Brace of new partners at Mazars

MAZARS has announced two partner promotions at its Birmingham office.

James Hurst and David Preston bring the number of partners to 12 at the Church Street practice.

The move reflects the growth of the Birmingham office during the past year, which has seen head count grow from 113 to 135.

Hurst joined Mazars in 2013 as a director responsible for VAT and indirect taxes throughout Mazars’ central region, which includes the Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Nottingham and Leicester offices.
 
He was formerly a partner with Grant Thornton in Birmingham and has 20 years’ experience in VAT and indirect taxes, initially with HMRC and latterly in senior roles at major accountancy firms.
 
Since 2013 he has built up Mazars’ successful VAT team across its offices in West, East and South Midlands.
 
Preston joined Mazars in 2008 to build the firm’s transaction services business in the West Midlands.  
 
His team, which specialises in financial due diligence, capital markets work and sales and purchase agreement support, has been involved in a number of high profile transactions this year including GIL Investment’s acquisition of Ashworth and the AIM IPO of Hunters Property.  
 
Lee Cartwright, managing partner of Mazars’ Birmingham office, said: “We are delighted to welcome James and David into partnership.
 
“This is just reward for their part in the team effort that has seen the Birmingham office grow significantly since we moved into Church Street in 2010.”
 

New Regional Sales Manager for Aldermore

THE Business Finance Team at Aldermore has appointed Jon Myerscough as Regional Sales Manager for Birmingham.  
 
Myerscough (left) joins a team supporting SMEs across the Midlands with their funding needs and will report into Chris Meldrum, Regional Sales Director – Midlands.

Myerscough brings over 15 years’ experience to his new role, most recently as Associate Director, Business Development at Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance.
 
Meldrum said: “Jon has over 15 years’ experience of helping Midlands businesses access the finance they need to evolve and grow. He has great relationships across the region and a first class understanding of what the local market needs. We’re thrilled to have him on board.”

Signature signs up new FD

SIGNATURE Private Finance, the privately-owned principal lender to the short-term property finance market, has appointed David Hughes (left) as Finance Director.

He was previously the Chief Financial Officer at MEM Consumer Finance (t/a PaydayUK), an online loan provider, owned by a Nasdaq listed company.

A Chartered Accountant with a legal background, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position.

Signature, which has an office in Birmingham, said the appointment demonstrated its ability to recruit high calibre individuals with the appropriate skills to enhance its burgeoning reputation with property investors and finance brokers.

Bilal Ahmed, Signature CEO, said: “I believe this appointment again demonstrates the ambition of our business. David is a great asset to our team and will not only allow us to sustain our recent impressive growth, but ensure we are in the best shape possible to manage the significant growth planned for the longer term.”