Appointments: Hill Dickinson; Brian May joins UU’s board & more
HILL Dickinson the law firm has appointed commercial litigator Sharon Williamson as a legal director in its Manchester office.
An experienced finance litigator, she joins from North West rival DWF where she was a partner.
Geraldine Ryan, head of commercial litigation and Manchester office lead partner said: “We are all very pleased to welcome Sharon to the team. Her great reputation for providing an outstanding service to clients, along with her distinguished experience and expertise will be an asset to the team and will contribute to the continuing success of the firm.”
Sharon Williamson added: “I am really excited to be joining Hill Dickinson. The firm’s drive and ambition to continually grow in all of its practice areas was a fundamental factor in my decision to join, and I look forward to helping the commercial litigation team achieve its ambitious growth plans.”
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UNITED Utilities, has appointed Bunzl’s finance director Brian May as a non-executive director.
A qualified accountant, Mr May has been with the interrnational distribution company since 1993 and has been finance director since 2006.
Dr John McAdam, chairman of Warrington-based UU said: “Brian’s appointment will strengthen the board’s financial expertise and will contribute to our plans for board succession; we are delighted to welcome him to the board as a non-executive director.”
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PROCURE Plus has appointed David Kemp to the newly created role of sustainability manager.
Mr Kemp joins the social housing consortium after working with it as an independent consultant for the past year.
He previously held roles within public and private sector organisations, including Wigan Council, Envirolink Northwest and Regenerate Pennine Lancashire.
Procure said the appointment was part of the its commitment to offering social housing providers specialist sustainability and procurement support, and helping to drive the adoption and understanding of environmental technologies within the region.
