On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Derby accountancy firm Vibrant Accountancy has added made three new appointments.
Lodge Lane-based Vibrant Accountancy, founded by Bev Wakefield, has welcomed two new faces to its team; Dawn Ford, who takes on the role of client manager, and Hana Chatwin, who joins as one of the company’s two new associate directors.
Senior client manager Amie Fellows has upped her existing role to become Vibrant’s other associate director.
Wakefield said: ““I’m delighted to welcome Dawn and Hana to the Vibrant team and Amie to her new associate director role. It’s an exciting time for Vibrant as we prepare some exciting new projects this year, all with the aim of continuing to support business owners to run successful enterprises by understanding their numbers and helping make Derby and Derbyshire a great place to live and work.”
Fellows added: “My new role at Vibrant is a more strategic one. I’ll be helping work on the business, focusing on our brilliant team, their needs and how we help our people grow as well as our clients.”
David Johnson
EarthSense, the Leicester manufacturer of air quality products, has appointed David Johnson as its new head of channel partnerships.
Johnson brings 27 years’ experience in senior sales and business development positions in the UK and South Africa to his new role, with the last 10 years in the air quality sector.
He will focus on building relationships with existing partners and establishing new ones in key geographies, including South Asia, Central/Western Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Johnson said: “I’ve been aware of EarthSense and its innovative product range for around 10 years now, so when the opportunity presented itself to join the team in this new international role, I was delighted to accept. The company offers versatile hardware options, with great software capabilities and comprehensive technical support. I’m looking forward to realising the opportunities to expand EarthSense’s powerful air quality monitoring offer into international markets.”
