People on the Move: EY; Napthens; Cunning Plan; Inspire Chorley Youth Zone

EY has invested in growing the local presence of the capital and debt advisory team based in its Manchester office, as demand for its services increases across the North.

The presence of a larger established team, with senior representation in the North, will provide greater regional support and advice to Northern-based businesses and management teams.

This will also enable greater collaboration with other EY teams based in the regions, while still receiving support from the wider capital and debt advisory team in London. The combined UK capital and debt advisory team now comprises a total of 35 advisors.

Jane Hartley will head up the team and joins EY following senior lending roles at Clydesdale Yorkshire Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Allied Irish Bank where she has more than 15 years’ experience in providing funding solutions to SMEs, mid-market corporates and private equity-backed businesses across the North West and the Midlands.

Also joining the team, as an executive, is Tom Boyle who has moved from his assistant manager role in EY Manchester’s assurance team, where he worked on several key audit accounts in the region.

Bob Ward, managing partner for EY in the North West, said: “We’ve always offered fantastic capital and debt advisory services to our clients in the North, but I’m delighted that that we now have an established and growing team here in the Manchester office.

“I would like to welcome both Jane and Tom to the team. Their presence here in the North allows us to further expand our offering within the region and build on our strong credentials within this area of the market.

“I’m confident that Jane’s experience will allow us to do just that and ensure that we have local people working on local transactions.”

Jane and Tom will work with senior manager Danyal Khan to cover the entirety of the capital and debt advisory offering, including leveraged finance and private equity, corporate, hedging and structured finance.

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HR specialist Emma Christian has joined regional law firm Napthens’ specialist people projects team.

Emma joins Napthens’ East Lancashire office in Blackburn as a people consultant from HR consultants Peninsula.

In her new role she will deliver and support training, provide HR planning, project support and an onsite HR provision for clients.

People projects is Napthens’ HR and people management support service – a dedicated team of specialists working alongside the firm’s wider employment & HR team.

Emma Christian

Emma, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has more than 13 years’ HR experience, both as a consultant and working in-house, and specialises in complex employee relation matters.

Chris Boyle, head of employment and HR at Napthens, said: “Emma’s background both in-house and as a consultant means she brings real benefit to our clients.

“Employment and HR issues can be highly complex, sensitive, and take managers away from the day-to-day running of a business.

“Our people projects team plays a major role in ensuring that possible disruptions are kept to a minimum and businesses receive the advice they need. Emma’s appointment will both help us meet increased demand from clients and plan for future growth.”

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Manchester marketing company Cunning Plan has appointed Cath Murphy as its new finance director as part of a drive to grow the business in 2020.

Cath, an experienced professional finance director in the design and advertising industry was one of the founders of The Foundry Comms, which was established in 1998 – helping to grow the agency to a £2.2m business.

Cath Murphy

Cunning Plan’s managing director, James Adam, said: “It’s amazing to have Cath on board, she’s a real asset to Cunning Plan and her experience in the industry is second to none.

“We’re all looking forward to learning from her as we look at new ways to make the agency more profitable over the coming months.”

Cath said: “After 30 successful years in advertising and a year sabbatical, I have now found a new and exciting home at Cunning Plan in Altrincham.

“The people, the strategies and work they produce for our clients are brilliant. I hope my experiences can help contribute to the next stage of their amazing growth.”

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Inspire Chorley Youth Zone has appointed Andrew Dunn as their first corporate ambassador to help raise awareness of the charity, especially among the business community.

Inspire has been helping the young people of Chorley since opening its doors in May 2018, and supports thousands of young people across Chorley, providing a safe and aspirational environment for young people to spend time with friends, enjoy a nutritious hot meal and escape the pressures of normal life to focus on their own development.

The charity, which has to raise £1.1m a year to operate, relies on the fundraising efforts of the local community and businesses.

Andrew, who is client relationship director at local law firm CG Professional, will help by working with those local businesses and building relationships.

He said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be helping Inspire as an ambassador. As a Chorley lad I’m extremely proud to be a part of it.

“I recognise how important it is for the business community to support our young people and if I can facilitate that happening, then I’m more than happy to do so.

Andrew Dunn

“Businesses that get involved with Chorley Youth Zone are making a positive impact to the lives of Chorley’s young people – and ultimately their future workforce.”

One in three young people from Chorley and the surrounding areas regularly visit the Youth Zone and Lancashire Police have commended Inspire for a phenomenal 49% reduction in youth anti-social behaviour across Chorley.

Janine Blythe CEO at Inspire, said: “CG Professional’s managing partner, Stacey Turner, sits on our board and they have always been extremely supportive.

“We’ve known Andrew for a number of years and he’s been very proactive in terms of wanting to understand what we do here and encouraging others to get involved. The work Andrew was doing off his own back made us realise how important a role it was for us within the business community.

“We asked him to be an ambassador because we wanted to recognise the amount of work and support that he’s already done for us and we’d encourage others to, and find out how they can support Chorley’s next generation.”