People: Promotions and new partner appointment at Schofield Sweeney; RSM hires from PwC; and more
Schofield Sweeney has announced a raft of internal promotions and the arrival of a new partner.
John Feaster has been promoted to partner in the tax team, Manjit Virdee moves up to partner level in the property department and Emma Gledhill takes on a director role in the residential conveyancing team.
Jennifer Clarke has been promoted to director in the education/procurement team.
The firm has also welcomed new partner John Robinson to the employment team.
Chairman Chris Schofield said: “We are particularly pleased to announce these promotions. John Robinson’s appointment significantly strengthens our employment law team and offering and, frankly we were surprised to be given the opportunity to recruit him.
“John Feaster and Manjit Virdee have been promoted because of the progress they have made in developing a tax and secured lending banking practice. Their clients have been universally supportive of them both.
“Jennifer Clarke and Emma Gledhill’s promotions recognise their significant contribution to the business and are well deserved.”
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Kevin O’Connor and Chris Etherington
Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed Chris Etherington as a private client tax partner in its Leeds office.
Prior to joining RSM, Etherington trained and then worked for PwC for almost 12 years. As a leading member of PwC’s private client and private business team in Leeds, he specialised in providing tax advice to individuals and family owned businesses across the region.
He has a breadth of experience advising entrepreneurs, management teams and high-net worth individuals on how income, capital gains, property and inheritance taxes may impact on their affairs – assisting on matters ranging from succession to cross-border issues. He also has particular expertise in supporting fast-growing companies in the technology, media and telecoms sector.
In his new role, Etherington will provide compliance and advisory support for a growing number of private clients to manage tax, wealth and succession planning, whilst working closely with the Yorkshire private client team to grow the practice and its offering.
Kevin O’Connor, RSM’s regional managing partner for Yorkshire and the North East, said: “It’s great to welcome Chris to the Leeds team. He will play a pivotal role in the continued growth of our private client practice – bringing a wealth of experience that will allow us to support more high net worth individuals with complex tax planning needs.”
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Sheffield and London based creative agency Born + Raised has recruited seven staff.
Chloe Lowe joins as head of digital, along with Abbas Arezoo as senior digital designer to strengthen the agency’s digital capabilities. Jennie Bennett joins as designer to bolster the design team and Sophie Ziegler-Jones has been appointed as traffic manager.
There have been additions in account handling and operations – Joe Fenton joins as account manager and Tamaris Roberts as office manager. Finally, Tanya Addy has been appointed as marketing manager in a new post focused on raising the profile of the agency and supporting business development.
Born + Raised managing director, Andy Weir, said: “The significant increase in our team and the quality of our new hires reflects the rate of growth of business at Born + Raised. The agency is now stronger than ever and we are already seeing their collective experience benefiting our clients and the agency. ”
