People: Shakespeare Martineau; Built Environment Consulting
Shakespeare Martineau’s employment team has been boosted by the appointment of a new head and the recruitment of a partner from a rival Nottingham firm.
Leicester-based partner Philip Pepper has taken over from Mike Hibbs as head of the law firm’s employment team.
Rhys Wyborn has rejoined Shakespeares as an employment partner in Nottingham after nearly nine years working at Geldards. He previously worked at Berryman but left just after it was bought by Shakespeare Putsman.
The firm’s employment team in Birmingham has added legal director and education specialist Esther Maxwell.
Pepper said: “Mike has done an incredible job as head of employment over the last six years. It will be a challenge to fill his shoes, but I’m looking forward to making my mark as the new head and continuing to build on Mike’s success.
“Rhys and Esther will add great value to the employment team.”
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Matthew Abbott has joined Built Environment Consulting
He has joined the team from WM Building Services and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of mechanical design on a project, from inception to construction and completion.
Nottingham-headquartered BEC delivers projects across a wide range of sectors including sport and leisure, hotel, industrial and education.
Mark McConnell, director at BEC, said: “We’ve had a few changes in the company at the beginning of the year and we’re pleased to appoint Matthew to continue with business growth going forward.
“We’ve recently experienced an increased demand for our services, therefore Matthew will play an integral part in providing support for the BEC team.”
