People: Morecrofts Solicitors; Tenos; Frontier PR & more

MORECROFTS Solicitors in Liverpool has promoted Jo-anne Lomax, who originally joined the firm as a legal clerk, to partner.
 
After arriving at Morecrofts in 1994, Lomax studied at Liverpool John Moores University and built a successful career as a leading family law solicitor at firms across the region, before returning as an associate solicitor in 2011.

An accredited children’s panel and resolution specialist, she has worked across all areas of family law and now specialises in the area of children law, which includes public law children cases, private law cases, special guardianship matters and adoption.
 
Lomax is based at Morecrofts’ Allerton Road office and becomes the firm’s 14th partner, of which nine are female. Prior to returning to Morecrofts, she worked for regional law firms including Canter Levin & Berg and Cobleys.
 
She said: “If someone had told me when I first walked into Morecrofts 22 years ago that I would eventually become a partner here, it’s fair to say I wouldn’t have believed you.
 
“It’s a professional dream come true, really. The firm was known as Morecrofts Urquhart back then and much has changed since that time, but the firm has always kept its excellent reputation for family and private client law services in particular.”

Alison Lobb, managing partner at Morecrofts, said: “Jo-anne has been a much-loved and valued member of the Morecrofts team for many years and the dedication and expertise she brings to her work is unparalleled.

“Her appointment as partner was a natural one for the firm and we are confident she will make an important contribution to our future plans for the business.”

::

MANCHESTER-based fire engineering consultants Tenos has expanded its team with four new appointments.

Tenos has welcomed Stuart Kerr, James Quin, David McMahon and Dominic Burrow to the company.  
The appointments are in response to a significant increase in demand for Tenos’ fire engineering consultancy services for major projects both nationally and internationally.

Kerr is a chartered fire engineer with significant experience in fire engineering consultancy projects nationally and internationally.
 
McMahon has been appointed as a fire engineer and will be based at Tenos’ Manchester office, while Burrow joins as a graduate fire engineer.

Quin has become engineering consultant in Tenos’ London office where he is responsible for designing fire engineering strategies for the firm’s high profile projects and assisting with developing new business opportunities.
 
Tenos Practice Manager, Geoff Marlow said: “We are delighted to welcome Stuart, James, David and Dominic to Tenos. Tenos strives to ensure that the services we provide to our clients are of the highest quality and we believe that our new appointments are the right people to help us achieve this.”

::

FRONTIER Public Relations has welcomed Phil Brotherhood who joins the team as Head of housing.

Brotherhood, who specialises in communications for the social housing sector, has worked for 15 years as part of the national and regional media and then in Public Relations and Marketing. Phil managed internal and external communications across the North West for the largest registered social landlord in the UK, Sanctuary Group.  

He now heads up Frontier’s Housing team, based in Manchester with clients across the UK, including voice technology experts Housing Contact, housing provider Hanover Downsizer Homes, ForViva, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and customer service solutions company Omfax Systems.
 
Brotherhood’s  areas of expertise include media relations, strategic planning, crisis communications, reputation management, branding and stakeholder engagement.  
 
Frontier managing director, David Innes-Edwards, said: “Frontier PR is enjoying sustained growth over recent years and Phil’s appointment will contribute to this. Our priority moving forward is to continue to build our talented team and realise Frontier PR’s tremendous growth potential.”
 
::

EQUILIBRIUM Asset Management has recruited three new client managers to continue to deliver a personalised service to its clients.
 
Katy Littler, Vanessa Carey and Helen Johnson join the Wilmslow, Cheshire-based wealth management firm, bringing with them more than 23 years’ combined experience in the financial planning sector.
 
Katy Littler brings expertise in pensions, investments, tax calculations and client relations, having previously worked on projects for Barclays, Deutsche Bank and UBS.
 
She is joined by Helen Johnson who brings 15 years’ corporate experience in pensions and investments and Vanessa Carey, an expert in equities.

The move comes as Equilibrium celebrates its 21st year off the back of latest figures, which revealed record performance for the growing firm as it broke through the £5 million turnover milestone.

Colin Lawson, managing partner of Equilibrium, said of the new additions: “Looking back on the past 21 years, it is clear to see how far the company has come, and with our trio of new recruits, we can continue to further personalise our service while planning for future growth.’’

Littler said: ‘‘Equilibrium is a dynamic, forward thinking company and is quick to evolve within the ever-changing financial services industry which came across instantly in my interview, so I knew immediately that I wanted to work for them.”