People: Tax barrister joins Harrison Clark Rickerbys; Fit-out firm makes trio of management appointments; and more

Tax barrister Sarah Woodall has joined Harrison Clark Rickerbys to offer clients her experience and expertise from a career at the top of the senior civil service in HMRC, combined with her mediation and advocacy skills.

Woodall, whose role is firm-wide, was with HMRC for 25 years, heading up its anti avoidance investigation team and its Special Investigation Section (SIS), among other roles.

In her new role, she will be working with both corporate clients and individuals to advise on tax disputes, investigations and disclosures. She will also work with accountants to support their clients through difficult and complex tax matters.

Managing partner Rod Thomas said: “We are delighted that Sarah has joined us – I know we can provide her with the challenging range and variety of work she relishes, and that our clients will benefit from her considerable experience and her undoubted insight.”

Woodall added: “I am looking forward to working with such a skilled team, to help to provide clients with the tax advice and strategic guidance they need to thrive – tax can be a real challenge for many people, and I enjoy helping them navigate difficult situations.

“Some of HMRC’s processes are Byzantine and having been on the inside track, I am ideally placed to understand what can and does go wrong and then help. I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to do more work nationally and internationally as I get to know my fellow partners, working as part of the HCR team.”

Harrison Clark Rickerbys has more than 470 staff and partners based at offices in London, Worcester, Cheltenham, Birmingham, Hereford, the Wye Valley, the Thames Valley and Cambridge.

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Tang Interiors, the fit out and refurbishment specialist, is looking forward to a bumper 2019 after appointing three senior managers to the team.

With more than 35 years’ experience under his belt, Adam Mattimoe has been appointed contracts manager for Tang Interiors, joining from Bowmer and Kirkland, where he was senior projects manager.

Meanwhile, commercial manager Stuart Clark joins Tang Interiors from Reirse Ryan, where he held the position of quantity surveyor. He has spent 15 years in the construction industry and will manage the costs for all projects.

The third appointee is Kennedy Farrall, who is site manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day running of projects. He has six years’ industry experience and joins from Rhino Interiors, where he was also site manager.
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Business intelligence and productivity solutions provider Circyl has appointed Andy Mclean as its new head of data and analytics as the business grows to meet rising demand.

Mclean brings to the role more than 18 years’ experience of helping customers make use of the wide range of data sources at their disposal, to drive informed decision-making.

He joins Circyl from Ricoh, where he built a reputation for delivering business intelligence, data warehousing and power BI solutions that provided timely and accurate insights to key stakeholders, whilst improving efficiency through the automation of reporting processes.

Mclean said: “It’s not just a good time to working with data, but technology in general and especially Power BI, with an increasing number of organisations beginning to appreciate the power of their data and the potential benefits it can bring to their business.

“It is not just awareness of what’s possible now that is helping the market grow, but the fact that some of the most effective data solutions are now far more affordable and cost-effective.

“This makes available to much smaller businesses powerful tools that were previously the preserve of only large enterprises with big budgets. I’m looking forward to helping Circyl grow by delivering technology solutions that add value to businesses of all sizes.”

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Full service marketing agency Gough Bailey Wright (GBW) has welcomed four staff to its West Midlands based office.

The team has been boosted with the arrival of Louise Morais, Margot Kimask, Cheryl Watson and Daniela Ferrante who will work on key accounts across the property, leisure and tourism and charitable sectors.

GBW is led by Sue Bailey, managing director and Michelle Wright, company director.

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