People: Smith Cooper; Jerroms; and Paragon Bank

Smith Cooper has hired Adam Rollason as a new tax director.

Rollason will focus upon driving forward all aspects of the firm’s tax operations in Smith Cooper’s Birmingham office.

He joins from Grant Thornton where he previously worked as a private business tax manager.

He said: “I am delighted to be joining Smith Cooper to head up the tax advisory offering across the West Midlands. Having met with a number of the firm’s partners over recent months and listened to their ambitious plans for the future, I knew that this was the right place for me to be on taking my first step into leadership.

“In the short term, our vision is to develop an offering which will rival that of our main competitors across the region. Looking beyond that, we fully intend on being the go-to tax advisers within the owner managed space across the West Midlands.”

Jerroms accountants and business advisers has appointed a new client director to head up business growth at their office in Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove.

With over twelve years of experience, Thomas May works with a range of clients from owner managed SMEs to large organisations and has particular expertise in supporting start-up and small businesses with growth strategies.

The creation of this new role forms part of the practice’s wider plans for expansion following the acquisition with Blue Sky Corporate Finance last October, bringing the total number of staff at the Bromsgrove office to 20.

Paragon Bank has bolstered its development finance team with the appointment of Jason Wilmot as relationship director.

Wilmot will be based in the firm’s Gracechurch Street head office and will work with clients across England.

He joins Paragon from Alternative Bridging Corporation. Prior to that, he was with RBS for 17 years, primarily within the bank’s commercial real estate finance teams.

Wilmot said: “I am delighted to be joining Paragon’s Development Finance team. I am looking forward to working in such a highly regarded team and using my experience to help the business achieve its strategic growth objectives.”