On the move: the latest East Midlands hires

Ashbourne IT services provider Wytech has hired Hannah Ward as its digital marketer.

Ward comes from a cuesports background having played billiards, pool and snooker and is proficient in all of them. She has been fortunate enough to travel the world playing the game she loves, snooker.

She was a prolific winner of junior tournaments until she took a break to focus on her family.

Her new job at Wytech will be an apprenticeship role which was fulfilled by James Stafford, Director at EMA training.

Lizzie Beresford

The Leicester office of law firm Shakespeare Martineau has made a raft of internal promotions.

Sarah Brack, who specialises in wills, court of protection and trusts has been promoted to legal director in the wealth team.

Meanwhile, James Anderson and Michelle Harper have both stepped up to associate within the litigation and dispute resolution teams.

Sachin Parmar and Lizzie Beresford, who both specialise in residential and commercial development have risen up the ranks, taking on the roles of principle planners.

The East Midlands updates are among 13 firm-wide, non-partner promotions.

Duncan James, partner and regional head – East Midlands, said: “It’s great to see so many people rising through the ranks. Promoting from within is absolutely crucial to our growth strategy – we want to retain the best talent and every person promoted has demonstrated that not only are they hard-working and committed to fantastic service for our clients, but they also uphold our company values, being authentic, collaborative and brave.

“Congratulations to all.”