Appointments: Townley goes Downtown; Booth in Curtis comeback
DOWNTOWN in Business, the North West-based private sector business club, has appointed Alan Townley as business development manager ahead of its launch in Manchester.
Mr Townley, who previously worked for Excel Publishing, has more than 10 years’ experience in similar roles.
Downtown in Business has already established the business club brand in Liverpool and Preston and the Manchester launch is due in March.
Frank McKenna, chairman of Downtown in Business, said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Alan to the team and look forward to the benefit of his local knowledge and experience.”
Mr Townley added: “Having worked in the media for so long it’s going to be great to take on a new challenge and I am thrilled to be joining Downtown in Business at such an exciting time.”
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DANIEL Booth has been appointed as business development manager at LC Corporate Strategies, a specialist division of corporate rescue and recovery firm Leonard Curtis.
He previous spent 10years working with the founding members of Leonard Curtis but left the firm in 2004 to work in interim management and tax investigation.
His role at LC Corporate Strategies, which specialises in advising businesses on VAT/PAYE and corporation tax arrears, will focus on developing and maintaining relationships with key client partners and professionals.
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BUSINESS networking community, 4Networking, has appointed Martin Byrne as its regional leader for the North West. He will be responsible for rolling out the 4Networking format across the entire region, with a target of 25 groups operational by the end of 2010.
4Networking currently has 12 groups in the region, with over 200 nationwide, and is looking to expand its joined up network into Chester, Liverpool and Lancashire.
New Zealand-born Martin Byrne, director of Stockport financial adviser Flow Financial, took on the regional leadership after three months as area leader for Stockport.
