News in Brief: Thursday April 17
DAVID Hull, a former senior executive and board member with a number of blue chip companies, has joined Leeds-based Mitchells Recruitment as a director.
He has moved to Leeds from Brighton where he ran his own management consultancy with the Construction Industry Training Board.
He said: “Because of my experience with the CITB I will be looking to develop close links with the construction sector in Yorkshire in terms of recruitment.”
Previous roles have been with food biotechnology group Monsanto and pharmaceutical giant Fisons.
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BRADFORD-BASED Seabrook Crisps has announced it is to become the official sponsor of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The deal begins next month and will last until the end of the season.
It is the first time a county cricket club has granted crisps official status.
Chief executive Ken Brook-Crispin said: “Seabrook is extremely proud of its Yorkshire heritage and this partnership is the perfect fit.”
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PAUL Thomson has joined the Leeds office of Deloitte as a direct entry partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers as part of a planned expansion of the firm's public sector practice across the North of England.
Previously based in Newcastle with PwC, where he also co-ordinated health work across the North West, he will be specifically looking to raise the profile of Deloitte in the areas of health and local government work.
He has extensive experience in supporting public sector organisations develop corporate governance best practice, advising NHS Trusts on preparation for Foundation Trust status, assessing merger and acquisition opportunities and developing financial management best practice.
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DISCOUNT clothing chain Ethel Austin has been placed in administration.
The Merseyside-based company – which has 300 stores across the UK – recently completed a financial plan and it is feared that thousands of jobs are at risk.
The company has six outlets in Yorkshire in Batley, Dewsbury, Morley, Keighley, Hull and Sheffield.
Phillip Duffy and David Whitehouse, partners in Menzies Corporate Restructuring, have been appointed joint administrators.
They said they hoped a suitable buyer could be found.
