People: Trio of new appointments for law firm’s private client team; CPP boosts new business division; and more

Keebles’ private client department is further expanding with the appointment of two associates and a paralegal.

Associate Louise Rudkin, based at the firm’s Doncaster office, is experienced in estate planning and has previously worked for employers including The Crown Prosecution Service and Sheffield City Council.

Fellow associate, Natalie Sheldon, who is also adept in the administration of deceased estates and Lasting Powers of Attorney, joins the team in Sheffield and paralegal Catherine Connelly is based in Leeds.

Michele Wightman, who heads the private client department, said: “Louise, Natalie and Catherine bring a wealth of valuable experience. They join us at an important period in the development of our department which is commissioned by clients across Yorkshire and beyond.”

Keebles, which has offices in Sheffield, Doncaster and Leeds, has made 20 new appointments this year across its commercial and private client departments.

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CPP Group has made two senior appointments to its new business team, with Andrew Jackson joining the company as head of sales and relationships and Alison Douglas as head of propositions.

Both will report directly to Michael Whitfield, managing director of CPP Group UK.

CPP Group, which specialises in ID and credit card theft protection and a range of life assistance products, is spearheading its growth strategy in the UK through the InsureTech scene following its re-entry into the UK market in the first half of 2018.

Whitfield said: “I’m delighted to have secured people of Andrew and Alison’s calibre to take up these important roles. Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience in the partnership industry, including financial services, automotive, data and affinity marketing, both in the UK and internationally. Alison brings a wealth of proposition delivery experience to the team, having run her own management consultancy firm after previously spending over 20 years in the affinity insurance market. Between them they’ve worked for some very high profile organisations and I’m thrilled they have decided to join CPP as we start our new business efforts in the UK.”

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Planning and development firm Quod North has appointed Helen Rodger and Matt Smedley to the team.

Rodger is a Senior Planner and has relocated from Quod’s London office, returning to her “roots” in Leeds. She has a wide variety of planning experience, having worked on a range of residential, commercial and mixed use schemes over the last 6 years.

Smedley joins Quod as an Associate. He has over 17 years’ experience, advising a wide range of public and private sector clients. He works on projects across the North and has significant expertise in large-scale residential and mixed-use development, and major infrastructure proposals.

The appointments follow the arrival of Eddie Roscoe, who joined Quod North earlier this year as an Assistant Planner.