{"id":2108432,"date":"2026-03-19T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/?p=2108432"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:42:12","slug":"dains-strengthens-midlands-leadership-with-new-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/news\/2108432-dains-strengthens-midlands-leadership-with-new-hire","title":{"rendered":"Dains strengthens Midlands leadership with new hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Accountancy and advisory firm Dains has appointed Natalie Brown as regional finance director for the Midlands.<\/p>\n<p>In the role, Brown will work closely with regional managing partner Mark Tuckwell to oversee financial performance, manage budgets and enhance reporting processes across the region.<\/p>\n<p>She will also lead the Midlands finance team and support the integration of newly acquired firms, as the group continues to scale its operations.<\/p>\n<p>Brown joined the business through its acquisition of Isosceles Finance in September 2022, where she had spent more than a decade supporting SMEs as part of an outsourced finance team.<\/p>\n<p>She achieved her ACCA qualification in 2016 and progressed into senior leadership, becoming account director in 2023 before moving into the group\u2019s finance function.<\/p>\n<p>Remy Lammertsma, chief financial officer at Dains said: \u201cNatalie brings a strong combination of technical expertise and commercial understanding to the role. She has a proven track record of supporting growing SMEs and leadership teams with clear, practical financial insight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to support our teams in the Midlands, her leadership will be instrumental in ensuring we maintain strong financial governance while enabling confident, data-led decisions at every level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Brown, regional finance director for the Midlands at Dains said: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to step into this role at such an exciting time for the Midlands region. Having grown within the business, I\u2019ve seen first hand the impact that strong financial visibility and collaboration can have on performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working closely with our partners and finance team to support continued growth, successful integration of new acquisitions, and sustainable long-term success across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The appointment is aimed at strengthening financial oversight and supporting continued growth across the region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266702,"featured_media":2108433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"coauthors":[127717],"class_list":["post-2108432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-featured-story","tag-nottinghamshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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