Appointments: Lloyds Bank; Assure Law; AJ Bell Stadium & more
LLOYDS Bank has strengthened its commercial operations in Merseyside, West Lancashire and North Wales with the appointment of Hannah-Louise Smith as business development director.
Based at the bank’s office in Liverpool, Miss Smith will provide financial solutions and guidance to mid-sized businesses and large corporates, that turnover in excess of £25m.
She moves to Merseyside from a national role within Lloyds Banking Group – she was previously Liquidity Advisory Director for Scotland and the North. Before joining Lloyds she spent four years at The Royal Bank of Scotland.
Miss Smith said: “Mid-sized businesses have a crucial role to play in the UK’s continuing economic recovery and prospects for 2014 and beyond are encouraging. I look forward to building relationships with the local business community and using my experience to help them achieve their goals.”
Glenn Bemment, area director for Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking in the region, added: “This senior appointment adds additional strength to our offering in Merseyside, West Lancashire and North Wales at a time when we are looking to further increase our lending to businesses across the region.”
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OUT-of-hours GP service provider Urgent Care 24 has appointed 32-year-old Scott Lingard as director of finance.
Mr Lingard has joined Wavertree-based UC24 from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
He said: “This is a really interesting opportunity for me. I have been struck by the friendly and warm welcome I have had and the reputation UC24 has for delivering quality care to the 700,000-plus population we serve.”
Mr Lingard has 10 years’ experience in the health sector, having first joined the NHS at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He has also worked in the private sector, at BAE Systems and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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LEGAL services specialist, Assure Law, which recently led a rescue deal for North West law firm Linder Myers, has boosted its senior team with the appointment of Tony White as an associate.
Mr White joins from Baker Tilly where he was head of human resources for six years. He specialises in performance management and personal development. He brings with him substantial experience having worked in people management and recruitment for over 25 years and will lead Assure Law’s people services division.
Chairman Tony Stockdale, said “Tony’s skill set complements our vision for Assure Law. With the arrival of Tony we are able to offer clients a full legal consultancy service which will meet all their needs.”
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LIVERPOOL accountancy firm Duncan Sheard Glass has strengthened its forensic team with the appointment of Andrew Davies as an associate director.
Mr Davies, who joins from Bennett Brooks, has expertise in personal injury and clinical negligence, loss of earnings and pension calculations, commercial and matrimonial disputes, large fraud investigations and Proceeds of Crime Act cases.
Paul Hyland, tax partner at Duncan Sheard Glass, said: “Andrew brings with him a wealth of experience and substantial benefits to our clients and is already working on various forensic assignments. His experience from his previous roles is an asset to us and it is a pleasure to have him on the team.”
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ADVERTISING agency McCann Manchester has appointed former BBC developer Dan Donald as its lead front end and interaction developer.
Within McCann he will be responsible for the management of the front end team spanning HTML5, CSS and Javascript development as improving the agency’s interaction offering.
McCann Manchester technical project director Brett Cooper said, “Dan brings a wealth of interaction design and development experience to our team and will help us drive our offering to the next level. He is a well known industry figure in this area and we’re looking forward to building on his expertise.”
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THE AJ Bell Stadium in Salford has appointed Ruth Steenson as stadium manager to promote it as a destination venue and unlock its potential.
She has been brought in by the joint venture partnership of Peel Holdings and Salford City Council to manage the day-to-day running of the venue and marketing the 12,000-seat stadium as the location for a range of corporate and community events.
She said: “I’m looking to fully develop the stadium on the non-sporting side but it’s the fact that it’s got that sporting side that makes it unique. Not everyone wants events centred around corporate business – we can also hold away days, fun days and team competitions.”
