People: Mills & Reeve; Knight Frank; Digital INNK

Mills & Reeve has expanded its private client team in Birmingham.

Catriona Attride, Bhavini Washington-Smith and Sarah Gale join from Gateley.

Matthew Hansell, partner and private client lawyer at Mills & Reeve, said: “I’m so glad to welcome Catriona, Bhavini and Sarah to the team. Catriona is a very highly regarded individual and I believe we’ll hugely benefit from her in-depth knowledge on capital taxes. With Bhavini and Sarah as well, we can enhance our position as the leading private client team in Birmingham.”

Attride added: “I’m very much looking forward to joining my new team at Mills & Reeve, particularly in the Birmingham office where our services are well known and highly valued. I know Bhavini, Sarah and I can work effectively alongside our new colleagues to grow our practices in the region even more so than before.”

John Grundy, partner and private client lawyer at Mills & Reeve, said: “Our exceptional team continues to grow as we act for more of the Midlands’ wealthiest individuals and families. It’s a really exciting time for the team, with these new additions providing us with greater opportunities to collaborate with a number of the key sectors within the firm. Our new colleagues will further strengthen our talented team and enable us to provide first rate advice to even more clients in the future.”

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Knight Frank has expanded its professional consultancy team in Birmingham with the appointment of Rob George as associate partner.

He joins from Bruntwood Group, where he was senior asset manager. Bringing several years of asset management expertise and has managed a portfolio of properties across Birmingham and Leeds totalling to £250m.

George said: “It’s a really great time to be at Knight Frank after their recent office move and I’m excited to join such an experienced and respected team in the region; I’m looking forward to putting my knowledge to good use assisting our clients with their property portfolios.”

Kevin Morris, partner and head of Midlands commercial valuations and advisory, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Rob to Knight Frank as we continue to expand our team and grow our existing client base. We have seen major growth in the demand for leasing advisory services and being able to service our clients by providing a dedicated service line in lease advisory has been a long time coming. Market trends have provided significant opportunities across the region, and Rob will be invaluable to ensure we are able to deliver first class service to our valued clients.”
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Fleet technology firm Digital INNK has made two appointments to support its growth plans in the UK and Europe.

The Solihull-based company sees Arnaud Bosvieux join as chief commercial officer (CCO) corporate and Richard Spencer as CCO fleet.

Bosvieux has held senior roles at Captur AI, Cox Automotive and Arval. While Spencer brings a wealth of experience from the RAC and Arval.

Angela Montacute, CEO of Digital INNK, said: “We have developed a world-class product that will help fleets operate more efficiently and connect them with their drivers and supply chain. We continue to attract the best talent in the sector to ensure we can grow while retaining our focus on customer service and product development.

“Arnaud and Richard are hugely experienced and understand the power of digital transformation in creating more efficient and transparent ways of working.”

Martin Drake, director at Digital INNK, moves to the new role of professional services director. He will head up a new offering that provides software development services across various industry sectors.

Mohammed Imran will move from director of partnerships to chief operating officer with responsibility for both product development and customer success areas.