People: Berwins; Yorkshire Building Society; and more

Yorkshire law firm, Berwins, has confirmed the appointment of Danielle Day as managing director.

She succeeds founder Paul Berwin, who has been instrumental in the growth of the business for almost four decades.

Day said: “I’m naturally honoured to take on the leadership of such a well-respected firm, especially at such an exciting time for us.

“Berwins has a proud history of supporting businesses to thrive and people to navigate often challenging periods in their lives.

“The firm has been able to do that, not just by building a team of legal experts, but by developing and practicing a culture of exceptional care.

“That’s an approach I’m passionate about and, as we prepare to launch a number of new initiatives, it’s one that will be at the heart of all we do.”

Day has been a member of Berwins’ board since 2022. She has also led the firm’s Family team to sustained growth, championing the development of new ways of supporting clients through difficult circumstances.

Director Paul Berwin said: “Since first joining the firm over a decade ago, Danielle has shown herself to be both an excellent lawyer and a gifted leader.

“Those gifts, coupled with an innovative approach to problem solving, mean she is ideally suited to take the firm forward as managing director.

“Just as it is a pleasure to work alongside her, I will take great delight in seeing her contribute to what promises to be a bright future for the firm.”

Paul remains a director, focusing his attention on Berwins’ Corporate and Commercial work.

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Yorkshire Building Society has appointed a new director of people and culture.

Kirsty Webb will join the mutual on 3 February, bringing 25 years’ experience in people and HR leadership roles.

She was most recently HR director group diversity, equity and inclusion and interim head of talent for the Retail Division at Barclays Bank, where she has been since 2013. 

She has also held senior HR roles CPA Global, BlackRock, Future Capital Partners and Lloyds Banking Group.

Webb said: “I am excited to be joining the team at Yorkshire Building Society as director of people and culture.

“Joining an organisation with such focus on making positive impacts to society and enabling customers to ‘make real life happen’ is a great honour.

“I am particularly looking forward to getting to know the team and working together to further develop our people plans to enable both colleagues and members to grow and be successful.”

Holly Rankin, Yorkshire Building Society’s chief people officer, said: “Kirsty brings a wealth of experience and I’m looking forward to working with her as we continue to strive to create an inclusive environment for all colleagues.”

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Andy Irvine, managing partner of Sheffield and Chesterfield-based accountancy firm Shorts, has been elected to the Global Governing Council and Board of Praxity – the world’s largest alliance of independent accounting and consulting firms.

Shorts has been a member of Praxity since 2018, and in the six years since joining, has forged strong relationships with member firms and extended its reach to businesses worldwide.

The alliance is designed to provide a modern responsive delivery model that gives member clients access to quality auditing, tax, accountancy and advice around the world.

Irvine has played an active role within the Alliance and chaired the UK conference for four years.

He said “I look forward to working with Steffen Aherns, Jason Drake and the rest of the Praxity board as we focus on developing the alliance for an exciting future, whilst continuing to serve our global clients with outstanding work.”

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