People: GVA appoints regional director; Deloitte announces raft of new recruits; and more

Claire Paraskeva has been appointed as the new Regional Senior Director (RSD) at GVA, Leeds.

Paraskeva, who has worked at GVA for 23 years, will lead the team as it continues its growth strategy.

Stuart Howie has also been appointed to lead and grow the firm’s national Regeneration and Development business based out of the Leeds office.

Howie joins GVA from PwC and brings over 20 years’ experience of providing commercial and financial advice to major regeneration and economic projects across the UK.  

Paraskeva said: “I am extremely pleased to have been appointed to the role of RSD for the Leeds office. We are a young, dynamic team, working hard to maximise value for our clients and I am confident that I can add real value in my new role.

“The Yorkshire market is particularly strong at the moment and there are lots of opportunities out there for us to grow the team and our business portfolio.”

Paraskeva and Howie’s appointments come following a raft of new hires and promotions as part of GVA’s growth strategy.

The recent recruitment drive at GVA has seen 26 new directors and senior directors appointed between September 2017 and June 2018.

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Professional services Deloitte has invested in its regional talent development, recruiting 35 graduates and school-leavers at its Leeds office.

The new recruits include six school-leavers, who have joined Deloitte as part of the firm’s BrightStart, an apprenticeship programme aimed at supporting students to gain professional qualifications alongside on-the-job training, all while kick-starting their careers and earning a good salary.

Along with the 29 graduates who have secured places at the firm, they will be based across a number of Leeds-based teams, including tax, audit and risk advisory.

In the last financial year 5,000 people joined Deloitte, with more than a third being graduates and school-leavers, including 270 on the BrightStart scheme.

Stuart Cottee, practice senior partner for Yorkshire & the North East, said: “The recruitment of these young people underlines our commitment to developing the next generation of outstanding business talent from all walks of life.

“The investment is also testament to our growth plans for the region, and we will continue to invest significantly in our people to deepen and broaden our capabilities, to serve our clients and make a positive impact on their businesses.”

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TCC and sister company Recordsure have announced the appointment of Mike Park and Joe Norburn as CEOs, with founder Joanne Smith taking the position of Group CEO.

Employing over 200 people, TCC and Recordsure have offices in London and Leeds.

Commenting on the new appointments, Smith said: “It’s an exciting time for the group, with both companies building greatly over the last year.

“Mike and Joe both have the skills, vision and energy to fulfil our ambitious future growth expectations, and I’m delighted to have them both on board.”

Already working at TCC as Group CFO, Park has a first-hand understanding of the business and is well placed to see the organisation into its next phase of growth.

Park said: “TCC is long established as one of the UK’s leading independent financial compliance specialists. We are in a transformational period as we embrace new technologies to further support our clients: the potential here is phenomenal.”

Norburn joins Recordsure with an in-depth understanding of the solution and the company as a whole following recent strategic advisory work he has performed for the organisation.

Norburn brings substantial experience in financial services from a number of early and growth-stage companies as well as Coutts, where as Managing Director his responsibilities included Digital, Innovation, Business Development, Client Experience and Learning & Development.

Norburn said: “Recordsure is at an inflection point: the company has successfully made the market that we operate in and now it is time to build on our early momentum. The solution we offer is unique and we are well placed to establish ourselves as the global leader in recordings and records analytics.”

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Barnsdales, the Doncaster-based property consultancy, has announced the appointment of Kay Sliwinski to the new role of finance director.

The company, which serves clients nationwide from offices across the North and the Midlands, is expanding its team and its range of activities, which includes commercial and residential property and the Barnsdales FM division.

With a financial background in industry and engineering, property and a major leisure group, Sliwinski brings experience which is relevant to Barnsdales’ current client base and its ongoing expansion plans.

She will take responsibility for all of the financial aspects of the Barnsdales group businesses including all financial modelling, projections and business planning.

Sliwinski will report directly to the company’s Managing Director, Jason Barnsdale, and to Clive Chippindale, Managing Director of Barnsdales FM.

Barnsdale said: “We are an expanding business in terms of workload and staff. We have taken on another 300 properties as part of the Bridge Property acquisition and the deal with Henley Healthcare and Topland and it was time to strengthen the management team and the procedures within all areas of the business.

“Kay brings valuable experience of mergers and acquisitions and has worked closely with the construction and banking sectors and she will help us streamline the focus of the business. We have a very high level of professional expertise within our team and we need to support that.”

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