People: Inquesta; Cassons; Shoot The Moon
FORENSIC accountancy and insolvency practice Inquesta has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of a manager.
David Howard has joined Inquesta’s growing team dealing with individual voluntary arrangements which enable indebted consumers to come to repayment arrangements with their creditors.
He was previously an insolvency administrator at Leonard Curtis, which he joined after eight years at ClearDebt Group, based in Timperley, Cheshire.
Inquesta was founded by Rob Miller and Steven Wiseglass in January 2012 and moved last year from the Riverpark Business Centre in east Manchester to a four-storey building on New Road, Radcliffe, to accommodate its growth plans.
Wiseglass said: “David is an experienced and highly-qualified personal insolvency adviser who combines great technical skills with the ability to manage a growing caseload.
“We are confident he will prove to be a major asset to the firm as we develop our IVA practice.”
Further appointments are planned as Inquesta continues to expand.
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ACCOUNTANT and business adviser Cassons has added five new staff to its team as the firm continues to expand.
The recruits are all beginning their careers in the profession with the Haslingden-based, Lancashire firm.
Jonathan Whittle is the youngest of the new starters, joining Cassons after completing his A-levels.
He takes up the role of trainee accountant in the accountancy and business advice team.
Dominic Whiteside strengthens the bar team at Cassons’ Manchester office as a tax assistant, having recently gained a degree in Business and Economics at Salford University.
Lancaster University graduate Cory Stewart completed a two week placement with the firm last year, and returns to join the audit and accounts team after graduating from Lancaster University with a degree in accounting, finance and mathematics.
Student Adam Dennis is taking a year out of his business management degree in Bristol to take on a one-year placement with the payroll team.
Completing the lineup, graduate Dominic Sanzari is a new addition to the tax department having recently completed his degree at Chester University.
Les Nutter, managing partner of Cassons said: “We are delighted to welcome so many new faces to the Cassons team. Jonathan, Dom, Cory, Adam and Dominic have already shown great promise within their respective teams and we look forward to seeing their careers grow and develop.”
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MANCHESTER-based creative and new product development agency Shoot
The Moon has added six new recruits to its team, including a commercial director, following further client wins boosted by its growing reputation in the food, drink and retail sectors.
Alistair Stirling, with extensive procurement experience in the food retail industry, joins as commercial director and will oversee STM’s new product development and procurement services.
He is joined by senior designer Ben Gerrard, senior digital designer Dan Hough, front end developer Dee McDermott, digital account manager Claire Sykes and account manager Jo Cooksey.
