester-based Five Wealth have unveiled Roisin Duffy as its new head of investment research.

Duffy was previously at Brown Shipley, where she was a third party fund analyst in its Manchester office. Prior to this, she was an investment analyst at the Roberts Partnership, leading the delivery of its investment proposition for nearly a decade.

Duffy brings a depth of investment knowledge and experience, having worked in financial services for more than 18 years, obtaining qualifications from both the CII and CISI during her career.

A Five Wealth spokesperson said: “We are very excited that Roisin has chosen to join Five Wealth and are confident she will be a hugely valuable addition to our team.”

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Chris Lee, whose previous experience includes heading up an Antony Worrall Thompson kitchen, has been unveiled as head chef at Laura Ashley: The Belsfield Hotel in the Lake District.

The four-star hotel in Bowness-on-Windermere – which currently holds 1 AA Rosette – has made the appointment as it looks to achieve further accolades and grow ita reputation within Cumbria’s foodie landscape.

After stints at neighbouring Bowness hotel, The Ryebeck and England’s premier golfing resort, The Belfrey in Sutton Coldfield, Lee wants to bring his rustic yet refined style of food to one of the longest running hotels in the Lake District.

Lee, who lives in near Bowland Bridge, said: “The Lake District is awesome, and I’m thrilled to have a new opportunity to create food that customers want to experience. The Belsfield is iconic and the region has so much to offer, local ingredients such as Cartmel Valley Game make cooking and working in the Lake District unrivalled.”

General manager of The Belsfield, Mario Malcharek said: “We are excited to welcome Chris as our new head chef and we are all looking forward to working with him.

“He has a creative yet traditional style which fits in with our ethos at The Belsfield. His knowledge and experience from across different kitchens will be an asset to our team and to the dining experience we offer our guests.”