Appointments: Inquesta; Harrison Drury & more

FORENSIC accountancy and insolvency practice Inquesta has bolstered its ranks with the arrival of senior manager Mark Miller.

Mark, aged 50, who lives in Bury, has more than 25 years’ insolvency experience and has previously worked at firms including Begbies Traynor and Haines Watts Insolvency Services.

His new role sees him head Inquesta’s business development team with a focus on the corporate insolvency market.

Inquesta, which was founded by Rob Miller and Steven Wiseglass in January 2012, relocated last year from the Riverpark Business Centre in east Manchester to a four-storey building on New Road, Radcliffe, to accommodate its growth plans.

Rob – who is no relation to Mark – said: “Mark has a proven track record and has hit the ground running at Inquesta, by bringing in a number of company liquidations and individual voluntary arrangement cases.”

::

MARIE Wood has joined Enterprise Ventures as an investment director with The North West Fund for Mezzanine, which provides capital for high-growth businesses. 
 
Wood, who will be based at Enterprise Ventures’ Liverpool office, has more than 20 years’ experience in banking and finance. A qualified accountant, she started her career with PwC and Grant Thornton and spent 10 years with the Co-operative Bank. More recently she has worked in a consultancy role advising SMEs on corporate finance and fundraising.

Jonathan Diggines, chief executive of Enterprise Ventures, said: “Marie’s background in banking and accountancy and her experience in advising SMEs makes her ideally suited to join the team. Her appointment will help us meet the increasing demand for mezzanine finance from high-growth businesses.”
 
::

LAW firm Harrison Drury has added two more solicitors to its property team.

Nicola Beneduce and Isabel Macias Rial have joined the Preston firm after a period of steady growth.

Beneduce joins the firm after 10 years at Forbes in Blackburn, while Macias Rial joins after a short career break having previously worked for Napthens in Preston.

Simon England, head of the firm’s commercial property team said: “With increased economic activity, we are seeing more investment along with businesses expanding, moving and acquiring, so there is increasing demand for expert legal advice on property matters. Nicola and Isabel bring with them a broad range of experience and they will be excellent additions.”

::

LAW firm Linder Myers has appointed Hannah Skelton as a solicitor in its employment team in Manchester.

Skelton joins the firm from Greater Manchester Police and has seven years’ experience in her field.

She said: “Following a number of years advising Greater Manchester Police on a wide range of employment related issues, I’m pleased to have the opportunity to work in private practice. Linder Myers’ employment team is one of the few in the region providing advice to both employers and individuals and I’m looking forward to helping clients protect their legal rights.”

Alan Lewis, head of employment added: “Hannah brings impressive in-house experience adding further breadth and depth to the team and the service we can provide. With extensive experience of delivering training on a range of employment issues, Hannah also adds extensive experience of dealing with police disciplinary matters and we’re very pleased to have her join the team to further strengthen our client offer in the region.”