People: Andrew Jackson Solicitors; Hägen Wolf; ProBiotix Health; and more
Andrew Jackson Solicitors has appointed Andrew Coish as an associate in its shipping and transport team, strengthening the firm’s maritime practice, which acts for clients across the UK and globally.
Having undertaken his legal training and subsequently qualifying as a solicitor at Andrew Jackson Solicitors, Coish went on to gain several years’ experience and expertise of maritime law with the firm.
He will undertake all aspects of shipping work covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, including carriage of goods by sea, freight forwarding, project cargo transportation, and charter party disputes.
Coish said: “I am excited to return to Andrew Jackson where I began my career 26 years ago.
“I have been aware of how the firm has grown over the years and its continued reputation for maritime work and I’m looking forward to playing my part in ensuring we continue to provide an outstanding service for our clients, which is tailored to their needs.”
Dominic Ward, senior partner and head of shipping and transport at the firm, said: “Andrew shares our commitment to providing the highest standards of service and value to our clients.
“His proven knowledge and expertise of shipping and transport matters means he will be a real asset to the team.”
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Law firm Hägen Wolf has confirmed Estella Prince is its new legal director.
She has over 12 years of post-qualification experience and has dealt extensively with intricate agricultural, commercial, and residential property matters throughout her career.
Her track record of successfully navigating complex legal challenges has earned her recognition as a highly skilled and respected senior solicitor.
Matt Pugh, managing partner at Hägen Wolf, said: “We are pleased to welcome Estella Prince to our firm as legal director.
“Her exceptional expertise and vast experience will be invaluable in broadening our service offerings and enhancing our ability to provide comprehensive legal solutions to our clients.”
Prince’s arrival means the firm’s roster of specialist lawyers at its Leeds office has grown to nine, bolstering the company’s capacity to cater to a diverse range of legal needs.
Prince said: “I am thrilled to be a part of the Hägen Wolf team. The firm’s reputation for excellence aligns perfectly with my own professional values. I look forward to collaborating with this talented group and contributing to the firm’s continued success.”
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ProBiotix Health, a Wakefield-based life sciences business developing probiotics to tackle cardiovascular disease and other lifestyle conditions, has appointed Niels Peter as technical product manager, effective from 1 September 2023.
Peter has been brought on to the team as a pivotal part of executing the company’s strategy to focus the business towards finished supplement dosage formats.
He will head the product management function, with a specific focus on strengthening the infrastructure of ProBiotix, further accelerating product development and increasing responsiveness to individual customer requirements.
Peter is an industry veteran with a proven track record in strategy execution, business to business product management, product development and technical marketing.
He has almost 30 years’ experience in international roles in the global probiotics space across a number of well-known organisations.
He was an integral part of the team at Bifodan A/S, where he specialised in product portfolio development and operational product management and was instrumental in bringing the company’s women’s health probiotic product line onto the market.
Following the acquisition of Bifodan A/S by Deerland, he assumed a managerial role involving probiotic solutions.
Prior to this, Peter worked at global bioscience company, Chr. Hansen, in the probiotics division across a number of technical product and marketing roles from 1989 until 2006.
Steen Andersen, CEO of ProBiotix Health, said: “Niels Peter’s experience and track record of maintaining and expanding product portfolios to support growing sales, along with his network of industry contacts within the probiotics industry, will help us in our next phase of development.
“Niels Peter’s appointment comes at an opportune time, now that we have established international sales and brand awareness of our award winning LPLDL® probiotic ingredient and our CholBiome® finished format product line.
“His appointment will allow us to further capitalise on our efforts so far, as we increase our access to the European and North American markets.”
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Sheffield-based Rise at Seven has appointed Karl Loudon as chief commercial officer of the group.
Loudon was the former COO at Ingenuity, and previous to that managing partner within IPG Reprise.
In his new role, reporting to CEO Carrie Rose, he will drive growth for the overall group with the development of new products and services, expansions into new markets, and scaling clientele.
He will be overseeing all marketing, client services and growth functions within the business across the UK, EU and US.
Loudon previously held board level leadership positions at Reprise as part of IPG. He worked with global enterprise clients including Water Wipes, UPS, Natwest, RAC and PwC on their digital paid, earned, shared and owned media and digital products.
Loudon joins the Rise at Seven board alongside managing director Nick Hussey and Rose following the recent MBO.
He is no stranger to working with high growth start ups and global enterprises. He was part of the leadership team who built and sold Mubaloo (a digital product agency) to IPG in 2016.
Loudon said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Rise at Seven, I’ve been a fan of Carrie and the agency since its inception.
“My personal mission is to destigmatise sales in the creative world and build a more inclusive future for commercial teams.
“We’re doing genuinely innovative work in a crowded and undifferentiated market and I’m fiercely proud of what our teams do and honoured to be part of the journey.”
Rose added: “With ambitious plans comes incredible opportunities and having the opportunity to have Karl join us as a team is one I couldn’t refuse.
“Karl’s extensive experience of working with similar enterprising agencies, commercial acumen and innovative approach to tech and creativity is just what this agency needed as we go through our scale up journey.
“I was looking for a commercial leader who can help navigate me and my team through our next growth phase and Karl was the perfect guy for the job.”
