People: NG Bailey welcomes defence operations director; deal maker appointed at DSW; and more
NG Bailey has appointed MoD veteran Tim Briggs-Mould to the position of Defence Operations Director to oversee the firm’s existing defence contracts..
Having served in the Royal Navy for 37 years, Briggs-Mould joins the business from the MoD where he has spent the last five years working as Head of the British Forces Cyprus CIS branch and Head of Information Systems and Services in Cyprus.
The defence sector is a key growth area for NG Bailey’s IT Services division, which specialises in the design, supply, installation, management and maintenance of voice, data and structured cabling solutions to contracting, enterprise and public-sector clients.
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DSW has appointed Luke Pedley as a Corporate Finance Associate in its Yorkshire & North East Corporate Finance team
Pedley joins Dow Schofield Watts, an independent corporate advisory firm, from RSM Corporate Finance.
He graduated with a degree in English Language from the University of Manchester in 2010 and then attained a law degree whilst working in at a growing e-commerce start-up in London.
Pedley joined the RSM Corporate Finance team in 2014 where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Client experience includes technology, infrastructure, manufacturing and healthcare amongst others.
The Yorkshire & North East DSW team now numbers 14 professionals across its Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Forensic and Wealth Advisory disciplines. Further appointments are anticipated later this year.
Pedler commented: “The scale and dynamism of the Yorkshire and North East market has been a big factor in my decision to move across the Pennines. The credentials of the DSW team and the wide range of transactions and clients, drew me to the firm. The equity investing activities through PHD Equity Partners and the launch this month of the Pangea M&A international network have also been significant plus points.”
Roger Esler, Corporate Finance Director at DSW commented: “We have experienced considerable momentum across all our specialist advisory businesses over the last few years. Someone of Luke’s experience and calibre joining the Corporate Finance team is another step in our progressive growth plan for this region and for DSW generally.”
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Chris Wright has been promoted to Production Director at waste heat recovery specialist Green’s. Most recently the company’s factory manager, Chris joined Green’s as a draftsman in 1995 and moved on to become a project engineer and then a sales engineer and sales manager before he took over responsibility for manufacturing operations in 2016.
Green’s managing sirector Matthew Crewe said: “As a manufacturing based company it is essential that production is key to our strategic direction. Chris’ significant experience of our business and how it has changed over the years will bring invaluable insight to board discussions and decisions.”
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Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP, is welcoming a new specialist solicitor to its business legal services division.
Ryan Fitzpatrick is joining the firm to handle all types of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers, acquisitions and disposals.
He said: “I am pleased to join a firm with such an excellent reputation and high calibre clients. The scope and variety of matters I will encounter and the opportunities for career progression are both very exciting.”
Fitzpatrick will be working alongside Taylor&Emmet’s head of department, Rob Moore, on a range of corporate matters, including acquisitions and disposals of companies, handling business start-ups and management buy-outs, setting up joint ventures and partnerships and negotiating corporate restructuring.
Moore added: “Ryan has proven himself to be a talented solicitor with a considered and creative approach to transactions. We will be working closely together to achieve the best possible outcome for clients and I am confident he will be a popular addition to our team.”
