Appointments: Kehoe-Perkinson joins LEP board; and more
A SENIOR human resources specialist who has experience of working with major multinationals has been appointed to the board of the new Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LCRLEP).
Liverpool-born Jeanette Kehoe-Perkinson has most recently been an interim HR director at Iceland in the run-up to its recent sale to a firm led by founder Malcolm Walker. She is also managing director of her own consultancy, Just for People, and has held senior roles at Ford, Liz Claiborne, priceline.com, pharmaceutical company Novartis and food giant Cargill.
LCRLEP chair Robert Hough said: “Jeanette is an outstanding addition to the LEP Board. She will bring special expertise to the LEP in the areas of marketing, change management and human resources. I am delighted she has accepted our invitation to join the LEP.”
Kehoe-Perkinson said: “The Liverpool City Region LEP has set itself a challenging agenda to drive job creation and sustainable economic growth across the region.
“As a native of Liverpool, with a home in the Liverpool City Region, I am excited by the opportunities identified for further growth and I am passionate about helping drive forward the transformation of our economy.”
Kehoe-Perkinson is also a non-executive director on the board of both Liverpool Vision and the Eldonian Group.
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LAW firm Cobbetts LLP has recruited real estate lawyer Lynn James as a partner in its Manchester office. She joins from Trowers and Hamly, where she headed its property litigation and dispute resolution team in Manchester.
James said: “It is a very exciting time to be rejoining Cobbetts. Their property litigation team is one of the largest in the country and has been ranked as the best in the North West for a number years.”
Cobbetts partner Alan Walker added: “Lynn’s addition to the team will enable us to offer a complete property litigation service to both private and public sector clients, and allow us to capitalise on our already strong reputation in the marketplace, expanding into a rapidly growing area in which few other firms can offer this level of expertise.”
