People on the Move: Brown Turner Ross; Fieldfisher; WorkMobile; CBRE; FRP
Solicitors Brown Turner Ross, who have offices in Liverpool and Southport, has strengthened its private client department with the appointments of Thomas Rimmington and Matthew Skeels as directors at the 130-year-old firm.
Thomas and Matthew have been promoted within the firm as the growing Liverpool City Region company adds to its existing directors in property, employment law and family law.
Now head of the firm’s private client department, Thomas joined Brown Turner Ross in 2018, while Matthew as been a core part of the private client team since 2016.
The pair specialise in wills and trusts creation, estate and tax planning, lasting and ordinary powers of attorney, court of protection work and asset protection.
Thomas is also a full member of STEP, the society of trust and estate practitioners which adds an extra dimension to his expertise.
Sam Bushell, managing director of Brown Turner Ross, said: “Thomas and Matthew have done exemplary work in our private client department and we’re pleased to be able to appoint both of them as directors at Brown Turner Ross.
“Their dedication in helping the people that their work supports, along with their attention to detail and professionalism, will be invaluable in shaping the future of the firm as directors.”
The solicitors have also added to their ranks by appointing Tracy Jones as practice manager. Tracy joins the firm from international firm Trowers & Hamlins Solicitors, where she ran the Manchester office for the past two years.
“The addition of Tracy to the firm has been hugely beneficial to the company,” added Sam, “and her considerable and diverse experience is helping her excel in this varied and important role.”
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European law firm Fieldfisher has promoted Manchester-based brand development specialist James Corlett to its partnership.
James is one of 14 lawyers to be made up by the firm, effective from May 1, 2019.
The new partners, comprising seven men and seven women, are spread across the firm’s London, Birmingham, Manchester, Brussels, Munich and Silicon Valley offices and represent the development of talent across the firm’s international footprint.
The latest promotion round takes the total number of partners across the Fieldfisher network to 267, of which 20 are based in Manchester.
Fieldfisher managing partner, Michael Chissick, said: “I am proud that we have achieved such a high level of promotions this year – a record for the firm, both in terms of the number of new partners and the number of offices involved.
James Corlett
“Our latest round of partner promotions reflects the excellent calibre of talent which we have largely developed within the firm and I congratulate all of them on being made partners.
“I am especially proud of the fact that of our 14 new partners, 50% were women – which demonstrates that the work we have been doing to increase the number of female partners at the firm is starting to pay off.
“Those we have made up are respected by both colleagues and clients and I am confident that they will continue to be a credit to Fieldfisher and help drive the firm forward.”
James Corlett, soon-to-be partner in the firm’s brand development, franchising, advertising and commercial team, said: “I am delighted to have been made a partner and to have been part of such a strong round of promotions at the firm.
“I am looking forward to further developing my commercial practice, particularly in brand development along with my colleagues across the UK and especially here in Manchester – a city which is becoming increasingly renowned for its creative and innovation sectors.
“With World IP Day coming up on 26 April, I look forward to celebrating Fieldfisher’s strength in this area of law by highlighting some of the excellent results we have achieved for our clients.”
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Manchester-based data capture specialist, WorkMobile, has promoted Graham Fairweather to client services manager.
Having worked at Workmobile for the past 11 years Graham was previously in charge of the company’s support and testing activities.
In his new role he will be responsible for ensuring high client satisfaction levels and utilising his excellent product knowledge and understanding of the capabilities of the WorkMobile solution to improve its interface with existing and new customers.
WorkMobile is an award-winning mobile data capture app that replaces paper to enable remote staff to complete digital forms and capture all essential business data, including signatures, videos, photographs and GPS locations.
Graham Fairweather
Graham Fairweather said: “WorkMobile is a fantastic place to work, which is why I have continued working here for over the past 10 years.
“During this time I have gained vast knowledge and understanding of the product and our clients’ requirements so look forward to helping to tailor our service and providing professional support to our customers in this new role.”
Chief executive Andrew Huntly said: “Graham is a highly-valued and important member of the WorkMobile team, and we are delighted to promote him to head up our client services division.
“With his vast knowledge and experience we know he is the best person for the job in helping us to develop the technical relationship with our clients going forward.”
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CBRE’s Manchester office has appointed Adam White as senior director within its development consultancy team.
Adam joins CBRE from MAG Property, where he was director of c ommercial and business development across MAG’s £640m property portfolio at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports.
Adam brings extensive expertise to CBRE across large-scale projects, including a lead role on the £1bn, five million sq ft Airport City scheme, delivering a record-breaking 45-acre logistics land sale, while building a contracted pipeline of 1,500 hotel bedrooms and the largest office deal outside of London in the past 20 years to The Hut Group.
Prior to working on Airport City, Adam played a key role in kick-starting many of Manchester’s largest mixed-use developments, including Mayfield, NOMA and ITV Granada, as well as leading on the disposal of the 400-acre Alderley Park R&D campus
In his new role at CBRE Adam will oversee a number of major projects, providing agency, development consultancy and management services to strategic landowners, investors, developers and the public sector across the North West.
Adam White
John Ogden, managing director for CBRE Manchester, said: “The North West business continues to grow and we are delighted to welcome Adam on board with his wide-ranging experience gained through direct, hands-on involvement across a variety of regionally significant projects.
“He has worked in both agency and large corporate/developer roles and as such will bring strategic insight to play a pivotal role in delivering major client projects.
“His appointment will further strengthen our land and development offering and add to the exceptional talent throughout our Northern business.”
Adam White said: “After an immersive and enjoyable three years at MAG I’m proud to see Airport City now delivering on its vast potential.
“With the Airport City construction pipeline in safe hands it’s time for me to take on new challenges and help to kick-start the next wave of generationally significant schemes across the region.
“CBRE’s Manchester office is full of talented, hard-working and well-connected people and I’m really looking forward to leveraging the platform to rekindle old relationships and develop new ones.”
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Specialist business advisory firm FRP Advisory has bolstered its Manchester team with the appointment of director Simon Raine.
Simon, an established banker with 35 years’ experience, joins FRP Advisory from Handelsbanken.
During his 17 years with the Swedish bank he was responsible for developing the bank’s corporate and private banking business across the North West and Scotland.
His last six years were spent as a member of the Northern management team, where he supported 12 North West branches, assisted with recruitment and sat on the credit committee.
In his new role Simon will work closely with FRP Advisory’s corporate finance, debt advisory and restructuring teams as they continue to support businesses across the region.
He will be responsible for identifying and executing opportunities across the North West and this will include helping business owners and management teams to implement their growth plans.
His appointment further strengthens the firm’s senior team and reinforces FRP Advisory’s commitment to businesses across the North West.
It also follows a significant period of growth for the firm in the North West, which has increased headcount across all service lines over the past 12 months.
Simon said: “FRP is a dynamic, entrepreneurial business with strong expansion plans and there is a real opportunity for growth in the North West.
“There are businesses of all shapes and sizes, across all sectors of the economy, that are looking for the support of a skilled and compassionate business advisor and having invested heavily in its broad range of advisory services the team at FRP is well-placed to provide this.
“With a commitment to client service, the firm’s values are very much in line with my own and I’m looking forward to working closely with the team as we continue to support businesses across the region.”
Ben Woolrych, partner at FRP Advisory in Manchester, added: “Simon’s wealth of experience, his knowledge of the local market and the strength of his relationships with the regional business community mean he is the perfect candidate to help us implement our growth plans.
“Our firm has gained real momentum in the North West over recent years and we’re looking forward to Simon joining us on the next stage of our growth journey.”
In addition to his new role at FRP Advisory Simon is also a non-executive director at The Jockey Club at Haydock Park and a board advisor at BBS Law and Bridge Insurance Brokers.
Ben Woolrych and Simon Raine
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