On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

(L-R): Senior accountant Ben Cooper, Cedar + Co. director Neil King and business services client manager Paul Seale

Derby-based accountants and business growth advisors Cedar + Co. has bolstered its team with two senior hires.

Paul Seale, a chartered certified accountant, has joined the company as business services client manager. He will be tasked with overseeing the daily operations of the firm’s accounting team.

Ben Cooper, meanwhile, has joined Cedar + Co. as senior accountant. He will work closely with Seale, particularly in supervising VAT returns and bookkeeping.

Director Neil King said: “We are thrilled to have both Paul and Ben joining our wonderful team. Together they have brought a fresh perspective and approach to the business which is particularly welcome at this time when the industry is changing and Cedar + Co. is growing. Our clients needs are changing, having Paul and Ben on board is already making a great positive impact to those clients.”

Elsewhere, build-to-rent specialist Wise Living has appointed a new development and land manager.

Mark Gratton joins the company from Rigby & Co in Derby, where he worked as a development surveyor. He previously worked for Fisher German.

Mark Gratton

At Wise Living Gratton will be responsible for forging relationships with regional and national developers.

He said: “I’ve joined the Wise Living team at an exciting time. We have a really great pipeline of projects and with the recent £33 million round of funding from real estate investors ICG-Longbow, we have the funds in place to match our ambitions.

“The role is a great fit for me and a very exciting move. The team’s aspiration to revolutionise the sector by delivering high quality rental properties throughout the UK that people are proud to call home, was a big draw. I’m looking forward to strengthening existing relationships and forging new ones with housebuilders and developers that are keen to move into the growing BTR market, and work with us to create great places to live!”

Wise Living is the build-to-rent division of the SDL Group.

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