People: Law firm boosts board; Non-exec director hire at transport software specialist; and more

HULL-based Williamsons Solicitors has strengthened its board of directors.

Company secretary Brian Cook and solicitors Jane Cousins, Jim Suthers and Nick Gray have joined existing directors Bill Waddington and Sarah Clubley on the board.

“We have put in place a structure designed to oversee our continued progress and to assist with our plans for the future,” said Mr Waddington.

“The appointments will allow sharing of responsibilities as the business continues to grow and will enable us to move on with our plans more quickly.”

Mr Cook is the longest serving of the new board members after becoming practice manager in 1996 and then company secretary in 2010.

Mr Suthers, who is a senior solicitor in the firm’s personal injury department, qualified through the firm’s trainee solicitor programme.

Ms Cousins heads the residential conveyancing and wills and probate departments and she too qualified through the same process.  

Mr Gray, who sits on the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel, represents a department that is pursuing an increasing number of high value cases.

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TRANSPORT software specialist Tracsis has appointed Lisa Charles-Jones as a non-executive director.

Ms Charles-Jones worked for listed LSL Property Services for 13 years, firstly as head of HR and for the last ten years as group HR director.

She is also a director of Keyfund Federation and was a director of Reeds Rains and YourMove.

Ms Charles-Jones will chair the Tracsis remuneration committee and will sit as a member of both the audit and nomination committee.

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SOUTH Yorkshire waste disposal company DJB Recycling has recruited Richard Webster as business development manager.

Mr Webster has worked in the waste disposal sector for more than 20 years. His previous employers include Viridor, where he worked for five years, and Veolia.

He said: “The business is already thriving and I’m really looking forward to getting my teeth into some innovative projects. 

“My job as business development manager combines my previous roles – transport manager and sales manager – ensuring that I can use all of my experience to help DJB prosper further.”