People: Dains Accountants; Highgate Land & Development; Creative Retail
Dains Accountants has welcomed Ann Bibby as tax partner in its Birmingham office.
With her extensive expertise in tax advisory, she will play a key role in providing strategic tax guidance to clients across various industries.
Her areas of focus include corporate tax, transaction tax, R&D tax relief, management equity and share options, restructuring, capital allowances, and employment tax issues.
Bibby also offers a comprehensive range of personal tax services, covering aspects such as annual tax compliance, profit extraction, business disposal, estate planning, emigration, and non-UK domicile planning.
“I am delighted to join Dains as tax partner. Dains has a well-established reputation for excellence, and I look forward to contributing to its continued success,” said Bibby.
“My goal is to provide strategic tax advice that helps clients navigate the complexities of the tax landscape and optimise their tax positions. By building strong relationships with clients, I aim to deliver tailored solutions that add tangible value to their businesses and personal financial goals.”
Prior to joining Dains, she held roles in firms including Ellacotts, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, Mazars, and Deloitte.
Richard McNeilly, CEO of Dains Accountants, said: “We are delighted to welcome Ann Bibby to our team. Her extensive experience and expertise in tax advisory will be invaluable in helping our clients navigate the complex tax landscape. Ann’s dedication to client service aligns perfectly with our values, and we are confident that she will contribute significantly to our continued growth and success.”
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Birmingham-based land and property advisory firm Highgate Land and Development has promoted Tom Ackrill to associate director.
He joined the company in 2018 as a development surveyor and he specialises in the disposal and acquisition of development sites, affordable housing and providing general development consultancy and viability advice to a range of clients including housebuilders, developers, housing associations, landowners and public sector organisations.
Ackrill said: “I’m thrilled to have been promoted to Associate Director. We have a great team here and deliver excellent results and value for our clients which I look forward to building on in my new role.”
Richard Roberts, director at Highgate Land and Development, added: “Congratulations to Tom on his well-deserved promotion. Tom plays a key role within the business, generating new opportunities and advising clients on a wide range of high value instructions. We’re delighted to see him progress.”
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Chartered surveyor George Xydias has joined Creative Retail Property Consultants.
A former agency director at Centrick Commercial, he has been appointed as a director of the Birmingham-based firm.
He will be responsible for diversifying Creative Retail’s extensive portfolio and will work alongside its established agency team of Scott Robertson, Ed Purcell, Matt Pegg and Guy Sankey.
Xydias has more than two decades of commercial property sector experience, spanning senior roles with Pennycuick Collins, Lambert Smith Hampton and more recently as a partner at Centrick Commercial.
He said: “Creative Retail is a dynamic and successful agency that is highly regarded throughout the industry. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside the team for many years as a joint agent and have always found them to be inclusive, cohesive and extremely professional. They are the benchmark that everyone else aspires to reach and it was an easy decision to choose to join them.”
Scott Robertson, director of Creative Retail, said: “George’s vast experience and considerable knowledge of the commercial property market will be a huge asset to our agency. We have gained a national reputation for successfully delivering projects, which is underpinned by a commitment to invest in the very best people. I am confident that George will make a significant contribution to our continued growth and development.”
