Begbies Traynor strengthens Birmingham office

BUSINESS recovery specialist Begbies Traynor has strengthened its Birmingham office with two new appointments.

Mark Malone and Gareth Prince have both been made directors and bring to five the number of partners and directors in the Birmingham office.

Prince has worked in the firm’s Birmingham office for the past 10 years, while Malone is also responsible for the development of the firm’s Cheltenham office.
Both achieved the Joint Insolvency Examination Board qualification in 2010, having previously qualified as Chartered Certified Accountants.

John Kelly, regional managing partner for Begbies Traynor in the Midlands, said the appointments reflected the continued development of the team and the Birmingham office in general.

“I have worked with Mark and Gareth for many years and they have developed a wide experience in corporate recovery procedures and turnaround situations working with directors, banks and other stakeholders of distressed businesses,” he said.

“I am delighted they will both now be available to take appointments, which is a natural development in their careers.  The Birmingham office covers a wide range of sectors from traditional manufacturing to professional practices and I look forward to Mark and Gareth’s continued progress in our office.”

Both men have spent time on secondment with two of the UK’s major clearing banks working in business support and special situation functions.
 

Brace of appointments for Aldermore’s mortgages team

ALDERMORE has announced two changes to its senior leadership team in its mortgages division.

Commercial Mortgage Managing Director Rob Lankey is taking on the newly created role of Director, Group Distribution, and Charles Haresnape currently Managing Director of Residential Mortgages, will take responsibility as Managing Director for both Residential and Commercial Mortgages.

Deputy CEO and Group Commercial Director at Aldermore, Mark Stephens said: “I am delighted to announce these new roles, which will further consolidate our mortgage businesses and puts distribution right at the heart of our offering.

“Rob Lankey will be playing a vital role working across the group to ensure delivery of core strategic initiatives including the development of our cross-sales strategy, while Charles Haresnape will continue to build on the success of the mortgage businesses across our property development, commercial and residential mortgage ranges.”

Chantrey Vellacott grants a change to finance team

CHANTREY Vellacott has strengthened its support for businesses in the Midlands with the appointment of Adam Grant into a new joint-role encompassing commercial finance and supporting businesses to claim Research and Development (R&D) tax credits.

Grant, left, will work the firm’s Business Recovery Division as well as supporting its general practice clients.

The 37-year-old, who has more than 14 years of experience working in business finance across the region, was previously with NatWest and had spells with Barclays Bank and most recently BCRS Business Loans.

“This is a new multi-faceted role for the firm which I’m excited to be taking on,” he said.

“I’ve been brought in to help businesses raise finance in these most difficult times. Despite the Government’s pledge to increase bank lending to UK businesses, my experience leads me to believe that access to finance remains one of the major challenges facing business owners.

“I will be working predominantly with companies who have debt requirements of less than £1m – to expand, make acquisitions, develop new products and ultimately become more successful and also help them take advantage of financial support that is already out there, such as R&D tax credits.”