Appointments: Planning partners join Shoosmiths; Tangerine PR; Selleck promotes &more
LAW firm Shoosmiths has boosted its planning team with the appointment of two new partners in Manchester.
Lisa Tye and Kathryn Jump have joined as partners at the national law firm’s Manchester office. Both were previously with Weightmans where they were associates.
Their arrival brings the number of Shoosmiths specialist planning lawyers to 11.
National head of planning, Kirsten Hewson said: “Lisa and Kathryn will help manage the Manchester planning operation, dealing with strategic national projects, where senior level input is essential, particularly concerning compulsory purchase orders.”
The pair,who have worked together for many years, specialise in regeneration and mixed-use schemes, acting for major supermarkets, developers, housebuilders, utility companies, and local authorities.
Planning team clients include IKEA, English Heritage. It also acted for property investor and developer Allied London when it teamed-up with Manchester City Council to buy the former Granada TV studios site in Manchester.
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TANGERINE PR has boosted its senior team with the appointment of Adele Wilson to the new role of head of strategic insight and planning.
Ms Wilson, who has held senior planning roles in leading creative firms including CheethamBell JWT and McCanns, will be developing the agency’s strategic offer across the B2C and B2B teams.
Sandy Lindsay, founder and MD, said: “Tangerine is all about delivering creative campaigns that drive tangible business benefits, so we’ve always taken a very insights-driven, strategic approach with everything we do.
“Creating a dedicated team that is solely focused on insights and planning has been a natural next step – and being a bigger agency means that we can have specialists doing what they’re good at, making Adele the perfect fit for us.”
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TAYLORS, the Blackburn and Manchester-based law firm, has made its secodn hire of 2014, adding Roger Clayson to its commercial property team.
Mr Clayson, who joins the firm as an associate, will be based at the firm’s Manchester office and will support Colette Johnson, head of commercial property.
He previously ran his own advisory business, prior to that, he was legal director at Addleshaw Goddard.
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NORTH West finance and legal recruitment specialist, Sellick Partnership has promoted Anna Gibbons to the new role of corporate communications director.
Working for the Manchester business since 2007, she has held a marketing management position, with the responsibility of strengthening the Sellick Partnership brand across the legal and finance sectors throughout the UK.
Managing director Jo Sellick said: “Since starting with the business in 2007, Anna has worked hard to implement a streamlined and integrated approach to developing our brand – ensuring that we are at the forefront of developments and ahead of our peers in the sector. Her commerciality, ongoing commitment and ability to identify opportunities have really contributed to her role in the business and this recent promotion.”
“I am confident that Anna will provide us with the strategic direction and marketing expertise to support our ambitious growth plans, and differentiate us in the marketplace.”
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CHORLEY marketing communications agency, The Write Angle, has recruited two new members to its expanding team.
Emma Wimpeney and Rachel Mann have joined as account manager and PR assistant respectively.
The appointments follow several new client wins for the agency. Managing director Angela Smith says: “Both new team members bring first-class knowledge, experience and plenty of enthusiasm to an already dynamic team.
“During the last six months we have seen very positive signs of improvement in the economy with more businesses looking to invest in marketing to facilitate their own growth plans.”
